Temples in Osaka

Osaka Prefecture has 314 temples, including Kawaguchi Christ Church Cathedral and Kannō-in Temple. Visitors can find a wide variety of temples to suit any interest.

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

Kawaguchi Christ Church Cathedral

Kawaguchi Christ Church Cathedral

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This historic Victorian Gothic cathedral offers a glimpse into Osaka's early international and e...

UCCJ Osaka Church

UCCJ Osaka Church

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Visit this historic red brick Protestant church, a resilient architectural landmark in Osaka.

Tanabe Haiji

Tanabe Haiji

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Explore ancient temple ruins on a plateau, a designated National Historic Site with unique layou...

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Kōmyō-ji Temple

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Komyoji is a historic temple with a revered Jizo statue, easily accessible by train.

Shōun-ji Temple

Shōun-ji Temple

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Shōun-ji Temple is a 17th-century Rinzai Buddhist temple with a notable garden and cultural prop...

Raion-ji Temple

Raion-ji Temple

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Raionji Temple is a historic site formed by a 1906 merger, offering a glimpse into local religio...

Kannō-in Temple

Kannō-in Temple

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Kannō-in Temple is a historic Buddhist site with important cultural properties and a beautiful g...

Kyōon-ji Temple

Kyōon-ji Temple

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Kyōon-ji Temple, founded in 1617, offers a unique Buddha's Wisdom Eye painting visible from trai...

Hōzō-ji Temple

Hōzō-ji Temple

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Hozoji Temple is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1748, known for its historic kofun.

Konjō-ji Temple

Konjō-ji Temple

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Konjo-ji is a historic temple in Osaka with a significant past and a notable ginkgo tree.

Kōzen-ji Temple

Kōzen-ji Temple

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Kōzen-ji Temple, founded in 1475, offers historic buildings and a unique tree.

Gensei-ji Temple

Gensei-ji Temple

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Gensei-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple honoring war dead.

Jōraku-ji Temple

Jōraku-ji Temple

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Jōraku-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with a rebuilt main hall and important deities.

Shippōryū-ji Temple

Shippōryū-ji Temple

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Shippōryū-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple, a fundamental training ground for Shugendo.

Kanshin-ji Temple

Kanshin-ji Temple

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Kanshin-ji Temple is a historic site with unique star mounds and a beautiful main hall.

Shari-Sonsho-ji Temple

Shari-Sonsho-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded by Prince Shotoku, enshrining Buddha's ashes, rebuilt after wartime damag...

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannonji Temple: a historic pilgrimage site with a unique stone pagoda, founded by Prince Shotok...

Honganji ozaki betsu-in Temple

Honganji ozaki betsu-in Temple

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Honganji Ozaki Betsu-in is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a notable main hall.

Ishiyama Hongan-ji

Ishiyama Hongan-ji

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Explore the historic site of a powerful fortified temple, now home to Osaka Castle.

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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A 17th-century Zen temple in Higashiosaka serving as the 30th stop on the historic Kawachi Saigo...

Ichijō-ji Temple

Ichijō-ji Temple

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Ichijō-ji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a historic camphor tree.

Ichijo-in Temple

Ichijo-in Temple

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Ancient Buddhist temple founded in 724, rebuilt after destruction, with unique statues and histo...

Mitsu-tera Temple

Mitsu-tera Temple

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Mitsu-tera Temple: a historic Buddhist temple in Osaka, easily accessible and part of Kannon pil...

Shingan-ji Temple

Shingan-ji Temple

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Shinganji Temple in Osaka honors Sanada Yukimura, offering a glimpse into samurai history.

Fudo-ji Temple

Fudo-ji Temple

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Fudo-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a unique white deer legend.

Kyuan-ji Temple

Kyuan-ji Temple

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Kyuan-ji Temple: ancient Shingon temple with important cultural properties and a beautiful garde...

Kyūan-ji Temple

Kyūan-ji Temple

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Kyūan-ji is a 17th-century Buddhist temple in Takatsuki City, known for its Ōbaku school affilia...

Kumeda-dera Temple

Kumeda-dera Temple

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Kumeda-dera Temple is a historic Buddhist site founded in 738 AD, known for its cherry blossoms.

Ryōtoku-in Temple

Ryōtoku-in Temple

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Ryotokuin is a historic Osaka temple with unique dragon carvings, rebuilt after wartime destruct...

