Temples in Kanagawa

Kanagawa Prefecture is home to 398 temples, including Hase-dera Temple and Shōbodai-ji Temple. Visitors can find a wide variety of temples to suit different interests.

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

Hase-dera Temple

Hase-dera Temple

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Hase-dera Temple is a historic Jodo sect temple, home to one of Japan's largest wooden Buddha st...

Yokohama Shiro Church

Yokohama Shiro Church

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Historic Yokohama church, established 1874, rebuilt after earthquake, worth visiting for its arc...

Shōbodai-ji Temple

Shōbodai-ji Temple

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Shōbodai-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple founded by Minamoto no Yoritomo, housing importa...

Jōsei-ji

Jōsei-ji

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Jōsei-ji is a historic temple founded by a samurai, offering a glimpse into local education hist...

Myōshin-ji Temple

Myōshin-ji Temple

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Myoshinji is a unique temple offering cultural events and community support.

Hōtai-ji Temple

Hōtai-ji Temple

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Hōtaiji is a Sōtō Zen temple with a unique founding story and a rare statue.

Shōin-ji Temple

Shōin-ji Temple

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Shōin-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple in Yokohama with unique statues and cultural prope...

Tōgaku-in Temple

Tōgaku-in Temple

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Tōgaku-in Temple, known as Azalea Temple, offers a serene escape with beautiful grounds and hist...

Jōraku-ji Temple

Jōraku-ji Temple

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Joraku-ji is a temple housing five 12th-century statues by master sculptor Unkei.

Daisei-ji Temple

Daisei-ji Temple

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Daisei-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a rare statue of Prince Shotoku.

Tankō-in Temple

Tankō-in Temple

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Tankō-in Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple worth visiting for its historic statues.

Hōon-ji Temple

Hōon-ji Temple

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Hōon-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with unique Kannon statues, worth visiting for its tranq...

Chōryū-ji Temple

Chōryū-ji Temple

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Choryuji is a Soto Zen Buddhist temple with a historic family grave site.

Kinryū-in Temple

Kinryū-in Temple

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Kinryū-in Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple with a notable founder's statue and historic graves.

Betsugan-ji Temple

Betsugan-ji Temple

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Betsugan-ji Temple is a historic Jishu sect temple, worth visiting for its long history.

Ryūzen-in Temple

Ryūzen-in Temple

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Ryuzen-in is a historic Soto Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Sōsei-ji Temple

Sōsei-ji Temple

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Soseiji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Sosanji Temple

Sosanji Temple

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Sosanji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with unique memorial towers, a short walk from Keik...

Sentakuji Temple

Sentakuji Temple

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Sentakuji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple founded in 1491, with important monuments.

Dragon Statue Temple

Dragon Statue Temple

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Ryuzo-ji is a Soto Zen temple with a historic cemetery, worth visiting for its tranquil atmosphe...

Kenkyō-ji Temple

Kenkyō-ji Temple

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Kenkyō-ji Temple, founded in 851, is a historic site known for its healing mirror.

Saihoji Temple

Saihoji Temple

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Saihoji Temple, founded in 1195, offers historical insights and cultural properties worth an hou...

Tianyangyuan

Tianyangyuan

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Tianyangyuan is a historic Jodo sect temple housing important cultural properties, worth visitin...

See Tao Temple

See Tao Temple

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Kento-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1628 on a shogun's villa site.

Mangan-ji Temple

Mangan-ji Temple

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Mangaji Temple: a historic Kamakura-period temple with important statues and a Basho monument.

Unshō-in Temple

Unshō-in Temple

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Unshoin is a historic Soto Zen temple in Yokohama with important cultural properties.

Jōryū-ji Temple

Jōryū-ji Temple

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Joryu-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple known for its weeping plum blossoms and Yuan envoy...

Hōju-in Temple

Hōju-in Temple

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Hōju-in Temple: a historic Shingon-Omuro temple with important cultural property statues.

Ryūshō-in Temple

Ryūshō-in Temple

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A Sōtō Zen temple in Yokohama, known for Fudō Myōō and Monju Bosatsu statues.

Myōchō-ji Temple

Myōchō-ji Temple

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Myochoji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with important cultural properties, easily accessibl...

Fumon-ji Temple

Fumon-ji Temple

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Fumonji Temple, founded in the 8th century, offers historical pagodas and cultural properties.

