Temples in Hyōgo

Hyōgo prefecture has 234 temples, including UCCJ Kobe Church and Senshō-ji Temple. Visitors can find a wide range of spiritual sites across the region.

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

Shōkai-ji Temple

Shōkai-ji Temple

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Shōkai-ji Temple, a historic Kōyasan Shingon temple, was rebuilt after a 16th-century fire.

Shōkai-ji Temple

Shōkai-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple with a large Kannon, a key pilgrimage site near Himeji.

Erin-ji Temple

Erin-ji Temple

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A resilient Rinzai Zen temple in Kobe featuring a historic shrine dedicated to the protector of...

Jigen-ji Temple

Jigen-ji Temple

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Jigen-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple housing a significant 12th-century wooden Buddha statue.

Keiun-ji Temple

Keiun-ji Temple

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Keiun-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with cultural properties and regular meditation session...

Naritasan Hōrin-ji Temple

Naritasan Hōrin-ji Temple

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Banshū Naritasan is a unique branch temple with impressive pagodas and statues, worth an hour's...

Harima Kokubun-ji Temple

Harima Kokubun-ji Temple

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Explore a historic temple with a seven-storied pagoda and significant ruins.

Kyōkai-ji Temple

Kyōkai-ji Temple

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Kyōkai-ji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 651, offering a glimpse into Jap...

Ikaruga-dera Temple

Ikaruga-dera Temple

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This Tendai temple, founded by Prince Shotoku, offers historic statues and a natural monument.

Nikkō-in Temple

Nikkō-in Temple

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Nikkō-in Temple: an ancient temple dedicated to Myōken Daibosatsu, one of Japan's Three Myōken.

United Church of Christ in Japan Shuon Church

United Church of Christ in Japan Shuon Church

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A historic Kobe church, rebuilt multiple times, offering a glimpse into local Christian heritage...

Sassoon

Sassoon

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Explore a colonial-style 1892 mansion, once a trader's home, now a unique wedding venue.

Kobe Union Church

Kobe Union Church

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A historic Gothic-style church, now a German bakery and cafe, recognized for its award-winning r...

Kon'yō-ji Temple

Kon'yō-ji Temple

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Kon'yō-ji Temple is an ancient imperial temple with significant cultural properties.

Myōsen-ji Temple

Myōsen-ji Temple

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Myosen-ji is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple, rebuilt after battle, with a unique cattle healt...

Fukō-ji Temple

Fukō-ji Temple

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Fukoji Temple is a historic Buddhist site, part of a pilgrimage, founded in the 8th century.

Fumyō-ji Temple

Fumyō-ji Temple

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Fumyoji is a historic Soto Zen temple with unique cultural properties and a rainmaking horse sku...

Gesshō-ji Temple

Gesshō-ji Temple

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Gesshō-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple founded by Kūkai, featuring a gate from Fushimi Castle...

Honjū-ji Temple

Honjū-ji Temple

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Honjū-ji Temple, a historic 'Flower Temple' near Kinosaki Onsen, offers cultural property and se...

Honkō-ji Temple

Honkō-ji Temple

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Honkō-ji Temple is a historic head temple with important cultural properties and a National Trea...

Hongan-ji Kobe Betsu-in Temple

Hongan-ji Kobe Betsu-in Temple

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This unique temple in Kobe blends Japanese and Indian architecture, offering a distinctive visua...

Rai kō-ji Temple

Rai kō-ji Temple

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Rai kō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple rebuilt in 1776, worth visiting for its serene gr...

Raigō-ji Temple

Raigō-ji Temple

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Raigō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist site in Kobe, dedicated to Matsuomaru.

Enichi-ji Temple

Enichi-ji Temple

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Enichi-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with unique architecture and fireflies.

Touko-ji Temple

Touko-ji Temple

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Touko-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with a National Important Cultural Property main h...

Tōkutsu-ji Temple

Tōkutsu-ji Temple

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Tōkutsu-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with surviving statues and a mountain Kannon.

Gokuraku-ji Temple

Gokuraku-ji Temple

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Gokuraku-ji Temple: a historic Jodo-shu temple rebuilt multiple times, with significant ruins to...

Gokuraku-ji Temple

Gokuraku-ji Temple

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Gokuraku-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with a notable garden and spring.

Ōzō-ji Temple

Ōzō-ji Temple

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Ōzō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with a beautiful garden and hidden Kannon statue.

Shobo-ji Temple

Shobo-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded in 649, rebuilt after war, dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva.