Kyōzen-ji Temple

Kyōzen-ji Temple

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Kyōzen-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple rebuilt after war, housing important statues.

Butsugen-ji Temple

Butsugen-ji Temple

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Butsugen-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple with a historic bell and items from a temple school.

Budda-ji Temple

Budda-ji Temple

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Buddha-ji Temple: an ancient Buddhist temple with a kofun, linked to Shinran.

Sai-dera Temple

Sai-dera Temple

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Sai-dera Temple is a historic Shingon temple with a significant Jizo statue, easily accessible b...

Busshō-ji Temple

Busshō-ji Temple

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Butsushoji is Ibaraki City's oldest Jodo Shinshu temple, founded by a disciple of Shinran.

Kōtoku-ji Temple

Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kōtoku-ji Temple: a historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple with a long history of rebuilding.

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Kōmyō-ji Temple

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Komyoji Temple offers a historic Buddhist site and a notable ginkgo tree.

Kōshō-ji Temple

Kōshō-ji Temple

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Kōshō-ji is a Buddhist temple with a history of relocation and earthquake recovery.

Kōtaki-ji Temple

Kōtaki-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded by imperial request, home to a significant Fudō Myōō statue.

Rokudai-in Temple

Rokudai-in Temple

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Rokudai-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Osaka, revived after WWII destruction...

Enjō-in Temple

Enjō-in Temple

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Enjō-in Temple: a historic Buddhist site in Osaka with unique graves, worth a quick visit.

Enju-an Temple

Enju-an Temple

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Enju-an Temple is a historic site with cultural properties and a connection to a famous samurai.

Shinnyo-ji Temple

Shinnyo-ji Temple

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Shinnyo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple with unique architecture and a past as a daimyo inn.

Shōkō-ji Temple

Shōkō-ji Temple

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Shoko-ji is a modern Buddhist temple known for waterfall meditation and Sasayuri lilies.

Shōraku-ji Temple

Shōraku-ji Temple

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Shōraku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Osaka, founded by Prince Shōtoku, with notable grave...

Shōman-in Temple

Shōman-in Temple

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Shoman-in Temple, also known as Aizendo, is a historic Wasyu sect temple with Osaka's oldest woo...

Nanshū-ji Temple

Nanshū-ji Temple

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Nanshū-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with important cultural properties and a scenic...

Nankei-ji Temple

Nankei-ji Temple

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Nankei-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Osaka with a rich past and notable architecture.

Eifuku-ji Temple

Eifuku-ji Temple

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Eifuku-ji Temple is a historic site with Prince Shotoku's tomb and important cultural properties...

Kissyo-ji Temple

Kissyo-ji Temple

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Kissyo-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple dedicated to the 47 Ako Roshi.

Wakō-ji Temple

Wakō-ji Temple

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Wakō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Osaka with a unique pond and cultural properties...

Zenkō-ji Temple

Zenkō-ji Temple

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Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic branch temple known for its ancient camphor tree and pilgrimage ro...

Zenpuku-ji Temple

Zenpuku-ji Temple

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Zenpuku-ji Temple is a historic Osaka temple dedicated to Kobo Daishi, offering unique statues a...

Zempuku-ji Temple

Zempuku-ji Temple

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Zenpukuji is an ancient Buddhist temple with historical ties to Mirokuji, easily accessible by b...

Kokubunji Temple

Kokubunji Temple

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Kokubunji Temple is a historic Buddhist site in Osaka, rebuilt after wars.

Entoku-ji Temple

Entoku-ji Temple

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Entoku-ji Temple: a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with important cultural assets and ancient tree...

Enshō-ji Temple

Enshō-ji Temple

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Enshoji Temple: a historic Koyasan Shingon temple with important statues, founded in 853.

Jifuku-ji Temple

Jifuku-ji Temple

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Jifuku-ji Temple is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with ancient stone monuments and statues.

Jizo-ji Temple

Jizo-ji Temple

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Jizo-ji Temple is a scenic spot and pilgrimage site, offering a glimpse into Shingon Buddhism.

Jizō-in Temple

Jizō-in Temple

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Jizoin is a historic Buddhist temple in Osaka, founded in 1688, with a rebuilt main hall.

Jizō-in Temple

Jizō-in Temple

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Jizō-in Temple: a historic Buddhist site in Osaka with hundreds of Jizo statues.

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