Things to do in Aichi

Aichi Prefecture offers many temples and shrines, including Torin-ji Temple and Kashima Shrine. Visitors can find a mix of cultural sites and parks across the prefecture.

Torin-ji Temple

Torin-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

A Soto Zen temple founded in 1580, featuring historic graves and a stone lantern.

Toryu-ji Temple

Toryu-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Toryu-ji Temple is an ancient temple sheltering cultural properties, easily accessible by train.

Kaion-ji Temple

Kaion-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kaion-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple founded in 1320, holding cultural properties and a conn...

Shibukawa Shrine, Owariasahi

Shibukawa Shrine, Owariasahi

AICHI · SHRINE

Shibukawa Shrine is an ancient site with a rich history, rebuilt by famous figures.

Hōzan-ji Temple

Hōzan-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Hōzan-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple with ties to famous monks and a pilgrimage site.

Kashima Shrine

Kashima Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Kashima Shrine: a historic site dedicated to Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto, with unique poetry monumen...

Okazaki Castle

Okazaki Castle

AICHI · CASTLE

Explore Okazaki Castle, birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu, a reconstructed castle with historical si...

Junkyō-ji Temple (Kariya)

Junkyō-ji Temple (Kariya)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Junkyō-ji Temple is a historic Shin Buddhist temple with a unique past, worth visiting for its c...

Kyosen-ji Temple (Kariya)

Kyosen-ji Temple (Kariya)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kyosen-ji Temple offers a glimpse into Japan's religious history and houses a significant cultur...

Hozo-ji Temple

Hozo-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Ancient temple on Ise Bay, part of a pilgrimage, with a notable Kannon statue.

Kouju-in Temple (Nishio)

Kouju-in Temple (Nishio)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kouju-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple, home to Nishio tea's original tea tree.

Shinmeitaīchisha

Shinmeitaīchisha

AICHI · SHRINE

A Shinto shrine in Iwakura City, dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami, offering cultural insights.

Yuihou-ji Temple

Yuihou-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Yuihou-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple founded in 1502, known for its academic connectio...

Kōzen-ji Temple

Kōzen-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kōzen-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Shitaragahara Historical Museum

Shitaragahara Historical Museum

AICHI · MUSEUM

Explore local history and the Battle of Nagashino-Shitaragahara at this museum.

Toyokawa Naval Arsenal Peace Park

Toyokawa Naval Arsenal Peace Park

A peace park on a former naval arsenal, preserving war ruins and history.

Kakuō-ji Temple

Kakuō-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kakouji is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with several national tangible cultural properties.

Okada Shinmeisha

Okada Shinmeisha

AICHI · SHRINE

Visit this historic shrine to see its unique architecture and revered deities.

Ankyu-ji Temple (Nishio)

Ankyu-ji Temple (Nishio)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Ankyu-ji Temple: a historic temple founded in 1357, home to graves of its founders.

Gokuraku-ji Temple

Gokuraku-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Gokuraku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Nagoya, rebuilt after a flood, with a notable Amita...

Amida-ji Temple

Amida-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Amidaji Temple is a Jodo sect temple with a significant history and unique cultural monuments.

Amida-ji Temple

Amida-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Amida-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Dairyū-ji Temple (Nagoya)

Dairyū-ji Temple (Nagoya)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Dairyū-ji Temple, or Rakan-san, is a historic temple known for its many Rakan statues.

Kaicho-in Temple

Kaicho-in Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kaicho-in Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple, part of a pilgrimage, offering a glimpse into lo...

Senzo-in Temple

Senzo-in Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Senzo-in Temple, a historic Shingon temple, offers unique daruma displays and a cultural propert...

Shōsei-in Temple

Shōsei-in Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Shōsei-in is a historic Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple founded in 1544 by a daimyo's daughter.

Jōgū-ji Temple

Jōgū-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Jōgū-ji Temple, founded in 598, is a historic site with a unique copper-roofed main hall.

Shutoku-ji Temple (Chita)

Shutoku-ji Temple (Chita)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Shutoku-ji Temple is a historic Zen Buddhist temple with unique halls and enshrined deities.

Rensen-ji Temple

Rensen-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Rensen-ji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, founded in 1493, with significant Ishikawa clan con...

Renshō-in Temple

Renshō-in Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Renshō-in Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with significant samurai family graves and artifa...

Ryūdō-in Temple

Ryūdō-in Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Soto Zen temple with a historic weeping cherry tree and mountain views.

Zuisen-ji

Zuisen-ji

AICHI · TEMPLE

Zuisen-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple in Nagoya, notable for its cultural property gate.

