Temples in Chiba

Chiba Prefecture is home to 289 temples, including Tōkai-ji Temple and Amida-ji Temple. Many offer a tranquil escape from city life.

Not sure where to start? Read our guide to the 20 best

Tōkai-ji Temple

Tōkai-ji Temple

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Tōkai-ji Temple is an ancient Shingon Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Anraku-ji Temple

Anraku-ji Temple

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Anrakuji is a historic Nichiren temple, founded by a princess, offering a glimpse into early Nic...

Genshin-ji Temple

Genshin-ji Temple

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Genshin-ji is a historic Jodo-shu temple founded in 1611, built by an irrigation canal pioneer.

Shinsei-ji Temple

Shinsei-ji Temple

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Shinseiji Temple is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1616, worth visiting for its unique history.

Jurin-ji Temple

Jurin-ji Temple

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Jurin-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a unique principal image.

Amida-ji Temple

Amida-ji Temple

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Amida-ji Temple is a Jodo Shinshu temple with a unique main hall.

Sokō-in temple

Sokō-in temple

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Sokō-in is a historic Sōtō Zen temple, offering a peaceful retreat and beautiful autumn flowers.

Kōen-ji Temple

Kōen-ji Temple

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Kōen-ji Temple is a Shinshu Otani sect temple founded in 1907, known for its land memorial monum...

Shōin-ji Temple

Shōin-ji Temple

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Shōin-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with medieval pagodas, founded in 1532 by a castle...

Sōtoku-ji Temple

Sōtoku-ji Temple

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Sōtoku-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple founded in 1403, with ties to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Dairen-ji Temple

Dairen-ji Temple

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Visit this historic Buddhist temple to see a unique gate and cultural property.

Shōō-in Temple

Shōō-in Temple

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Shōō-in Temple, founded in 1495, offers a rare glimpse of a 17th-century Nirvana painting.

Kakuō-ji Temple

Kakuō-ji Temple

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Kakuō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with a unique cultural property.

Raikō-ji Temple

Raikō-ji Temple

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Raikō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple, worth visiting for its new main hall.

Ennō-ji Temple

Ennō-ji Temple

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Ennō-ji Temple, founded in 1447, is a Shingon-shu temple housing a Fukurokuju statue, worth visi...

Ennō-ji Temple

Ennō-ji Temple

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Ennō-ji Temple, founded in 1338, is a Rinzai Buddhist temple worth visiting for its historical s...

Taishō-ji Temple

Taishō-ji Temple

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Taishō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple re-established in 1913, worth visiting for it...

Saien-ji Temple

Saien-ji Temple

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Saien-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, notable for its Edo-period main hall.

Zenshō-ji Temple

Zenshō-ji Temple

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Zenshō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with unique statues, easily accessible fr...

Zenkō-ji Temple

Zenkō-ji Temple

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A Jodo Shu Buddhist temple in Matsudo founded in 1891 by the leader of the Komyoshu movement.

Hompō-ji Temple

Hompō-ji Temple

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A historic Nichiren Buddhist temple in Matsudo featuring a rare 16th-century hall that survived...

Hōkō-ji Temple

Hōkō-ji Temple

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Hokoji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with tea plants, rebuilt after a fire.

Shinshou-ji Temple

Shinshou-ji Temple

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Shinshou-ji Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple with protected trees, a pleasant walk from M...

Shohuku-ji Temple

Shohuku-ji Temple

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Shohuku-ji Temple is a Shingon-shu temple with memorial towers, a short walk from Koganejōshi St...

Kezo-in Temple

Kezo-in Temple

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Kezo-in Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple with ancient trees, worth visiting for its tranq...

Enshou-ji Temple

Enshou-ji Temple

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Enshou-ji Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple with a unique external shrine, worth visiting...

Kegon-ji Temple

Kegon-ji Temple

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Kegon-ji Temple offers fire protection and a unique Benzaiten statue, a short walk from Koganejō...

Kichizyou-ji Temple

Kichizyou-ji Temple

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Kichijoji Temple: a historic Shingon-shu temple with a unique Yakushi Nyorai statue, easily acce...

Ryogen-ji Temple

Ryogen-ji Temple

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Ryogen-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with unique statues, a short walk from Kita-Kogan...

Shinryū-ji Temple

Shinryū-ji Temple

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Shinryu-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple worth visiting for its unique architect...

