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

Fumon-ji Temple

Fumon-ji Temple

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Fumon-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with a beautiful garden and important cultural properti...

Honden-ji Temple

Honden-ji Temple

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Honden-ji is a Nichiren Shoshu temple with a long history, rebuilt multiple times.

Honzan-ji Temple

Honzan-ji Temple

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Honzan-ji Temple is an ancient Tendai temple, home to one of Japan's three Bishamonten statues.

Hontoku-ji Temple

Hontoku-ji Temple

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Honkuji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple housing Japan's sole portrait of Akechi Mitsuhide.

Honchō-ji Temple

Honchō-ji Temple

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Honcho-ji is a historic Nichiren temple in Osaka, home to a unique Nichiren statue and a literar...

Hontaki-ji Temple

Hontaki-ji Temple

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Hontaki-ji Temple is a unique 'bike temple' offering prayers for motorcycles and a scenic waterf...

Honshō-ji Temple

Honshō-ji Temple

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Honshoji Temple, a historic Buddhist site, offers a glimpse into Japan's religious and architect...

Hongyō-ji Temple

Hongyō-ji Temple

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Hongyo-ji is a Nichiren temple in Takatsuki, known for healing and its castle gate.

Hongan-ji Tsumura Betsu-in Temple

Hongan-ji Tsumura Betsu-in Temple

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Hongan-ji Tsumura Betsu-in Temple: a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a unique past.

Raikō-ji Temple

Raikō-ji Temple

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Raikōji is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with ancient kofun tombs on its grounds.

Raigō-ji Temple

Raigō-ji Temple

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Visit this Soto Zen temple to see a small but ancient main hall, a National Important Cultural P...

Tōkō-in Temple

Tōkō-in Temple

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Tōkō-in Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple known for its bush clover garden and important stat...

Tōfuku-ji Temple

Tōfuku-ji Temple

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Tofukuji is a Shingon temple in Osaka with a hidden Buddha and historical connections.

Matsuo-dera Temple

Matsuo-dera Temple

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Matsuo-dera Temple, a historic Tendai temple, offers ancient trees and cultural property.

Rinshō-ji Temple

Rinshō-ji Temple

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Rinshō-ji Temple, founded in the 8th century, offers a historic garden and unique monuments.

Ritо̄-ji Temple

Ritо̄-ji Temple

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Ritō-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple in Osaka, offering a glimpse into its past and notable f...

Bairin-ji Temple

Bairin-ji Temple

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Bairin-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with important graves and artifacts.

Naipian-Kannon-ji Temple

Naipian-Kannon-ji Temple

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A Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1339, rebuilt, and home to a unique statue.

Gokuraku-ji Temple

Gokuraku-ji Temple

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Gokuraku-ji is a Jodo-shu temple founded in 1680, offering a glimpse into traditional Japanese B...

Gonjō-ji Temple

Gonjō-ji Temple

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Gongyoji is a historic Buddhist temple in Osaka with a rare Momoyama period painting.

Shōen-ji Temple

Shōen-ji Temple

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Shōen-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with cultural properties, now facing bankruptcy.

Shōren-ji Temple

Shōren-ji Temple

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Shōren-ji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a unique annual ritual.

Shōgaku-ji Temple

Shōgaku-ji Temple

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Shogakuji Temple, founded by Kukai, offers a glimpse into Osaka's past.

Mizunomi jizou-in Temple

Mizunomi jizou-in Temple

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Mizunomi Jizo-in Temple: a historic Jizo hall with a unique spring and statues.

Mizuma-dera Temple

Mizuma-dera Temple

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Mizuma-dera Temple is a historic Tendai temple known for its Kannon statue and pagoda.

Kawai-dera Temple

Kawai-dera Temple

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Ancient temple with important statues, set in a park famous for cherry blossoms and hydrangeas.

Hōzen-ji Temple

Hōzen-ji Temple

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This quiet alley offers traditional dining and a mossy statue, a retreat from Dotonbori's crowds...

Hōrin-ji Temple

Hōrin-ji Temple

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Hōrin-ji is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple, founded in 1522, with a tranquil setting.

Hōan-ji Temple

Hōan-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon temple founded by Prince Shotoku, housing a protected Heian-period statue and...

Hōraku-ji Temple

Hōraku-ji Temple

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Hōraku-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Osaka, rebuilt after war destruction.

