Temples in Kagawa

Kagawa Prefecture has 78 temples, including Gochi-in Temple and Zenshō-in 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

Gochi-in Temple

Gochi-in Temple

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Gochi-in Temple is a Shingon Buddhist sub-temple with unique stone statues and a mini pilgrimage...

Kenshō-ji Temple

Kenshō-ji Temple

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Kenshoji Temple, founded in 1597, offers a historical and spiritual stop near Marugame Castle.

Zenshō-in Temple

Zenshō-in Temple

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Zenshō-in Temple: a historic temple with unique deities, worth visiting for its cultural signifi...

Ishanai-in Temple

Ishanai-in Temple

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Ishanain is a historic temple founded by Prince Shotoku, known for its cultural properties.

Mitsuzō-ji Temple

Mitsuzō-ji Temple

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Mitsuzoji Temple is a pilgrimage site with a revered healing Buddha statue, worth visiting for i...

Saikyo-ji Temple

Saikyo-ji Temple

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Saikyo-ji Temple: ancient pilgrimage site with unique cliff Buddha carvings.

Bodai-in Temple

Bodai-in Temple

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Bodai-in Temple: an ancient Shingon temple with a mini pilgrimage, worth visiting for history.

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded by an emperor, part of a pilgrimage, offering a glimpse into history.

Enmei-in Temple

Enmei-in Temple

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Enmeiiin is a historic temple in Kagawa, part of a pilgrimage, with ancient burial mounds.

Sōrin-ji Temple

Sōrin-ji Temple

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Ancient temple, part of two pilgrimages, with unique statues and cultural properties.

Kōshō-ji Temple

Kōshō-ji Temple

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Kōshō-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai temple with a unique mini-pilgrimage and Buddha's footprint.

Sanuki Kokubun-ji Temple

Sanuki Kokubun-ji Temple

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Visit this historic temple, the 80th on the Shikoku pilgrimage, to see ancient cultural properti...

Ichinomiya-ji Temple

Ichinomiya-ji Temple

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Ichinomiya-ji Temple is the 83rd Shikoku pilgrimage temple, founded in the 8th century.

Butsumo-in Temple

Butsumo-in Temple

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Butsumo-in Temple, Kūkai's mother's former home, offers unique pilgrimage history.

Kokugun-ji Temple

Kokugun-ji Temple

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Kokugun-ji Temple: a historic temple with a unique garden and Kirishitan lantern.

Yakuri-ji Temple

Yakuri-ji Temple

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This temple, founded by Kukai, is part of the Shikoku Pilgrimage and enshrines a legendary tengu...

Shusshaka-ji Temple

Shusshaka-ji Temple

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A mountainside temple where Kukai had a vision, offering cultural properties and pilgrimage hist...

Jizō-ji Temple

Jizō-ji Temple

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Jizō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, part of the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage.

Daikou-ji Temple

Daikou-ji Temple

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Daikou-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with ancient trees and statues.

Tennō-ji Temple

Tennō-ji Temple

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The 79th Shikoku pilgrimage temple, Tennō-ji Temple holds historical significance with imperial...

Myoon-ji Temple

Myoon-ji Temple

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Myoon-ji Temple is an ancient pilgrimage site with important statues and a unique Fudo Myoo.

Jukaku-in Temple

Jukaku-in Temple

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Jukaku-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with cultural properties and notable graves.

Shōdoshima Daikannon Temple

Shōdoshima Daikannon Temple

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See a giant Kannon statue and 14,000 Buddhas, with Seto Inland Sea views.

Kōken-ji Temple

Kōken-ji Temple

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Kōken-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple with a notable garden and important cultural proper...

Iyadani-ji Temple

Iyadani-ji Temple

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Iyadani-ji Temple is a sacred mountain pilgrimage site with historical artifacts and natural bea...

Tokujō-ji Temple

Tokujō-ji Temple

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A historic Buddhist temple in Takamatsu rebuilt after wartime destruction, housing a sacred stat...

Shido-ji Temple

Shido-ji Temple

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Shido-ji Temple is the 86th Shikoku Pilgrimage sanctuary with important cultural properties and...

Mandara-ji Temple

Mandara-ji Temple

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Mandara-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple, 72nd on the Shikoku pilgrimage, founded in 596.

Honmon-ji Temple

Honmon-ji Temple

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Honmon-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist site with important cultural properties.

