Temples in Ibaraki

Ibaraki Prefecture has over one hundred temples, including Jōfuku-ji Temple and Gion-ji Temple. These temples offer a mix of history and quiet beauty for your visit.

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

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

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Jōfuku-ji Temple, founded in 1216, offers a glimpse into Shinshu Otani Buddhism.

Gion-ji Temple

Gion-ji Temple

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Gion-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with unique architecture and notable graves.

Saifuku-ji Temple

Saifuku-ji Temple

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Historic Tendai temple with important statues, a short walk from Oarai Station.

Muryojyuji Temple

Muryojyuji Temple

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Historic temple founded in 806, worth visiting for its cultural properties and remaining structu...

Enpuku-ji Temple

Enpuku-ji Temple

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Enpuku-ji is an ancient temple with important statues and a legendary connection.

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannonji is a historic temple with important cultural properties, including ancient statues and...

Daigi-ji Temple

Daigi-ji Temple

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Daigi-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple known for its connection to haiku poetry.

Raiken-ji Temple

Raiken-ji Temple

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Raiken-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a unique red gate and graves of feudal lords.

Kyūshō-ji Temple

Kyūshō-ji Temple

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Kyūshō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple established by Tokugawa Mitsukuni, offering monum...

Satake-ji Temple

Satake-ji Temple

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Ancient temple, 22nd stop on the Bando Pilgrimage, founded in 807, rebuilt in 1546.

Kōryō-ji Temple

Kōryō-ji Temple

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Kōryō-ji Temple: a historic temple with unique treasures, worth visiting for its cultural artifa...

Fukujō-ji Temple

Fukujō-ji Temple

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Fukujō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Shōshū temple founded in 1303, worth visiting for its sp...

Keiryū-ji Temple

Keiryū-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon Buzan sect temple in Tsukuba known for its child-rearing Kannon and designate...

Jōgū-ji Temple

Jōgū-ji Temple

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A 13th-century Jōdo Shinshū temple in Naka City housing a National Important Cultural Property d...

Ōmi-dō Temple

Ōmi-dō Temple

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Ōmi-dō Temple is a historic pilgrimage site, re-established in 1930, with a new main hall.

Dainen-ji Temple

Dainen-ji Temple

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Dainenji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a large Amitabha statue and a significant ginkgo tre...

Daishō-in Temple

Daishō-in Temple

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A historic Soto Zen temple founded in 1523, connected to the Koga Kubo and Hojo Ujiyasu.

Sonshō-in Temple

Sonshō-in Temple

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This historic Shingon temple, once in Kamakura, offers a glimpse into Koga's past.

Komatsu-ji Temple

Komatsu-ji Temple

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Komatsu-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Jōfuku-ji Temple (Tsuchiura)

Jōfuku-ji Temple (Tsuchiura)

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Jōfuku-ji Temple, founded in the early Heian period, houses a significant statue and ancient gin...

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

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Jofukuji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with important Buddhist art and a unique location.

Hitachi Kokubunji Temple

Hitachi Kokubunji Temple

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Explore a historic temple built on ancient ruins, featuring unique relocated structures and cult...

Gugyō-ji Temple

Gugyō-ji Temple

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Gugyoji is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with cultural properties and Senhime's grave.

Gugyō-ji Temple

Gugyō-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo sect temple in Yuki City featuring rare Edo-period artwork and a former Buddhist...

Tokusei-ji Temple

Tokusei-ji Temple

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Tokusei-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a Kannon-do hall and Koga connectio...

Tokugen-in Temple

Tokugen-in Temple

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A historic site within Koga Comprehensive Park featuring stone pagodas of the Ashikaga family, f...

Shinzenkō-ji Temple

Shinzenkō-ji Temple

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Shinzenkō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with a secret Buddha and imperial plaque.

Jinryū-ji Temple

Jinryū-ji Temple

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A Sōtō Zen temple with historical ties and notable art, offering a glimpse into local heritage.

Nichirin-ji Temple (Daigo, Ibaraki)

Nichirin-ji Temple (Daigo, Ibaraki)

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Ancient Tendai temple on Mt. Yamizo, part of a Kannon pilgrimage, rebuilt after fires.

Gassan-ji Temple

Gassan-ji Temple

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Gassan-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, home to Hotei, offering a glimpse into Japan's pas...