Myoten-ji Temple

Myoten-ji Temple

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Myoten-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with monuments and a connection to Tokug...

Zhoucho-in Temple

Zhoucho-in Temple

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Zōchō-in Temple: a historic temple with Kamakura-period origins, easily accessible from Matsudo...

Enkei-ji Temple

Enkei-ji Temple

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Enkeiji Temple offers a glimpse into Tendai Buddhism and historic Japanese statuary.

Seikō-ji Temple

Seikō-ji Temple

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Seikoji Temple, a historic Tendai temple, offers a glimpse into resilience after natural disaste...

Houzou-in Temple

Houzou-in Temple

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Hozoin Temple offers a glimpse into Edo period history and houses a revered Buddhist deity.

Io-ji Temple

Io-ji Temple

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Io-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple founded in the 1600s, known for its Fudo Myoo statue.

Zyouan-ji Temple

Zyouan-ji Temple

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Zyouan-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple, rebuilt multiple times after disasters.

Dempō-ji Temple

Dempō-ji Temple

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Dempō-ji Temple is a Nichiren-shu temple founded in 1604, worth visiting for its historic mandal...

Eisyo-ji Temple

Eisyo-ji Temple

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Eisyo-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple, worth visiting for its long history.

Jogyo-in Temple

Jogyo-in Temple

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Jogyo-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple, founded in 1502, offering a peaceful ret...

Chosho-ji Temple

Chosho-ji Temple

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Chosho-ji Temple, founded in 1616, offers a glimpse into historical Japanese temple architecture...

Daizyou-in Temple

Daizyou-in Temple

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Daizyou-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 1649, worth visiting for its...

Ryuzen-ji Temple

Ryuzen-ji Temple

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Ryuzen-ji Temple: a Jodo Shinshu temple with a unique Jizo statue, easily accessible by train.

Hakusen-ji Temple

Hakusen-ji Temple

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Hakusen-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with Buddhist statues, a 21-minute walk from Koh...

Saishō-in Temple

Saishō-in Temple

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Saishoin is a historic temple with a connection to a famous poet, easily accessible by train.

Myōren-ji Temple

Myōren-ji Temple

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Myōren-ji Temple is a Nichiren-shu temple with historical earthworks and unique ceramic statues.

Tōyō-ji Temple

Tōyō-ji Temple

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Tōyō-ji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a renovated main hall.

Enpuku-ji Temple

Enpuku-ji Temple

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Enpuku-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, a short walk from Tennodai Station.

Shin'ei-ji Temple

Shin'ei-ji Temple

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Shinei-ji is a modern Jodo Shinshu temple with a rich history, worth visiting for its spiritual...

Muryō-in Temple

Muryō-in Temple

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Muryō-in Temple is a Shingon-shu temple with a historic stone tablet and an 11-faced Kannon stat...

Chōkō-in Temple

Chōkō-in Temple

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Chōkō-in is a historic Sōtō Zen temple, rebuilt after fire, worth visiting for its serene ground...

Honjō-ji Temple

Honjō-ji Temple

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Honjō-ji Temple is a historic temple founded in 1489, known for its ancient gong and castle remn...

Kazusa Kokubun-ji Temple

Kazusa Kokubun-ji Temple

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Explore a historic temple with Edo-period architecture and vast ancient ruins.

Kazusa Kokubun-niji

Kazusa Kokubun-niji

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Explore extensive ancient temple ruins and a museum detailing Japan's provincial nunnery history...

Chosho-ji Temple

Chosho-ji Temple

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Ancient cliffside temple with unique architecture, founded by Gyoki and moved by Kukai.

Ryōgoku-ji Temple

Ryōgoku-ji Temple

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Ryōgoku-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple founded in 1691, accessible by train.

Ryōgen-ji Temple

Ryōgen-ji Temple

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Ryogen-ji Temple: a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with unique ties to shogunate artillery and loc...

Hota Myōhon-ji Temple

Hota Myōhon-ji Temple

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Historic Nichiren temple with a unique mandala, once a Sengoku-period fortress.

Enpuku-ji Temple

Enpuku-ji Temple

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Enpuku-ji is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with a pagoda and statue from a shogun.

Senju-in Temple

Senju-in Temple

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Senju-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a significant past.

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