Sōun-ji Temple

Sōun-ji Temple

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A Zen Buddhist temple with a tragic history, worth visiting for its historical significance and...

Jōraku-ji Temple

Jōraku-ji Temple

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Joraku-ji is a historic temple with ancient artifacts and important statues, easily accessible b...

Kyōan-ji Temple

Kyōan-ji Temple

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Kyōan-ji is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with unique stone monuments and a bronze bell.

Hōgen-ji Temple

Hōgen-ji Temple

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Hogen-ji is a historic Nichiren temple, known as Botamochi-dera, founded in 1318.

Zōrin-ji Temple

Zōrin-ji Temple

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Zorinji is a historic Soto Zen temple, home to the designated Yonekura clan graveyard.

Chisoku-ji Temple

Chisoku-ji Temple

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Chisoku-ji is a Jodo-shu temple founded for the repose of the Soga brothers.

Senkoku-ji Temple

Senkoku-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo sect temple in Yokohama featuring rare sliding door paintings by Utagawa Hiroshi...

Ryūgen-in Temple

Ryūgen-in Temple

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Ryugen-in is a historic Zen temple in Zama, founded in 1461, offering a glimpse into samurai his...

Jōhotsugan-ji Temple

Jōhotsugan-ji Temple

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Jōhotsugan-ji is a historic Tendai temple with a unique past as a refuge for women.

Kōshō-ji Temple

Kōshō-ji Temple

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Kōshōji is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded to mourn Minamoto no Yoshihira.

Kōyō-ji Temple

Kōyō-ji Temple

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Koyoji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a guardian deity for fishermen.

Chōshō-ji Temple

Chōshō-ji Temple

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Choshoji is a historic Soto Zen temple with cultural properties, a short walk from the station.

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmei-ji Temple

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Enmei-ji Temple is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Kamakura with a unique Jizo statue.

Kyōon-ji temple

Kyōon-ji temple

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Kyōon-ji temple is a Jishu sect temple with important cultural statues, a 15-minute walk from Ka...

Raikō-ji Temple

Raikō-ji Temple

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Raikō-ji Temple is a historic Jishu temple with important cultural statues.

Mampuku-ji Temple (Fujisawa, Kanagawa)

Mampuku-ji Temple (Fujisawa, Kanagawa)

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Historic Shinshu Otani temple with unique architecture and a significant main deity.

Shoo-ji Temple

Shoo-ji Temple

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Shoo-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with unique stone carvings and ancient tombs.

Amida-ji Temple

Amida-ji Temple

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Amida-ji Temple is a Jodo-shu temple with a historic Kannon statue, worth visiting for its spiri...

Kuon-ji Temple

Kuon-ji Temple

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Kuonji is a Nichiren Shoshu temple with a history of resilience, rebuilt multiple times.

Kuhon-ji Temple

Kuhon-ji Temple

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Kuhon-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple founded in 1336, worth visiting for its statues.

Ryōgen-ji Temple

Ryōgen-ji Temple

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A Nichiren temple in Kawasaki with a 5th-century burial mound and excavated artifacts.

Ryōgi-ji Temple

Ryōgi-ji Temple

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A Rinzai temple with ancient trees, a waterfall, and hiking trails.

Hoki Yakushi-dō Hall

Hoki Yakushi-dō Hall

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Hoki Yakushido is a historic temple in Yokohama, rebuilt in 1987, with a notable statue.

Shingyō-ji Temple

Shingyō-ji Temple

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Shingyoji is a historic Buddhist temple, home to unique statues and a famous samurai's wife's gr...

Jōsen-ji Temple

Jōsen-ji Temple

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Josen-ji is a historic temple founded by Kobo Daishi, a short walk from Koshigoe Station.

Kōsoku-ji Temple

Kōsoku-ji Temple

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Kōsoku-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple founded in 1274, worth visiting for its connectio...

Kōmyō-ji Temple (Hiratsuka)

Kōmyō-ji Temple (Hiratsuka)

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Kōmyō-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, home to a revered Kannon statue and important cultu...

Kōshō-ji Temple

Kōshō-ji Temple

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Kōshō-ji Temple: a historic Jishū temple with unique artifacts, worth visiting for its cultural...

Enkyū-ji Temple

Enkyū-ji Temple

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Enkyū-ji Temple, known as Cosmos-dera, offers unique architecture and historical ruins worth exp...

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