Temples in Gifu

Gifu Prefecture has 468 temples, including Kaō-in Temple and Rin'yō-ji Temple. Visitors can find a wide variety of spiritual sites across the prefecture.

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

Kaō-in Temple

Kaō-in Temple

Kaō-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple with ancient artifacts and gorintō.

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

Saiko-ji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, rebuilt after an earthquake, dedicated to Amitabha N...

Rin'yō-ji Temple

Rin'yō-ji Temple

Rin'yō-ji Temple: a historic temple in Gifu, home to a statue carved by Kūkai.

Eishō-ji Temple

Eishō-ji Temple

Eishoji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with structures dating back to the 18th century.

Saishō-ji Temple

Saishō-ji Temple

Saishō-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with notable statues.

Zenchō-ji Temple

Zenchō-ji Temple

Zenchoji Temple, founded in 1575, offers a glimpse into local history and Buddhist art.

Shusen-in Temple

Shusen-in Temple

Shusen-in is a Rinzai temple housing significant Buddhist statues, part of a Kannon pilgrimage.

Gyokushō-in Temple

Gyokushō-in Temple

Gyokushō-in is a historic Shingon temple in Gifu City with a unique golden goshuin.

Tennei-ji Temple

Tennei-ji Temple

Tennei-ji is a Rinzai Buddhist temple with a long history of rebuilding and a unique principal i...

Shōrin-ji Temple

Shōrin-ji Temple

Shōrin-ji is a historic Zen temple in Gifu with ties to Oda Nobunaga.

Jizō-ji Temple

Jizō-ji Temple

Jizoji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple founded by Bankei Yotaku, known for its unique festivals.

Zenrin-ji Temple

Zenrin-ji Temple

Zenrin-ji, also known as Hydrangea Temple, is a tranquil Rinzai Buddhist temple worth visiting f...

Mizuyakushi-ji Temple

Mizuyakushi-ji Temple

Mizuyakushiji is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with a floating hall and significant statues.

Jōe-ji Temple

Jōe-ji Temple

Jōe-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1493, dedicated to Amitābha Tathāgata.

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jofukuji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with unique enshrined deities.

Seikan-ji Temple

Seikan-ji Temple

Seikan-ji Temple is a historic Jodo sect temple with a serene atmosphere, rebuilt after a flood.

Yakushi-ji Temple

Yakushi-ji Temple

Yakushi-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with unique wooden statues worth seeing.

Tokumitsu-ji Temple

Tokumitsu-ji Temple

Tokumitsu-ji Temple, rebuilt in 1607, offers a glimpse into local history and a notable stone st...

Shūgaku-in Temple

Shūgaku-in Temple

Shūgaku-in Temple, a historic Shingon Buddhist site, offers a glimpse into local religious herit...

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji is a historic temple known for healing children's ailments and housing important Buddhist...

Hofuku-ji Temple

Hofuku-ji Temple

Hofuku-ji Temple is an ancient Rinzai Zen temple, significant for its history and rebuildings.

Rinshō-ji Temple

Rinshō-ji Temple

Rinshō-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with a connection to a Shinto shrine.

Saishō-ji Temple

Saishō-ji Temple

Saishoji Temple: a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a rich past, worth visiting for its tranqui...

Jion-ji Temple

Jion-ji Temple

Jion-ji Temple, founded in 1558, houses a revered Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva.

Zenchō-ji Temple

Zenchō-ji Temple

Zenchō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple worth visiting for its spiritual significance.

Hongaku-ji Temple

Hongaku-ji Temple

Hongaku-ji is a Soto Zen temple, rebuilt after WWII, offering a glimpse into local Buddhist trad...

Ryūkō-ji Temple

Ryūkō-ji Temple

Ryuko-ji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple, founded in the Sengoku period, with a rich past.

Ryūkō-ji Temple

Ryūkō-ji Temple

A historic Jodo-shu temple in Gifu, home to important cultural properties.

Ryūun-ji Temple (Gifu)

Ryūun-ji Temple (Gifu)

Ryūun-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple in Gifu with a rich past.

Chishō-in Temple

Chishō-in Temple

A 300-year-old Zen temple with a 7th-century burial mound.

Rinsen-ji Temple

Rinsen-ji Temple

Rinsen-ji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1501, housing an Eleven-faced Kannon Bosats...

