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

Reikō-ji Temple

Reikō-ji Temple

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Reikoji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a unique history and a stone pagoda.

Shōren-ji Temple (Kamakura)

Shōren-ji Temple (Kamakura)

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Ancient temple founded by Kūkai, home to a unique Kamakura-period statue.

Ganjō-ji Temple

Ganjō-ji Temple

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Ganjoji is a historic Shingon temple in Yokohama with unique graves and ancient trees.

Kōrin-ji Temple

Kōrin-ji Temple

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Korinji Temple, founded in 1525, offers a peaceful escape with a unique five-story pagoda.

Ryūhō-ji Temple

Ryūhō-ji Temple

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A historic Zen temple in Kamakura, notable for its founder and cultural properties.

Ryūhō-ji Temple

Ryūhō-ji Temple

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Ryūhō-ji Temple, a historic Zen temple, houses a significant ancient Kannon statue.

Ryusan-ji Temple

Ryusan-ji Temple

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A Soto Zen temple founded in 1557 with historical ties to the Tokugawa family.

Yokohama Orthodox Church

Yokohama Orthodox Church

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Visit this cathedral to see a unique Orthodox church with a rich history in Japan.

Daijō-in Temple

Daijō-in Temple

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A Tendai temple in Hiratsuka, rebuilt after WWII, known for its saved Amida Nyorai image.

Raifuku-ji Temple

Raifuku-ji Temple

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Raifuku-ji Temple: a historic Shinshu temple with samurai graves, founded in the 13th century.

Jōgen-ji Temple

Jōgen-ji Temple

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A historic Nichiren Shu temple in Kawasaki featuring a 1961 main hall and proximity to local plu...

Enyū-ji Temple

Enyū-ji Temple

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Enyu-ji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple rebuilt after war, offering a glimpse into resili...

Muryō-in Temple

Muryō-in Temple

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Muryoin Temple: a historic Tendai temple with Kawasaki's oldest Koshin-to stone lantern.

Nōman-ji Temple

Nōman-ji Temple

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Nomanji Temple: a historic Tendai temple with important statues, founded in the Nara period.

Touko-in Temple

Touko-in Temple

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An independent Shingon temple in Kawasaki housing a rare, city-designated wooden statue of the d...

Kōden-ji Temple

Kōden-ji Temple

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A 16th-century Jodo sect temple in Yokohama housing a protected wooden Jizo Bodhisattva statue d...

Shinzenkō-ji Temple

Shinzenkō-ji Temple

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Shin-Zenkoji is a historic Jodo sect temple with important cultural properties and a natural mon...

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

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Jofukuji Temple offers a glimpse into local history and cultural heritage.

Kanpuku-ji

Kanpuku-ji

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Kanpuku-ji was a historic Buddhist temple, now gone, but its legacy remains through artifacts.

Jōzen-ji Temple

Jōzen-ji Temple

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Jōzen-ji Temple is a Jōdo-shū temple with Soga clan history.

Senju-in Temple

Senju-in Temple

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Senju-in Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with a unique past, worth visiting for its princip...

Jōsen-ji Temple

Jōsen-ji Temple

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Josenji is a historic Soto Zen temple known for its many kappa statues and beautiful flowers.

Kongō-ji Temple

Kongō-ji Temple

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Kongoji is a Soto Zen temple with important statues, easily accessible by bus.

Shōraku-ji Temple

Shōraku-ji Temple

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This 16th-century Zen temple offers unique architecture and the grave of its founder.

Kaihō-in Temple

Kaihō-in Temple

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Kaiho-in is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1590, featuring important cultural properties.

Honzui-ji Temple

Honzui-ji Temple

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A Soto Zen temple built on the site of a shogun's villa, featuring a 14th-century bronze bell an...

Kōrin-ji Temple

Kōrin-ji Temple

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Korinji is a historic Soto Zen temple in Odawara, protected by powerful clans for centuries.

Daizō-ji Temple

Daizō-ji Temple

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Daizō-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple with a rich history and a unique shrine.

Kōfuku-ji Temple

Kōfuku-ji Temple

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Kofukuji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with ties to a samurai family.

Tōshō-ji Temple

Tōshō-ji Temple

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Toshoshiji is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with important cultural properties, easily acce...