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple with a rare cherry tree and a periodically unveiled Fudo Myoo statue.

Myōhō-ji Temple

Myōhō-ji Temple

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Ancient Buddhist temple in Kobe, founded in 738, with a national treasure statue.

Hōon-ji Temple (Amagasaki)

Hōon-ji Temple (Amagasaki)

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Hōon-ji Temple, founded in 1561, is a historic Jodo-shu temple notable for its connection to Sas...

Hōon-ji Temple

Hōon-ji Temple

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Hōon-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, rebuilt multiple times over centuries.

Hōraku-ji Temple

Hōraku-ji Temple

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Ancient Buddhist temple with historic buildings and cultural properties, dedicated to the Eleven...

Jōkyō-ji Temple

Jōkyō-ji Temple

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Jōkyō-ji Temple is a historic Seizan Jōdo sect temple with important cultural properties.

Kaisen-ji Temple

Kaisen-ji Temple

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Kaisen-ji is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple in Kobe, rebuilt after an earthquake, offering a...

Awaji Kokubun-ji Temple

Awaji Kokubun-ji Temple

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Awaji Kokubun-ji Temple is a historic Ritsu sect temple with important cultural properties.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

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Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a historic Tendai temple, part of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.

Onsen-ji Temple

Onsen-ji Temple

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Onsen-ji Temple: a historic temple in Arima Onsen, founded in 724, with important cultural prope...

Onsen-ji Temple

Onsen-ji Temple

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Onsen-ji Temple: an ancient Buddhist temple on Mount Daishi with important cultural properties.

Manpuku-ji Temple

Manpuku-ji Temple

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Manpuku-ji Temple is a historic Jishu Buddhist temple rebuilt after WWII, worth visiting for its...

Manganji Temple (Kawanishi)

Manganji Temple (Kawanishi)

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Manganji Temple is a historic Shingon temple with a significant garden and Kannon pilgrimage sit...

Mudo-ji Temple

Mudo-ji Temple

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Mudo-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with important cultural properties.

Muryoko-ji Temple

Muryoko-ji Temple

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Muryoko-ji Temple is a Jodo-shu temple, a model for The Tale of Genji, with a historic gate.

Gyokudenzen-ji Temple

Gyokudenzen-ji Temple

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Gyokudenzen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with a notable stone pagoda and dry g...

Zuihōji Park

Zuihōji Park

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Zuihōji Park offers autumn leaves and historical relics at Arima Onsenkyo's highest point.

Ruri-ji Temple

Ruri-ji Temple

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Ruri-ji Temple is a historic Kannon pilgrimage site with cultural properties and a monkey park.

Byakugo-ji Temple

Byakugo-ji Temple

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A Tendai temple founded in 705, known for its impressive 120-meter wisteria trellis.

Kenshō-ji Temple

Kenshō-ji Temple

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Kenshoji Temple, founded by a feudal lord, offers a glimpse into samurai family history.

Shinko-ji Temple

Shinko-ji Temple

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Shinko-ji Temple: a historic Jishu Buddhist site in Kobe, significant for its founder's mausoleu...

Shinshū Ōtani-ha Himeji Senba Betsuin Hontoku-ji Temple

Shinshū Ōtani-ha Himeji Senba Betsuin Hontoku-ji Temple

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Historic Shinshu temple in Himeji with unique past, including a POW camp and imperial resting pl...

Shinpuku-ji Temple

Shinpuku-ji Temple

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Shinpukuji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kobe, rebuilt multiple times after disasters.

Shakubu Temple

Shakubu Temple

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Ancient Shingon temple in Kobe with historic pagoda and cultural properties.

Sekigan-ji Temple, Tamba

Sekigan-ji Temple, Tamba

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Sekigan-ji Temple offers historic statues and vibrant autumn leaves, a rewarding hour for histor...

Jinshaku-ji Temple

Jinshaku-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple founded in 991, housing important cultural properties.

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple

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Shofuku-ji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple, a significant training center worth visiting.

Zenshō-ji Temple

Zenshō-ji Temple

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Zenshō-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple in Kobe, worth visiting for its ancient graves.

Zenryu-ji Temple

Zenryu-ji Temple

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Zenryu-ji Temple: a historic Buddhist temple with ancient pillars and a waterfall, worth visitin...

Fukugon-ji Temple

Fukugon-ji Temple

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Fukugon-ji Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple with a unique main hall, easily accessible from Hyogo S...

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