Shoun-in Temple (Kariya)

Shoun-in Temple (Kariya)

AICHI · TEMPLE

A Soto Zen Buddhist temple founded in the 17th century, known for its historic main hall and mou...

Daikō-in Temple

Daikō-in Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Ancient temple on Himakajima island, founded by Gyōki, with a historic burial mound.

Hōon-ji Temple

Hōon-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Hoon-ji is a Soto Zen temple founded in 807, offering historical artifacts and pilgrimage stops.

Hōren-ji Temple

Hōren-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Hōren-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with important family graves and cultural properti...

Hazu Shrine (Minamichita)

Hazu Shrine (Minamichita)

AICHI · SHRINE

Hazu Shrine is a historic shrine on Chita Peninsula, known for its sacred forest and ancient scr...

Tsugu Hachimangu

Tsugu Hachimangu

AICHI · SHRINE

Tsugu Hachimangu is a historic shrine in Aichi Prefecture, known for its ancient cedar trees.

Hiyoshi Shrine

Hiyoshi Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Hiyoshi Shrine is a Nagoya sanctuary with ancient roots, easily accessible for a quick cultural...

Shinmei-sha

Shinmei-sha

AICHI · SHRINE

Shinmei-sha is a historic shrine in Tokoname with unique pottery guardian dogs.

Konsho-ji Temple

Konsho-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Konsho-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani sect temple with important cultural properties.

Shofuku-ji Temple (Kariya)

Shofuku-ji Temple (Kariya)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Shofuku-ji Temple is a historic site in Kariya, founded in 1408, with ties to notable Japanese f...

Myōzen-ji Temple

Myōzen-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Myozen-ji is a 17th-century Nichiren Buddhist temple dedicated to child protection.

Yusen-ji Temple (Inazawa)

Yusen-ji Temple (Inazawa)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Yusen-ji Temple, founded in 1533, is home to a massive, ancient ginkgo tree.

Shinshū Ōtani-ha Toyohashi Betsuin Temple

Shinshū Ōtani-ha Toyohashi Betsuin Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

A Shinshu Otani-ha temple in Toyohashi, with a history dating back to the 16th century.

Yūshin-ji Temple

Yūshin-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Yūshin-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with important cultural properties.

Sōfuku-ji Temple, Kariya

Sōfuku-ji Temple, Kariya

AICHI · TEMPLE

Sōfuku-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Kariya with important Amida Nyorai statues.

Kenshō-ji Temple

Kenshō-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kenshō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple, founded in 1438, with a unique bell tower.

Kariya Castle

Kariya Castle

AICHI · CASTLE

Explore Kamejo Park, site of Kariya Castle, for history and a modern museum.

Takeshima

Takeshima

A sacred island connected by a long bridge, featuring an ancient shrine and unique flora within...

Tahara Castle

Tahara Castle

AICHI · CASTLE

Explore Tahara Castle ruins, a historic site with a unique moat shape and museum, for a glimpse...

Houkou-ji Temple

Houkou-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Houkou-ji Temple: a historic temple with unique architecture and cultural properties, worth visi...

Akabane Betsuin Shinsen-ji Temple

Akabane Betsuin Shinsen-ji Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Akabane Betsuin Shinsen-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani sect temple with a large main hall...

Kagaku-ji Temple (Nishio)

Kagaku-ji Temple (Nishio)

AICHI · TEMPLE

Kagaku-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai temple with cultural properties and samurai graves.

Touken World Nagoya Marunouchi

Touken World Nagoya Marunouchi

AICHI · MUSEUM

See an extensive collection of Japanese swords and armor, free of charge, in Nagoya.

Ina Castle

Ina Castle

AICHI · CASTLE

Explore Ina Castle ruins, a historic site and birthplace of the Tokugawa family crest.

Chūsei Jinja

Chūsei Jinja

AICHI · SHRINE

Japan's only shrine to Chiang Kai-shek, offering a unique historical and cultural experience.

Itsukiyama Inari Shrine

Itsukiyama Inari Shrine

AICHI · SHRINE

Ancient shrine on a burial mound, with archaeological finds, offering a glimpse into Japan's pas...

Shinshū Ōtani-ha Mikawa Betsuin Temple

Shinshū Ōtani-ha Mikawa Betsuin Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Shinshu Otani-ha Mikawa Betsuin is a significant Shinshu Otani temple in Okazaki.

Hongan-ji Mikawa Betsuin Temple

Hongan-ji Mikawa Betsuin Temple

AICHI · TEMPLE

Hongwanji Mikawa Betsuin is a significant Jodo Shinshu temple with a rich history in Okazaki.

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