Temples in Saitama

Saitama Prefecture has 354 temples, including Zenkō-ji Temple and Hakūnsan Torii Kannon 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

Shinpuku-ji Temple

Shinpuku-ji Temple

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Shinpuku-ji Temple: a Shingon Buddhist temple housing significant cultural properties.

Shūjō-ji Temple

Shūjō-ji Temple

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Shūjō-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with unique deities, rebuilt after the Hannō War.

Sōton-ji Temple

Sōton-ji Temple

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Soton-ji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with cultural properties, a short walk from Haraichi Stat...

Take-dera Temple

Take-dera Temple

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Take-dera Temple is a Tendai temple with unique Shinbutsu-shugo traditions and a significant pil...

Jōju-in Temple

Jōju-in Temple

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Jōju-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a significant Fudo Myoo image.

Raikō-in Temple

Raikō-in Temple

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Raikō-in Temple is a historic site with a significant Fudo Myoo statue, easily accessible by tra...

Sōgan-ji Temple

Sōgan-ji Temple

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Sōgan-ji Temple is a historic Fudō Myōō temple known for good fortune.

Seigan-ji Temple

Seigan-ji Temple

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Seigan-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple with important historical documents and a designated gate...

Nōnin-ji Temple

Nōnin-ji Temple

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Nōnin-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with a scenic garden, rebuilt after a significant battl...

Manpuku-ji Temple

Manpuku-ji Temple

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Historic Buddhist temple with significant statues and a connection to a samurai lord.

Bannen-ji

Bannen-ji

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Bannen-ji is a Soto Zen temple with a historic main statue and monument to a local hero.

Kanjō-in Temple

Kanjō-in Temple

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Kanjō-in Temple is a historic Tendai temple with a significant wooden Buddha statue.

Renkei-ji Temple

Renkei-ji Temple

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Renkei-ji Temple is a historic Jodo sect temple, a significant cultural site in Kawagoe.

Saifuku-ji Temple

Saifuku-ji Temple

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Saifuku-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple with a notable three-story pagoda.

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannon-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with unique features and a local deity.

Kōshū-ji Temple

Kōshū-ji Temple

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Koshuji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a fire-surviving tree and a unique Jizo statue.

Daiō-ji Temple

Daiō-ji Temple

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Daiō-ji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1592, offering a glimpse into history an...

Tokushō-ji Temple

Tokushō-ji Temple

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Tokushoji is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple, worth visiting for its serene atmosphere.

Tōfuku-ji Temple

Tōfuku-ji Temple

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Tōfuku-ji Temple, founded in 1606, is a historic site with notable graves and architecture.

Konjō-in Temple

Konjō-in Temple

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Konjō-in Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a hidden Kannon statue.

Konzō-ji Temple

Konzō-ji Temple

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Konzō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in the early 13th century.

Chōkyū-ji Temple

Chōkyū-ji Temple

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Chōkyū-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a notable ginkgo tree.

Fukugon-ji Temple

Fukugon-ji Temple

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Fukugon-ji is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1531, known for its historic Hojo clan document.

Muryō-ji Temple

Muryō-ji Temple

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Muryoji is a historic Shingon temple with a hidden Buddha, founded in 1615.

Myōshō-ji Temple

Myōshō-ji Temple

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Myoshoji is a Soto Zen temple with historical ties to the Kasuga clan.

Yōju-in Temple

Yōju-in Temple

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Yōju-in Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with a 13th-century bronze bell.

Shōbō-in Temple

Shōbō-in Temple

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Shōbō-in Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple with unique Enku-made statues and samurai grave...

Shūfuku-ji Temple

Shūfuku-ji Temple

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Shufukuji is a historic Soto Zen temple with significant graves, easily accessible by bus.

Kōdai-in Temple

Kōdai-in Temple

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Kōdai-in Myōō-ji is a temple with historical clan graves and a unique summer festival.

Tamon-in Temple

Tamon-in Temple

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Tamon-in is a historic Shingon temple with unique cultural properties, worth visiting for its an...

Sōsen-ji Temple

Sōsen-ji Temple

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Sosenji is a modern Jodo Shinshu temple, founded to serve a growing local community.