Tokai-ji Temple

Tokai-ji Temple

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Tokai-ji Temple is an ancient temple founded in 721, part of the Shikoku 88 Sacred Places.

Matsuo-ji Temple

Matsuo-ji Temple

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Matsuo-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with important cultural statues.

Negoro-ji Temple

Negoro-ji Temple

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Negoro-ji Temple, the 82nd Shikoku pilgrimage site, offers history and autumn colors.

Gokuraku-ji Temple

Gokuraku-ji Temple

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A historic temple with important cultural properties, offering a glimpse into Japan's spiritual...

Hōsen-ji Temple

Hōsen-ji Temple

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Hōsen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a significant family mausoleum.

Hōnen-ji Temple

Hōnen-ji Temple

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Hōnen-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a five-story pagoda and cultural pro...

Hokke-ji Temple

Hokke-ji Temple

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Hokke-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Koshō-ha temple with ancient nunnery remains.

Susaki-ji Temple

Susaki-ji Temple

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Susaki-ji Temple, founded by Kukai, offers a unique rock garden depicting the Battle of Yashima.

Jōgan-ji Temple

Jōgan-ji Temple

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Jōgan-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a significant past in Takamatsu.

Kaigan-ji Temple

Kaigan-ji Temple

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Kaiganji Temple, founded by Kukai, features sumo wrestler guardians and sea views.

Muryōju-in Temple

Muryōju-in Temple

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Muryoju-in is a historic Shingon temple in Takamatsu, founded in 739, with a resilient past.

Gyokusen-ji Temple

Gyokusen-ji Temple

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Gyokusen-ji Temple, founded in 814, is a Tendai temple with a unique history and important statu...

Kouyama-ji Temple

Kouyama-ji Temple

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Kouyama-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple, part of the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage, with unique r...

Shiromine-ji Temple

Shiromine-ji Temple

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This temple on Mt. Shiramine offers unique zodiac halls and rare architecture, plus scenic views...

Jinne-in Temple

Jinne-in Temple

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Jinne-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple, part of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, with a beautiful g...

Kanno-ji Temple

Kanno-ji Temple

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Kanno-ji Temple: an ancient temple founded by Kukai, home to a hidden Buddha.

Fukuzen-ji Temple

Fukuzen-ji Temple

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Fukuzen-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani sect temple rebuilt after WWII, offering a glimpse...

Fukujō-ji Temple

Fukujō-ji Temple

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Fukujoji is a Nichiren Shoshu temple near Kotohira Station, founded in 1745.

Yoda-ji Temple

Yoda-ji Temple

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Yoda-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple known for warding off evil.

Hagiwara-ji Temple

Hagiwara-ji Temple

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Hagiwara-ji Temple, founded by Kukai, offers a serene escape with its historic structures and be...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple: a historic Buddhist temple with a unique pagoda and a poet's museum.

Gankō-ji Temple

Gankō-ji Temple

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Gankō-ji Temple is a Shingon-Omuro temple with a significant 12th-century Amitābha statue.

Kan'on-ji Temple

Kan'on-ji Temple

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This historic temple, part of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, offers important statues and shared ground...

Dōryū-ji Temple

Dōryū-ji Temple

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Doryuji Temple, a Shikoku Pilgrimage site, is worth visiting for its 255 Kannon statues and eye-...

Gōshō-ji Temple

Gōshō-ji Temple

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Gōshō-ji Temple: a historic pilgrimage site with unique Buddhist art and Seto Ohashi Bridge view...

Shakuo-ji Temple (Higashikagawa)

Shakuo-ji Temple (Higashikagawa)

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Visit Shakuo-ji Temple, a historic site with a hidden Buddha, part of a Kannon pilgrimage.

Konzō-ji Temple

Konzō-ji Temple

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Konzō-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site, notable as the birthplace of Enchin.

Nagao-ji Temple

Nagao-ji Temple

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Nagao-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage site with Edo-period buildings and a monument...

Reishi-ji Temple

Reishi-ji Temple

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Reishi-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with unique architecture and graves of feudal lor...

Kozai-ji Temple

Kozai-ji Temple

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Kozai-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple with a National Important Cultural Property statue...

Jūbu-ji Temple

Jūbu-ji Temple

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Jūbu-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, founded in 754, housing important statues and ancien...

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