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

Kōzen-ji Temple

Kōzen-ji Temple

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Kōzen-ji is a Soto Zen temple in Osaka, known for warding off evil.

Kozen-ji Temple (Kawachinagano)

Kozen-ji Temple (Kawachinagano)

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A Soto Zen temple in Kawachinagano with rare lotus flowers and ancient statues.

Shōgonjōdo-ji Temple

Shōgonjōdo-ji Temple

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Ancient temple with a unique gate and main hall, both designated cultural properties.

Renge-ji Temple

Renge-ji Temple

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Ancient temple with important statues, rebuilt over centuries, worth visiting for its cultural p...

Tōji-ji Temple

Tōji-ji Temple

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Tōji-ji Temple is a Kōyasan Shingon temple rebuilt after WWII, housing a writer's grave.

Sainen-ji Temple

Sainen-ji Temple

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Sainen-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Osaka, founded in 1560, known for its Kannon statues.

Saihō-in Temple

Saihō-in Temple

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Japan's first nunnery, this temple offers a glimpse into early Buddhist history and serene garde...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikoji Temple, founded in 658, offers historical statues and unique annual festivals.

Sairin-ji Temple

Sairin-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded in 619 AD, home to Japan's largest Asuka period foundation stone.

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannon-ji is a historic Buddhist temple offering a glimpse into traditional Japanese worship.

Kannon'-in Temple

Kannon'-in Temple

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Kannon-in Temple: a historic Shingon temple in Sakai City, home to important Heian-period statue...

Toyonaka Fudōson

Toyonaka Fudōson

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A modern Shingon temple in Osaka, offering unique Buddhist and Shinto elements.

Toyokawa Inari Osaka Betsu-in Temple

Toyokawa Inari Osaka Betsu-in Temple

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A Soto Zen temple in Osaka with unique Inari and Kannon enshrines, worth visiting for its spirit...

Tsūhō-ji

Tsūhō-ji

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Tsūhō-ji is a historic temple site in Osaka with significant Minamoto clan ties.

Dōmyō-ji

Dōmyō-ji

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Dōmyō-ji is a Buddhist convent with a rock garden and a thousand-year-old Kannon statue.

Shaka-in Temple (Ikeda)

Shaka-in Temple (Ikeda)

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Shaka-in Temple is a historic site in Ikeda, known for its ancient statues and warding off evil.

Yachū-ji Temple

Yachū-ji Temple

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Yachū-ji Temple, founded by Prince Shōtoku, offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese Buddhist hist...

Kongō-ji Temple

Kongō-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon temple known as Nyonin Koya, featuring National Treasure statues and the olde...

Kongō-in Temple (Settsu, Japan)

Kongō-in Temple (Settsu, Japan)

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Kongō-in Temple is a historic Buddhist site with ancient statues and traditional temple architec...

Chōhō-ji Temple

Chōhō-ji Temple

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Ancient Buddhist temple in Osaka, founded by a woman, with unique statues and cultural propertie...

Choukei-ji Temple

Choukei-ji Temple

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Choukei-ji Temple, or Ajisai-dera, offers historic pagodas and beautiful hydrangeas.

Chōraku-ji Temple

Chōraku-ji Temple

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Chorakuji is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with a long history and notable artifacts.

Naniwa-ji Temple

Naniwa-ji Temple

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Naniwa-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai temple founded in 736, housing a unique Kannon statue.

Ryōzen-ji Temple

Ryōzen-ji Temple

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Ryōzen-ji is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, founded in 778, known for its mountain ascetici...

Reishō-ji Temple

Reishō-ji Temple

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Reishō-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple with a long history, rebuilt in 1991.

Jōshō-ji Temple

Jōshō-ji Temple

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Joshōji is a Nichiren-shū temple with a collection of statues, founded by Joshōin Kawai Nisshin.

Kenpon-ji Temple

Kenpon-ji Temple

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Kenpon-ji Temple, a historic Buddhist site, offers a peaceful visit near Shukuin Station.

Kyūhōjigobōkenshō-ji Temple

Kyūhōjigobōkenshō-ji Temple

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This historic temple, founded in 1469, showcases a unique temple town and beautiful Edo-period a...

Kenshō-ji Temple

Kenshō-ji Temple

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Kenshoji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a rebuilt main hall.