Wakō-in Temple

Wakō-in Temple

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Wakoin is a temple with a unique Dainichi Nyorai painting, easily accessible from two stations.

Manpuku-ji Temple

Manpuku-ji Temple

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Manpukuji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple, restored in the Taisho era, worth visiting for i...

Kogen-ji Temple

Kogen-ji Temple

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Kogen-ji Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple founded to mourn fallen soldiers.

Shinjō-ji Temple

Shinjō-ji Temple

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Shinjoji Temple: a historic Shingon temple housing rare dual Dainichi Nyorai statues.

Enzō-in Temple

Enzō-in Temple

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Enzō-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple known for its ancient trees.

Fukei-in Temple

Fukei-in Temple

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Fukei-in is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, a quiet stop for those in Saitama.

Baishō-in Temple

Baishō-in Temple

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Baishoin is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple, rebuilt in 1997, offering a peaceful visit.

Tōsen-ji Temple

Tōsen-ji Temple

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Tosenji Temple, founded in 829, offers a glimpse into history and a unique linden tree.

Shinkō-ji Temple

Shinkō-ji Temple

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Shinkoji is a modern Koyasan Shingon temple, unique in southern Saitama, offering a glimpse into...

Tōkō-ji Temple

Tōkō-ji Temple

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Tokoji is a historic Soto Zen temple with cultural properties and honorary citizen graves, a sho...

Tōun-ji Temple

Tōun-ji Temple

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Doun-ji is a Soto Zen temple in Saitama, notable for its historic main gate.

Shōjō-in Temple

Shōjō-in Temple

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Seijoin is a historic Shingon temple with important cultural properties, easily accessible by tr...

Jōon-ji Temple

Jōon-ji Temple

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Joon-ji is a historic Jodo-shu temple founded in 1489, visited by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Chiraku-in Temple

Chiraku-in Temple

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Chiraku-in Temple is a Rinzai temple founded in the 16th century, notable for its historical gra...

Jihō-in Temple

Jihō-in Temple

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Jiho-in is an ancient Tendai temple with historical artifacts, a short walk from a bus stop.

Chōkaku-in Temple

Chōkaku-in Temple

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Chōkaku-in Temple is a Tendai Buddhist temple with a notable modern main hall.

Zōshin-ji Temple

Zōshin-ji Temple

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Zoshin-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1375, offering a glimpse into ancient Japanese Buddh...

Jigen-ji Temple

Jigen-ji Temple

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Jigen-ji, or Mizuhata Kannon, is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple worth visiting for its ancien...

Kokushō-ji Temple

Kokushō-ji Temple

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Kokushō-ji is a historic Zen temple with unique gates and cultural properties.

Kōrin-ji Temple

Kōrin-ji Temple

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Korinji Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple, a quiet stop near Toro Station.

Kōtoku-ji Temple

Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kōtoku-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a notable Jizo statue, easily accessible by train.

Kōjō-ji Temple

Kōjō-ji Temple

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Kojoji is a Soto Zen temple with Saitama City's oldest Koshin-to tower.

Gyōkō-ji Temple

Gyōkō-ji Temple

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Gyokoji Temple, founded in 807, offers a glimpse into history and unique cultural properties.

Ryūzan-in Temple

Ryūzan-in Temple

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Ryūzan-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple known for its Kannon statue and healing ear ailmen...

Ryūzō-ji Temple

Ryūzō-ji Temple

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Ryūzō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with an ancient ginkgo tree and important...

Tafuku-in Temple

Tafuku-in Temple

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Tafuku-in is a historic Shingon temple founded in 1382, easily accessible by train.

Jifuku-ji Temple

Jifuku-ji Temple

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Jifukuji Temple: a historic Tendai temple with a hidden Jizo Bodhisattva, a short walk from Nari...

Rendai-ji Temple

Rendai-ji Temple

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Rendai-ji is a historic temple with a hidden Buddha, worth visiting for its unique Kannon statue...

Tafuku-ji Temple

Tafuku-ji Temple

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Tafuku-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple founded in 1696, with cultural properties and treas...

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