Temples in Ōita

Ōita prefecture has 27 temples, including Fuki-ji Temple and Manju-ji Temple. Many of them are in the mountains and are good for a quiet visit.

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

Ō-dō, Fuki-ji Temple

Ō-dō, Fuki-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Fuki-ji Temple's Ō-dō is Kyushu's oldest wooden structure, important for its Buddhist heritage.

Deusu-dō

Deusu-dō

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Deusu-dō was Japan's first Christian church, a historic site marking early Western influence.

Manju-ji Temple

Manju-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Historic Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1306, with rare ceramics and a stone pagoda.

Bussan-ji Temple

Bussan-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Bussan-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with a unique hidden Buddha, easily accessible from Yu...

Tennei-ji Temple

Tennei-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Ancient temple built into a cliff, offering hiking trails and a unique festival.

Ankoku-ji Temple

Ankoku-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Ankoku-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with important statues, rebuilt after a fire.

Iwatō-ji Temple

Iwatō-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Iwatō-ji is a historic Tendai temple, home to Japan's oldest round-carved Nio statue.

Monjusen-ji Temple

Monjusen-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Monjusen-ji Temple is an ancient Tendai temple, home to a rare Buddha statue and scenic natural...

Fukō-ji Temple

Fukō-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Fukō-ji Temple, or Hydrangea Temple, is a historic site with unique rock-carved Buddhas.

Eifuku-ji Temple

Eifuku-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Eifuku-ji Temple is a Jishu Buddhist temple linked to Kannawa Onsen's origin.

Senpuku-ji Temple

Senpuku-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Senpukuji is a historic Soto Zen temple with important cultural properties, worth visiting for i...

Jōdo-ji Temple

Jōdo-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Jōdo-ji Temple: a historic Jōdo-shū temple with cultural properties and a samurai grave.

Mudō-ji Temple

Mudō-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Mudoji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with 16 ancient Buddhist statues.

Shinshūōtaniha gifu yokkaichi betsu-in Temple

Shinshūōtaniha gifu yokkaichi betsu-in Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Shinshu Otani-ha Gifu Yokkaichi Betsuin Temple: a historic temple with a grand gate and signific...

Buzen Zenkō-ji Temple

Buzen Zenkō-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Buzen Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with important cultural properties.

Bungo Kokubun-ji Temple

Bungo Kokubun-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Explore Bungo Kokubun-ji Temple, a historic Tendai temple with significant ruins and a rich past...

Ryūgan-ji Temple

Ryūgan-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Ryuganji is an ancient Soto Zen temple with rare statues and an inner sanctuary that survived a...

Ganjōju-ji Temple

Ganjōju-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

An ancient Tendai Buddhist temple in Oita featuring a historic Kunisaki pagoda and ties to the R...

Gakurin-ji Temple

Gakurin-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Gakurin-ji Temple is a historic site housing ancient statues and documents, reflecting centuries...

Ryōzen-ji Temple

Ryōzen-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Ancient Tendai temple, part of two Kannon pilgrimages, with a 400-year-old cedar.

Kyōson-ji Temple

Kyōson-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Kyosonji is a historic temple with seven buildings designated as cultural properties, worth visi...

Fuki-ji Temple

Fuki-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Fuki-ji Temple is Kyushu's oldest wooden structure, built from a single nutmeg tree, housing an...

Futago-ji Temple

Futago-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Ancient Tendai temple on a mountainside, part of two pilgrimages, with unique stone statues.

Jinkaku-ji Temple

Jinkaku-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Jinkaku-ji Temple, a historic mountain temple, offers important cultural properties and rhododen...

Maki Ō-dō Temple

Maki Ō-dō Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

This temple displays some of Japan's finest wooden Buddhist statues, including rare and large de...

Rakan-ji Temple

Rakan-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Rakan-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple built into caves, housing thousands of ancient stone Buddha...

Ryūgen-ji Temple

Ryūgen-ji Temple

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Ryugenji is a historic Buddhist temple with a unique dragon legend and an impressive Edo-period...

Jōroku-ji

Jōroku-ji

ŌITA · TEMPLE

Jōroku-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple with historic buildings and monthly meditation sessions.

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