Temples in Fukuoka

Fukuoka Prefecture offers a variety of temples, including Mangyō-ji Temple and Zendo-ji Temple. Visitors can find temples that suit different interests across the prefecture.

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

Mangyō-ji Temple

Mangyō-ji Temple

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Mangyō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple with important cultural properties.

Jōman-ji Temple

Jōman-ji Temple

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Jomanji Temple offers a glimpse into Edo-period architecture and Fukuoka's scholarly past.

Zendo-ji Temple

Zendo-ji Temple

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Zendo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with Kyushu's largest wooden hall.

Seikoku-ji Temple

Seikoku-ji Temple

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Seikoku-ji Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple with ancient statues and autumn colors.

Imamura Church

Imamura Church

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Imamura Church is a historic red brick Catholic church dedicated to Archangel Michael.

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji Temple

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Iō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist site founded in 1621, with ties to the Arima clan.

Zendō-ji Temple

Zendō-ji Temple

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

Chikugo Kokubun-ji Temple

Chikugo Kokubun-ji Temple

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Historic Tendai temple in Kurume, rebuilt multiple times, with significant cultural properties.

Nyoirin-ji Temple (Ogori)

Nyoirin-ji Temple (Ogori)

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Nyoirin-ji Temple, or Frog Temple, offers unique frog statues and a historic Kannon, worth an ho...

Myōten -ji Temple

Myōten -ji Temple

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Myōten-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple in Fukuoka, notable for its 1603 debate with Chri...

Fuko-ji Temple (Omuta)

Fuko-ji Temple (Omuta)

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Fuko-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist site, known for its historic statues and a unique, sprawli...

Chōnichi-ji Temple

Chōnichi-ji Temple

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Chonichiji Temple, a historic Rinzai Zen temple, is a pilgrimage site with significant cultural...

Baigaku-ji Temple

Baigaku-ji Temple

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Baigaku-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple, notable for its connection to the Tachibana cla...

Shōkaku-ji Temple

Shōkaku-ji Temple

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Shōkaku-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a revered Kannon statue.

Shōkaku-in Temple

Shōkaku-in Temple

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Shogakuin is a unique temple in Yukuhashi City known for its social outreach.

Buzō-ji Temple

Buzō-ji Temple

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Kyushu's oldest Buddhist site, this temple offers history and ancient artifacts.

Fukugon-ji Temple (Yanagawa)

Fukugon-ji Temple (Yanagawa)

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Fukugon-ji Temple is a historic family temple of the Tachibana clan, housing important graves an...

Chikuzen Kokubun-ji Temple

Chikuzen Kokubun-ji Temple

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Explore a historic temple and its surrounding ruins, offering a glimpse into Japan's ancient pas...

Koshu-ji Temple

Koshu-ji Temple

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Koshu-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple with a unique cave Kannon statue and historical connections...

Ryōsei-ji Temple

Ryōsei-ji Temple

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Ryōsei-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple, notable as the family temple of promine...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Visit Saikō-ji Temple to see one of Japan's oldest and most significant temple bells.

Chinkoku-ji Temple

Chinkoku-ji Temple

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This temple, founded by Kukai, uniquely enshrines both Buddhist and Shinto deities, offering yea...

Kaizen-ji Temple

Kaizen-ji Temple

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Kaizenji is a historic Rinzai temple, founded in 1335, with graves of notable figures.

Reisen-ji Temple

Reisen-ji Temple

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Reisen-ji Temple is a historic Shugendo head temple, revived after the war.

Ankoku-ji Temple

Ankoku-ji Temple

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A 14th-century Tendai sect temple in Fukuoka built by Ashikaga Takauji to honor war victims and...

Fukuju-ji Temple

Fukuju-ji Temple

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Fukuju-ji Temple is a historic Obaku sect temple with a unique main image and original structure...

Rurikō-ji Temple

Rurikō-ji Temple

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A Shingon sect temple on Mount Hiyama known for healing spring water and views of ancient castle...

Chikuzen Kokubun-niji

Chikuzen Kokubun-niji

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A Shingon sect temple built on the historic site of a Nara-period monastery established by Emper...

Chikugo Kokubunji Temple

Chikugo Kokubunji Temple

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Explore ancient temple ruins, a historic site established by an emperor's decree.

Ryūgū-ji Temple

Ryūgū-ji Temple

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Ryūgū-ji Temple: a historic Jōdo-shū temple with a unique legend of a buried mermaid.

Bairin-ji Temple

Bairin-ji Temple

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Bairin-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple with samurai graves and unique art.

Fukuoka Keigo Church

Fukuoka Keigo Church

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Fukuoka Keigo Church is a historic Christian church, a rare find in Japan.

Nanzo-in Temple

Nanzo-in Temple

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See a giant reclining Buddha and explore a significant temple in Fukuoka.

Sennyo-ji Temple

Sennyo-ji Temple

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Ancient mountain temple with autumn leaves and important Buddhist statues.

Kosin-ji Temple

Kosin-ji Temple

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Kosin-ji Temple is a historic family temple of the Kuroda clan, offering a glimpse into samurai...

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

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Kiyomizu-dera Temple is an ancient Tendai temple with historic gates and a beautiful Muromachi g...

Shōryū-ji Temple

Shōryū-ji Temple

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Shōryū-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shū temple with a notable grave and monument.

Jōten-ji Temple

Jōten-ji Temple

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Joten-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple, birthplace of noodles and a festival, worth visiting f...

Kaidan-in Temple

Kaidan-in Temple

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Kaidan-in is a historic Rinzai temple, one of Japan's three ordination platforms.

Kanzeon-ji Temple

Kanzeon-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple in Dazaifu, home to historic ordination hall and one of Japan's oldest bel...

Fukuoka Japan Temple

Fukuoka Japan Temple

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Fukuoka Japan Temple is a modern religious site, the second of its kind in Japan, dedicated in 2...

Sōfuku-ji Temple

Sōfuku-ji Temple

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Sōfuku-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with strong ties to the Kuroda family.

Tōchō-ji Temple

Tōchō-ji Temple

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Tōchō-ji is a historic Shingon temple in Fukuoka with a giant Buddha and pagoda.

Henjō-in Temple

Henjō-in Temple

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Henjō-in Temple is a historic site with a beautiful garden and notable trees.

Tokuun-ji Temple

Tokuun-ji Temple

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Tokuun-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple with modern architecture and local heritage.

Senkō-ji Temple

Senkō-ji Temple

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Senkoji is one of Japan's oldest Zen temples, famous for its thousands of hydrangeas.

Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Fukuoka

Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Fukuoka

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Fukuoka's Catholic Cathedral, a modern church with historical elements, is a short walk from Ten...

World Peace Pagoda

World Peace Pagoda

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A unique Myanmar-style pagoda in Japan, promoting peace and commemorating WWII dead.

Naritasan Kurume Bun-in Temple

Naritasan Kurume Bun-in Temple

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A modern temple with a giant Kannon statue and unique stupa, worth visiting for its scale.

Shōrin-ji Temple

Shōrin-ji Temple

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Shōrin-ji Temple is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with historical Kuroda family connections.

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple

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Japan's first Zen temple, Shōfuku-ji offers a tranquil escape and important cultural artifacts.

Kōmyōzen-ji

Kōmyōzen-ji

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A historic Zen temple in Dazaifu famous for its moss gardens and stone arrangements, currently u...

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