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

Nosaka-dera Temple

Nosaka-dera Temple

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Nosaka-dera Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple, rebuilt multiple times, offering a glim...

Hōzō-in Temple

Hōzō-in Temple

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Hōzō-in Temple: a historic Shingon-shu temple with cultural properties, a 20-minute walk from Fu...

Eishō-ji Temple

Eishō-ji Temple

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Eishō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with important cultural properties, worth visiting...

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji Temple

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Iō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with unique stone monuments, worth visiting f...

Myōzen-in Temple

Myōzen-in Temple

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Myōzen-in is a Sōtō Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Hōdai-ji Temple

Hōdai-ji Temple

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A historic temple founded in 1266 by imperial order, featuring modern architecture and ancient p...

Gyokuzō-in Temple

Gyokuzō-in Temple

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Gyokuzō-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple with important statues and a beautiful cherry tre...

Myōzen-ji Temple

Myōzen-ji Temple

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Myōzen-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, home to a Bishamonten statue and a unique sweet po...

Daizen-in Temple

Daizen-in Temple

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Daizen-in is a Tendai temple near Urawa Station, known for its statues and monthly fire ritual.

Daisen-in Temple

Daisen-in Temple

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Daisen-in Temple is a Soto Zen temple with historical documents and a natural monument.

Tenryū-ji Temple

Tenryū-ji Temple

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Ancient mountain temple with unique Shinbutsu-shūgō elements and a giant straw sandal.

Eishō-ji Temple

Eishō-ji Temple

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Eishoji Temple is a Soto Zen temple, rebuilt after WWII, with a unique Jizo statue.

Kakushin-ji Temple

Kakushin-ji Temple

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Kakushin-ji Temple is a historic Jodo sect temple with cultural properties and graves.

Ryūon-ji Temple

Ryūon-ji Temple

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Ryūon-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with important graves and unique plants.

Shinko-ji

Shinko-ji

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Shinko-ji is a historic temple with ties to powerful samurai, worth visiting for its ancient art...

Seitai-ji Temple

Seitai-ji Temple

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Seitai-ji is a historic temple in Saitama City with a notable tomb and cultural properties.

Myōraku-in Temple

Myōraku-in Temple

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Myōraku-in Temple, founded in 1607, preserves ancient stone tablets and important Buddhist statu...

Yūshō-ji Temple

Yūshō-ji Temple

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Yūshō-ji Temple, founded in 1202, offers historical artifacts and statues worth an hour's visit.

Semyoujuji Temple

Semyoujuji Temple

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Semyoujuji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with rare, intact Buddhist statues.

Gyōden-ji Temple

Gyōden-ji Temple

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Gyōden-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple founded in 1375.

Gyokuren-ji Temple

Gyokuren-ji Temple

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Gyokurenji is a historic Nichiren-shu temple founded in 1281, known for its ancient stone monume...

Renshō-ji Temple

Renshō-ji Temple

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Renshō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with a designated cultural property.

Daishō-ji Temple

Daishō-ji Temple

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Oldest temple in Koshigaya, home to a Fudo Myoo statue and historical treasures.

Joryu-ji Temple

Joryu-ji Temple

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Joryu-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with unique monuments and castle relics.

Jissō-ji Temple

Jissō-ji Temple

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Jissō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple, founded in 1598, with a significant main hall...

Kita-in Temple

Kita-in Temple

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Kita-in Temple offers historic buildings, unique statues, and Edo Castle remnants.

Myogyo-ji

Myogyo-ji

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Myogyo-ji is a historic Nichiren temple with unique natural monuments, worth visiting for its se...

Hōkō-ji Temple

Hōkō-ji Temple

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Hokoji is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with a notable chinquapin tree.

Myōyō-ji Temple

Myōyō-ji Temple

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Myōyō-ji Temple is a Nichiren-shu temple with a history dating back to a private Buddhist hall.

Jissō-ji Temple

Jissō-ji Temple

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Jissoji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1391, enshrining Ugami Kishimojin.

Myōzō-ji Temple

Myōzō-ji Temple

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Myozo-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1358.

Honnō-ji Temple

Honnō-ji Temple

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Honnō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1626, offering a glimpse into...

Shōgan-ji Temple

Shōgan-ji Temple

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Shōgan-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with a long past and unique artifacts.

Zengyō-ji Temple

Zengyō-ji Temple

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Zengyoji Temple is a Jodo Shinshu site with a notable Amida Nyorai image.

Heirin-ji Temple

Heirin-ji Temple

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Heirin-ji Temple is a historic Zen training temple with a nationally protected forest.

Seitenkyū

Seitenkyū

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Seitenkyū is a large, ornate Taiwanese Taoist temple, a unique cultural and architectural experi...

Shōden-in Temple

Shōden-in Temple

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Visit this historic temple, founded by a Korean king, to see ancient artifacts and a unique memo...

Daijiji Temple

Daijiji Temple

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A historic Soto Zen temple, part of the Chichibu Fudasho pilgrimage, worth visiting for its sere...

AG Soka Shinsho Church

AG Soka Shinsho Church

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AG Soka Shinsho Church is a multinational evangelical church with services in several languages.

Enzō-ji Temple

Enzō-ji Temple

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Enzoji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with a rare fragment of Nichiren's writing.

Fumon-ji Temple

Fumon-ji Temple

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Fumon-ji is a Shingon temple, the 24th Musashi Kannon pilgrimage site, with two principal images...

Fujita Zendō-ji Temple

Fujita Zendō-ji Temple

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Zendoji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with rare 17th-century ceiling paintings.

Seiryū-ji Temple

Seiryū-ji Temple

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Seiryū-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with important samurai graves.

Sekijō-ji Temple

Sekijō-ji Temple

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Sekijoji Temple: a historic Shingon temple rebuilt to protect against floods.

St Paul's Church, Kumagaya

St Paul's Church, Kumagaya

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St Paul's Church is a historic Gothic-style chapel, a tangible cultural property that survived d...

Fukutoku-ji Temple

Fukutoku-ji Temple

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Fukutoku-ji Temple, founded in 1212, offers a glimpse into ancient architecture and history.

Gensō-ji Temple

Gensō-ji Temple

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Gensō-ji Temple houses Saitama's largest wooden Buddha statues, a significant cultural property...

Hōshō-in Temple

Hōshō-in Temple

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Hoshō-in is a historic Shingon temple known for its Fudō Myōō statues and intricate carvings.

Ichijō-in Temple

Ichijō-in Temple

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Ichijō-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple founded in 1252, offering a glimpse into Japan's p...

Ryūen-ji Temple

Ryūen-ji Temple

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Ryūen-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with ties to the Narita clan and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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