Gantoku-ji Temple

Gantoku-ji Temple

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Gantoku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple with Edo and Meiji period architecture.

Ganshō-ji Temple

Ganshō-ji Temple

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Ganshō-ji Temple, founded in 1941, offers a unique five-story pagoda and beautiful plum blossoms...

Gansen-ji Temple

Gansen-ji Temple

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Gansen-ji Temple offers a historic dry landscape garden and insights into Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.

Gansen-ji Temple

Gansen-ji Temple

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Gansen-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with important cultural properties.

Takakuraji Hoshaku-in Temple

Takakuraji Hoshaku-in Temple

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Ancient Koyasan Shingon-shu temple with important cultural properties, founded in 705.

Kōki-ji Temple

Kōki-ji Temple

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Kōki-ji Temple is a historic Osaka temple with a unique past, rebuilt after a fire.

Kakuman-ji Temple

Kakuman-ji Temple

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Historic Osaka temple with a Korean bell, offering a glimpse into Japan's past.

Ōbai-ji Temple

Ōbai-ji Temple

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Ōbai-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with a rare Asuka period Buddha statue.

Ryūsen-ji Temple

Ryūsen-ji Temple

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Ancient temple with a unique gate and scenic garden, founded in 594.

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Kōmyō-ji Temple

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Komyoji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with Edo-period architecture.

Jōken-ji Temple

Jōken-ji Temple

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Jōken-ji Temple is a historic Kamakura-period temple with unique architectural features worth ex...

Shōbō-ji Temple

Shōbō-ji Temple

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Shoboji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple in Osaka with unique graves of kabuki actors and Edo-perio...

Ryūkai-ji Temple

Ryūkai-ji Temple

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Sōtō Zen temple founded in 1584, known for historical graves and fire protection for Osaka Castl...

Hirakata Catholic Church

Hirakata Catholic Church

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A Catholic church in Osaka, built with Mexican donations, dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Kuhonji Temple

Kuhonji Temple

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Kuhonji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Osaka, worth visiting for its cultural significa...

Raigou-ji Temple

Raigou-ji Temple

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Raigou-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with a significant past and cultural treasures.

Kuhon-ji Temple

Kuhon-ji Temple

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Kuhonji Temple, founded in 1562, offers a glimpse into historical temple architecture and art.

Yūsen-ji Temple

Yūsen-ji Temple

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Yusenji is a historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple in Osaka, worth visiting for its resilience and tr...

Shōsen-ji Temple

Shōsen-ji Temple

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Shosenji is a modern Jodo Shinshu temple, rebuilt after war, dedicated to Amida Nyorai.

Shōzen-in Temple

Shōzen-in Temple

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Shōzen-in Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Osaka, founded in 1608, known for its uniq...

Baikyū-in Temple

Baikyū-in Temple

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Ancient Sōtō Zen temple in Osaka, home to a Bashō memorial tower.

Gensyō-ji Temple

Gensyō-ji Temple

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Gensyō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Osaka with Edo-period architecture an...

Daisen-ji Temple

Daisen-ji Temple

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Daisen-ji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple in Osaka, rebuilt after fire, easily accessible by t...

Hichihō-ji Temple

Hichihō-ji Temple

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Shichihō-ji is a Nichiren-shu temple with a large Buddha statue and many stone Buddhas.

Chōshin-ji Temple

Chōshin-ji Temple

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A Jodo sect temple in Osaka featuring a historic Edo-period gate and a designated cultural prope...

Shōmyō-ji Temple

Shōmyō-ji Temple

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A 17th-century Jodo sect temple in Osaka featuring a rare Meiji-era gate that survived wartime d...

Kaisen-ji Temple

Kaisen-ji Temple

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Kaisen-ji is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Osaka, notable for its principal image and a poet's g...

Daikō-ji Temple

Daikō-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo Shu Buddhist temple in Osaka featuring a registered Edo-period gate and the deit...

Mampuku-ji Temple

Mampuku-ji Temple

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A historic Tennoji temple housing cultural treasures and a former Shinsengumi base from the late...

Hōmyō-ji Temple (Osaka)

Hōmyō-ji Temple (Osaka)

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A historic Jodo Buddhism temple in Osaka featuring four registered Tangible Cultural Properties...

Church of the Light

Church of the Light

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This iconic Tadao Ando church in Osaka is a pilgrimage for architecture lovers.

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