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmei-ji Temple

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Enmei-ji, or Zushi Daishi, is a historic temple with ties to Gyoki and Kukai, offering a glimpse...

Chōnen-ji Temple

Chōnen-ji Temple

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Chōnen-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple with a notable Amitābha statue.

Chua Viet Nam

Chua Viet Nam

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A Vietnamese Buddhist temple, a spiritual home for Vietnamese in Japan, with unique architecture...

Keiun-ji Temple

Keiun-ji Temple

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Keiun-ji Temple, a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple, offers unique cultural properties and a se...

Daichin-ji Temple

Daichin-ji Temple

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Daichin-ji Temple, founded in 1199, is a Rinzai Buddhist temple built on a shogun's former villa...

Sōji-ji Temple

Sōji-ji Temple

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Sōji-ji is a large Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple with extensive grounds and many cultural properties.

Shōkan-ji Temple

Shōkan-ji Temple

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Shōkan-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple founded in 1625, offering a glimpse into Japan's spiri...

Kōfuku-ji Temple

Kōfuku-ji Temple

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Kofukuji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with ancient structures and a unique family crest.

Shinraku-ji Temple

Shinraku-ji Temple

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Shinrakuji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with ties to important figures and unique treasures...

Kongō-ji Temple

Kongō-ji Temple

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A 14th-century Zen temple with a dry garden and a seasonal peony garden.

Chōfuku-ji Temple

Chōfuku-ji Temple

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Chofukuji is a historic Rinzai temple in Yokohama, founded in 1395, with a preserved ancient tom...

Zuikō-ji Temple

Zuikō-ji Temple

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Zuiykoji is a Soto Zen Buddhist temple with a 600-year-old tree and historic school monument.

Kenkō-ji Temple

Kenkō-ji Temple

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Kenkō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a notable Amida Nyorai statue.

Jōren-ji Temple

Jōren-ji Temple

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A historic Yokohama temple founded by Hojo Masako, featuring a protective statue she carved and...

Iwafune Jizō-dō

Iwafune Jizō-dō

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An octagonal Buddhist hall in Kamakura housing historic Jizo statues and linked to the daughter...

Henshō-in Temple

Henshō-in Temple

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A historic Shingon sect temple in Atsugi featuring ancient statues and a massive camphor tree de...

Hōshō-ji Temple

Hōshō-ji Temple

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Hōshō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple worth visiting for its long past.

Hōren-ji Temple

Hōren-ji Temple

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Hōren-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Kaihō-ji

Kaihō-ji

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Kaihō-ji is a historic Jōdo-shū temple, rebuilt after WWII, known for its Jūya Hōyō service.

Kōsai-ji

Kōsai-ji

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Kōsai-ji is a historic Buddhist temple housing a designated cultural property, worth visiting fo...

Tōrin-ji Temple

Tōrin-ji Temple

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Tōrin-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple, re-established in 1496, with a unique stone pagod...

Sekiun-ji Temple

Sekiun-ji Temple

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Sekiun-ji is an ancient Soto Zen temple with a significant cultural property, worth visiting for...

Renshō-ji Temple

Renshō-ji Temple

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Renshoji Temple: a historic Jodo-shu temple with a unique Bishamonten statue, 3 minutes from Kik...

Zengyō-ji Temple

Zengyō-ji Temple

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Zengyō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple, home to unique graves and traditional architectu...

Tōzen-ji Temple

Tōzen-ji Temple

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Tōzen-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a significant Jizō statue.

Sōkō-ji

Sōkō-ji

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Sōkō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Yokohama with unique art and a connection to early...

Renpō-ji

Renpō-ji

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Renpō-ji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with unique ties to the Urashima Taro legend.

Hoju-in Temple

Hoju-in Temple

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Hoju-in Temple is a Soto Zen temple founded to mourn a mother, with a unique pagoda and graves.

Kenchō-ji Temple

Kenchō-ji Temple

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Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple, the first of Kamakura's Five Great Zen Temples.

Seiun-ji Temple

Seiun-ji Temple

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A historic Rinzai Zen temple in Yokosuka housing rare Buddhist statues and the mausoleum of a pr...

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