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

Yōryū-ji Temple

Yōryū-ji Temple

Yoryu-ji is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1662, known for its unique main hall.

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmeiji Temple is a historic site, rebuilt after war, with ancient ruins nearby.

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple

A Soto Zen temple in Toki City housing 600 sacred sutra volumes and serving as a pilgrimage stop...

Rinsen-ji Temple

Rinsen-ji Temple

Rinsen-ji is Gifu's oldest Obaku Zen temple, founded in 1617, with two wooden Bodhisattva statue...

Shōmyō-ji Temple

Shōmyō-ji Temple

Shomyoji Temple: ancient Buddhist site with a rich history, rebuilt after earthquakes.

Shinzen-ji Temple

Shinzen-ji Temple

Shinzen-ji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple, notable for its connections to samurai families.

Myōhō-ji temple

Myōhō-ji temple

Myōhō-ji temple: a historic Nichiren temple with a castle gate and unique treasures.

Shirakawa-ji Temple

Shirakawa-ji Temple

Shirakawaji Temple, founded in 1940, offers a glimpse into Koyasan Shingon Buddhism.

Fuon-ji Temple

Fuon-ji Temple

Fuon-ji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple in Takayama with a significant past.

Honryū-ji Temple

Honryū-ji Temple

Honryuji is a historic temple where emperors and famous figures rested, offering a glimpse into...

Saihō-ji Temple

Saihō-ji Temple

Saihoji is a historic Buddhist temple in Gifu, rebuilt after disasters, offering a glimpse into...

Kōfuku-ji Temple

Kōfuku-ji Temple

Kofukuji is a Rinzai temple with a unique bell tower gate and important enshrined deities.

Buttoku-ji Temple

Buttoku-ji Temple

Buttokuji is a historic Soto Zen temple in Gifu, rebuilt after fire and typhoon damage.

Osshin-ji Temple

Osshin-ji Temple

Osshin-ji Temple, founded by Kukai, is a significant pilgrimage site known for its plum blossoms...

Butsugan-in Temple

Butsugan-in Temple

Butsugan-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple, home to a revered Fudo Myoo image.

Daibutsu-ji

Daibutsu-ji

A Gifu temple housing a historic Great Buddha statue dedicated to the life and legacy of merchan...

Enko-ji Temple

Enko-ji Temple

Enko-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with an ancient Kannon statue and a samurai's grave.

Enkyo-ji Temple

Enkyo-ji Temple

Ancient temple founded by Kūkai, home to important Buddhist statues and cultural properties.

Shōkaku-in Temple

Shōkaku-in Temple

Shogakuin is an ancient Tendai temple with a unique Setsubun celebration.

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmeiji Temple, founded in 1668, is a Rinzai Buddhist temple with notable statues and gates.

Hokushin-ji Temple

Hokushin-ji Temple

Hokushinji is a historic Soto Zen temple, home to a revered Yakushi Nyorai statue.

Senkō-ji Temple

Senkō-ji Temple

Senkō-ji Temple: a historic mountain temple with unique Buddhist statues and ancient cedar trees...

Zengaku-in Temple

Zengaku-in Temple

Zengaku-in Temple is a historic Tendai temple with important cultural properties.

Hōon-ji Temple

Hōon-ji Temple

Hoon-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple housing important Enku Buddha statues.

Daien-ji Temple

Daien-ji Temple

Daieiji is a historic temple ruin, offering a glimpse into medieval Japan's religious and clan h...

Daichi-ji Temple

Daichi-ji Temple

Daichi-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with ancient trees and a hermitage.

Ankoku-ji Temple

Ankoku-ji Temple

Ankoku-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple with Japan's oldest rotatable sutra repository.

Soukyu-ji Temple

Soukyu-ji Temple

Soukyu-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with a unique manji-shaped kaidan and a Ming Dynast...

Hōkō-in Temple

Hōkō-in Temple

Hokoin is a historic Tendai temple known for its unique festivals and significant Buddhist art.

Fukuju-ji Temple

Fukuju-ji Temple

Fukuju-ji is a Soto Zen temple in Tajimi, home to rare statues and part of a pilgrimage.

Shozan-ji Temple

Shozan-ji Temple

Shozan-ji Temple, known as Koyama Kannon, is a Rinzai temple on a rocky island.