Hōdō-ji Temple (Sakai-shi, Japan)

Hōdō-ji Temple (Sakai-shi, Japan)

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Ancient temple with important cultural properties, offering a glimpse into Japan's rich history.

Hōun-ji Temple

Hōun-ji Temple

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Hōun-ji Temple is an Ōbaku Zen temple with historical ties to the Hōjō family.

Tainen-ji Temple

Tainen-ji Temple

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Modern Nichiren temple in Osaka, founded in 1981, with a unique three-story building.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

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Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Osaka offers a unique stage, a natural waterfall, and a new main hall.

Seiren-ji Temple

Seiren-ji Temple

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Seirenji is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple rebuilt in 1584, enshrining a revered Jizo statue.

Genkō-ji Temple

Genkō-ji Temple

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Genkoji is an ancient Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Osaka, housing a significant Kamakura-period p...

Genshō-ji Temple

Genshō-ji Temple

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Genshoji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a unique, culturally significant gate.

Genryū-ji Temple

Genryū-ji Temple

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Genryū-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Shoshu temple, rebuilt in 1962, offering a peaceful visi...

Ryūan-ji Temple

Ryūan-ji Temple

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Ancient temple in a park, birthplace of lotteries, dedicated to Benzaiten.

Takidani Fudō Myōō-ji Temple

Takidani Fudō Myōō-ji Temple

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Takidani Fudō Myōō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple, home to a revered Fudō Myōō statue.

Muni-ji Temple

Muni-ji Temple

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Muni-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple with a historic stone pagoda worth seeing.

Shishikutsu-ji Temple

Shishikutsu-ji Temple

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Ancient temple in Osaka with a National Treasure statue, rebuilt after fires.

Rian-ji Temple

Rian-ji Temple

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Rian-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with a notable family connection.

Zuikō-ji Temple

Zuikō-ji Temple

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Zuikō-ji Temple, a rebuilt Rinzai Buddhist temple, features a unique whale bone bridge.

Zuiryu-ji Temple

Zuiryu-ji Temple

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Zuiryu-ji Temple: a rebuilt Obaku Buddhist temple with unique mummies and historical graves.

Ruriko-ji Temple, Kashiwara

Ruriko-ji Temple, Kashiwara

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Ruriko-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple in Kashiwara, founded in the Tenpyo era, with unique statu...

Dainenbutsu-ji Temple

Dainenbutsu-ji Temple

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Japan's first Nenbutsu dojo, this temple features Osaka's largest wooden building and a unique g...

Kudara-ji

Kudara-ji

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Explore Kudara-ji, ancient temple ruins revealing Japan-Korea ties, now a historic park.

Seishou-ji Temple

Seishou-ji Temple

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Seishou-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple with unique ties to Kobo Daishi and a winter solstice tra...

Shinkō-in Temple

Shinkō-in Temple

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Ancient temple founded by Prince Shotoku, home to 60,000 Jizo statues.

Shinnyo-ji Temple

Shinnyo-ji Temple

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Shinnyo-ji is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with a Basho monument and a large ginkgo tree.

Daishin-ji Temple

Daishin-ji Temple

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Daishin-ji Temple is a historic branch temple with cultural properties, a short walk from Kintet...

Namba Betsu-in Temple

Namba Betsu-in Temple

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Namba Betsu-in Temple, also Minami Mido, is a historic Shinshu Buddhist temple worth visiting fo...

Shinryū-ji Temple

Shinryū-ji Temple

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Shinryu-ji Temple: a historic temple with a unique steam locomotive in its parking lot.

Kabusan-ji Temple

Kabusan-ji Temple

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Kabusan-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, first to enshrine Bishamonten, known for autumn l...

Shinkan-ji Temple

Shinkan-ji Temple

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A historic Rinzai Zen temple in Yao featuring samurai graves and a thirteen-story pagoda rebuilt...

Chikurin-ji Temple

Chikurin-ji Temple

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Chikurin-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple, part of the Settsu 88 Sacred Places.

Sōji-ji Temple

Sōji-ji Temple

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Sōji-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with a revered Kannon statue.

Nose Myōkenzan Temple

Nose Myōkenzan Temple

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Nose Myōkenzan Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple dedicated to Polaris worship.

Kōtoku-ji Temple

Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kotokuji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with a towering Kannon statue, easily accessible by t...

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