Hōdō-ji Temple

Hōdō-ji Temple

Hodo-ji is a historic Rinzai temple with important cultural properties and ancient tombs.

Kaibyaku-ji Temple

Kaibyaku-ji Temple

Kaibyaku-ji Temple is a historic Koyasan Shingon temple with important cultural properties.

Kannon-in Temple

Kannon-in Temple

Kannon-in is a historic temple, rebuilt multiple times, known for its Eleven-faced Kannon.

Jōkō-ji Temple

Jōkō-ji Temple

Jokoji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani sect temple with unique architecture and important scr...

Hōshin-ji Temple

Hōshin-ji Temple

Hōshin-ji Temple: a Shingon Buddhist temple with a unique statue and cultural treasures.

Keiun-ji Temple

Keiun-ji Temple

Keiun-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple with a rich history and a designated cultural property painting.

Taishin-ji Temple

Taishin-ji Temple

A Rinzai Zen temple in Gero City featuring a historic Shomen Kongo statue and a lineage dating b...

Shōhon-ji Temple

Shōhon-ji Temple

Shōhon-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with Edo period statues worth a short visi...

Daikaku-ji Temple

Daikaku-ji Temple

Daikaku-ji is a historic Rinzai temple in Gero, known for its principal image and unique shrines...

Jiun-in Temple

Jiun-in Temple

Jiun-in is a Rinzai temple with a rich history, adjacent to Norimasa Hachiman Shrine.

Chofuku-ji Temple (Gero)

Chofuku-ji Temple (Gero)

A historic Soto Zen temple in Gero City featuring a cultural property gate and statues of the Si...

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji Temple

Ioji Temple is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1668, rebuilt after a fire, and a sacred site.

Chōfuku-ji Temple

Chōfuku-ji Temple

Chofukuji is a historic Buddhist temple in Tajimi, known for its cultural properties and Februar...

Zuigan-ji Temple (Kakamigahara)

Zuigan-ji Temple (Kakamigahara)

A historic Soto Zen temple in Gifu featuring 17th-century architecture and a stop on the Mino Sh...

Eishun-in Temple

Eishun-in Temple

Eishun-in is a Soto Zen temple in Gifu, built in 1660 to mourn the Toda and Honda families.

Ryūsō-in Temple

Ryūsō-in Temple

Ryusoin is a historic Buddhist temple in Ena City, founded in 1646, offering art and a unique ga...

Chōkoku-ji Temple

Chōkoku-ji Temple

Hase-dera is a historic Rinzai temple with a unique Kannon statue and cultural properties.

Daitoku-in Temple

Daitoku-in Temple

Daitoku-in is a historic Tendai Jimon temple, a sacred pilgrimage site worth visiting.

Tōsen-ji Temple

Tōsen-ji Temple

Tōsen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple founded in the 16th century.

Shinkō-ji Temple

Shinkō-ji Temple

Shinkoji is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple, part of a pilgrimage, offering a glimpse into loc...

Jion-ji Temple

Jion-ji Temple

Jion-ji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple in Gifu, home to ancient statues and a unique Basho effi...

Jitoku-in Temple

Jitoku-in Temple

Jitoku-in is a Rinzai temple with unique artifacts and a connection to local history.

Chōsan-ji Temple

Chōsan-ji Temple

Chosanji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a rich past, worth visiting for its cultural...

Zennō-ji Temple

Zennō-ji Temple

Zennō-ji is a historic temple founded in 987, known for its connection to Ishida Mitsunari.

Seian-ji Temple

Seian-ji Temple

Seian-ji is a Soto Zen temple, ancestral home of Mino pottery, with unique ceramic treasures.

Enryū-ji Temple

Enryū-ji Temple

Enryuji is a historic temple founded in 986, notable for its connection to the Fukasaka Toda cla...

Shōbu-ji Temple

Shōbu-ji Temple

Shobuji is a historic Soto Zen temple, famous for its sasanqua trees and mausoleums.

Myōsen-ji Temple

Myōsen-ji Temple

Myosen-ji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple founded in 1560, deeply connected to the Takenaka cl...

Zenmyō-ji Temple

Zenmyō-ji Temple

Zenmyoji Temple: a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a rich past, worth visiting for its spiritu...

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