Honmyō-ji Temple

Honmyō-ji Temple

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Honmyoji is a Nichiren Shoshu temple established in 1912, worth visiting for its historical sign...

Honshō-ji Temple

Honshō-ji Temple

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Honshō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Shōshū temple, worth visiting for its serene atmosphere.

Muramatsusan kokūzō-dō Temple

Muramatsusan kokūzō-dō Temple

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One of Japan's three major Kokuzo temples, this historic Shingon Buddhist site features a recons...

Tōjō-ji Temple

Tōjō-ji Temple

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Tōjō-ji Temple, founded in 796, offers a glimpse into ancient Buddhist history and unique artifa...

Tōshō-ji Temple

Tōshō-ji Temple

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Tōshō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple, home to a rare 15th-century bronze bell.

Shōgetsu-in Temple

Shōgetsu-in Temple

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Explore the historical ruins of a Rinzai temple, once linked to the Koga Kubo.

Rinkō-ji Temple

Rinkō-ji Temple

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Rinkō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple with seasonal festivals.

Muryojyuji Temple

Muryojyuji Temple

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Muryojyuji Temple: a historic Shinshu Otani temple founded by a Shinran disciple, worth visiting...

Shōjō-ji Temple

Shōjō-ji Temple

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Shōjō-ji Temple is a historic family temple with significant cultural properties.

Ayumizaki kannon Temple

Ayumizaki kannon Temple

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Ayumizaki Kannon Temple offers historic statues and scenic views of Lake Kasumigaura.

Eisei-ji Temple

Eisei-ji Temple

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Eiseiji is a historic Soto Zen temple with important cultural properties related to the Nagai fa...

Yōzen-in Temple

Yōzen-in Temple

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Explore the historic site of a former Rinzai temple, once tied to the Koga Kubo family.

Eikō-ji Temple

Eikō-ji Temple

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Eikoji Temple, a historic Shingon temple, is worth visiting for its statues and seasonal peony b...

Edosaki fudō-in Temple

Edosaki fudō-in Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple with historical gates and art, founded in 848.

Hō'un-ji Temple

Hō'un-ji Temple

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Hō'un-ji Temple is a Rinzai Buddhist temple with castle-style grounds and important cultural pro...

Kiyotaki-dera Temple

Kiyotaki-dera Temple

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Kiyotaki-dera Temple, founded in 607, is a significant stop on the Bando Kannon pilgrimage.

Jingū-ji Temple

Jingū-ji Temple

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Jinguji is a historic Shingon temple housing a significant Kannon statue, easily accessible from...

Tentoku-ji Temple

Tentoku-ji Temple

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A Soto Zen temple in Mito City, rebuilt after fire, with a history tied to powerful figures.

Gannyū-ji Temple

Gannyū-ji Temple

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Gannyū-ji Temple is a historic temple founded by Shinran's grandson, housing important cultural...

Saikō-in Temple

Saikō-in Temple

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Saikō-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple known for its ancient ginkgo tree and cultural prop...

Saiko-in Temple (Ishioka)

Saiko-in Temple (Ishioka)

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Saiko-in Temple, founded in 807, offers unique architecture and statues on a mountainside.

Sainen-ji Temple

Sainen-ji Temple

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Sainen-ji Temple: a historic Buddhist site where Shinran began writing his major work.

Sairen-ji Temple

Sairen-ji Temple

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Sairen-ji Temple is an ancient Tendai temple with important cultural properties and historic gin...

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded in 651, home to a significant Kannon statue and part of a pilgrimage.

Kinryū-ji Temple

Kinryū-ji Temple

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Kinryuji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a connection to the Nitta clan.

Chōshō-ji Temple

Chōshō-ji Temple

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Historic Rinzai Buddhist temple founded in 1185, known for its important cultural properties.

Hase Kannon Temple

Hase Kannon Temple

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A historic temple established in 1493, known for its Eleven-faced Kannon statue and ties to the...

Keien-ji Temple

Keien-ji Temple

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Keienji is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1648, notable for samurai and scholar tombs.

Hōtō-ji Temple

Hōtō-ji Temple

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Hōtō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with unique statues, founded by Ashikaga S...

Jōrurikō-ji Temple

Jōrurikō-ji Temple

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Jorurikoji is a historic Shingon temple with a unique past, worth visiting for its tranquil grou...

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