Shōrin-ji Temple

Shōrin-ji Temple

Shorinji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1311, rebuilt multiple times, with cultural...

Yamanaka fu-dō Temple

Yamanaka fu-dō Temple

Yamanaka Fudo Temple: a mountain temple protecting a historic Fudo Myoo stone statue.

Sōzen-ji Temple

Sōzen-ji Temple

Sozenji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with cultural properties and a clan mausoleum.

Iizan-ji Temple

Iizan-ji Temple

Iizan-ji is a historic Shingon temple, once a pilgrimage site, with a rich past.

Ensan-ji Temple

Ensan-ji Temple

Ensan-ji Temple: two pilgrimage sites with historic halls and statues, worth visiting for cultur...

Miroku-ji Temple

Miroku-ji Temple

Miroku-ji Temple is a historic Tendai Jimon temple, home to statues and calligraphy by the monk...

Ruins of Miroku-ji

Ruins of Miroku-ji

Explore ancient temple ruins, a national historic site where a famous monk died.

Tokurin-ji Temple

Tokurin-ji Temple

Tokurin-ji Temple: a historic Shingon-shu temple housing unique statues, easily accessible by bu...

Gukei-ji Temple

Gukei-ji Temple

Gukei-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with a rock garden that inspired Ryoan-ji.

Jion-ji Temple

Jion-ji Temple

Jion-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1606, housing important cultural artif...

Shin-Chōkoku-ji Temple

Shin-Chōkoku-ji Temple

Shin-Chokoku-ji Temple: a historic temple with important cultural properties and a revered Kanno...

Hinode fu-dō Temple

Hinode fu-dō Temple

Hinode Fudo Temple is a historic site in Gifu, known for its unique rock sanctuary and waterfall...

Nichiryūbu-ji Temple

Nichiryūbu-ji Temple

Ancient temple with a unique main hall and important cultural properties, worth visiting for his...

Myodai-ji Temple

Myodai-ji Temple

Myodai-ji Temple is a historic site in Ogaki, offering a glimpse into Japan's religious past.

Myōjōrin-ji Temple

Myōjōrin-ji Temple

Ancient mountain temple with unique cave sculpture, restored by Kūkai, offering historical and s...

Honganji gifu betsu-in Temple

Honganji gifu betsu-in Temple

Honganji Gifu Betsuin is a Jodo Shinshu temple with a history of rebuilding after destruction.

Honganji kasamatsu betsu-in Temple

Honganji kasamatsu betsu-in Temple

A historic Jodo Shinshu temple, rebuilt after an earthquake, offering a glimpse into local relig...

Kiburi-ji Temple

Kiburi-ji Temple

Kiburi-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with national treasure artworks, worth visiting f...

Raishō-ji Temple

Raishō-ji Temple

Raishoji Temple, founded in 1574, is a pilgrimage site with a unique Enku Buddha statue.

Tōkō-ji Temple

Tōkō-ji Temple

Tokoji is a historic Rinzai temple in Gifu, home to important cultural properties.

Keishō-ji Temple

Keishō-ji Temple

Keishoji Temple is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1577, known for its beautiful peony flowers.

Yokokura-ji Temple

Yokokura-ji Temple

Yokokura-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, home to a rare Sokushinbutsu and beautiful autum...

Eishō-ji Temple

Eishō-ji Temple

Eishō-ji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple, part of a Kannon pilgrimage route.

Kawano enjō-ji Temple

Kawano enjō-ji Temple

Historic Shinshu temple founded by Prince Shotoku, rebuilt and renamed over centuries.

Kawano Sainyū-bō Temple

Kawano Sainyū-bō Temple

Kawanosaibō is a historic temple with a significant statue and an ancient ginkgo tree.

Hokke-ji Temple

Hokke-ji Temple

Hokke-ji Temple is a historic family temple with important cultural properties.

Tō'un-ji Temple

Tō'un-ji Temple

A Sōtō Zen temple in Shirakawa and the 46th site on the Chūbu 49 Yakushi Pilgrimage.

Toun-ji Temple (Hida)

Toun-ji Temple (Hida)

Toun-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple known for its vast collection of Daruma dolls.

Engaku-ji Temple

Engaku-ji Temple

Engaku-ji is a unique Jodo Shinshu temple with important cultural properties, worth visiting for...

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