Temples in Shiga

Shiga Prefecture has 109 temples, including Hōmyō-in Temple and Ishiyama-dera Temple. Visitors can find a wide range of spiritual sites to explore.

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

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannon-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with important cultural properties.

Kannonshō-ji Temple

Kannonshō-ji Temple

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Kannonshō-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with a large Kannon statue and mountain views.

Sanami-ji Temple

Sanami-ji Temple

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Sanami-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple rebuilt in 1662, offering a glimpse into Japan's...

Kongōrin-ji Temple

Kongōrin-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple, one of Kotō Sanzan, with national treasures and autumn leaves.

Konsho-ji Temple

Konsho-ji Temple

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Konsho-ji Temple: a historic Tendai temple founded in the Nara period, with mountain statues nea...

Kinshoku-ji Temple

Kinshoku-ji Temple

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Kinshoku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with significant ties to Shinshu Buddhism.

Chōkyū-ji Temple (Hikone)

Chōkyū-ji Temple (Hikone)

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Chōkyū-ji Temple, founded in 1041, offers historical insights and cultural properties worth seei...

Chōmei-ji Temple

Chōmei-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple, a Japan Heritage site, with historic buildings and artifacts.

Amida-ji Temple

Amida-ji Temple

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Amidaji Temple, founded by Prince Shotoku, offers a glimpse into ancient Buddhist history.

Seigan-ji Temple

Seigan-ji Temple

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Seigan-ji Temple: a Soto Zen temple with a nationally recognized dry landscape garden.

Handō-ji Temple

Handō-ji Temple

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Handō-ji Temple is a Tendai temple with important statues and a mandala, linked to Koka's medici...

Keisoku-ji Temple

Keisoku-ji Temple

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Keisokuji Temple is a temple known for its autumn scenery and Buddhist statues.

Ryōtan-ji Temple

Ryōtan-ji Temple

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Ryōtan-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple with two notable gardens and Ii clan connections.

Ryūō-ji Temple

Ryūō-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple founded in 710, known for its historic artifacts and unique nicknames.

Choko-ji Temple

Choko-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded by Prince Shotoku, known for its historic ties and a rare Katsura tree.

Eigen-ji Temple

Eigen-ji Temple

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A historic Zen head temple founded in 1361, famous for its thatched roof and vibrant autumn colo...

Sōji-ji Temple

Sōji-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon temple in Nagahama famous for its scenic peony gardens and Heian-period Buddh...

Sōan-ji Temple

Sōan-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo Shu temple in Hikone featuring structures relocated from local castles and ties...

Konpon Chūdō

Konpon Chūdō

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Konpon Chūdō is a historic temple hall on Mount Hiei, home to a 1200-year-old flame.

Ishiba-ji Temple

Ishiba-ji Temple

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Ancient temple founded by Prince Shotoku, with a unique garden and cultural treasures.

Kinomoto Jizo-in Temple

Kinomoto Jizo-in Temple

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This temple, visited by historical figures, offers spiritual cleansing and eye ailment cures.

Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan Hikone Church

Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan Hikone Church

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Visit Japan's oldest Protestant church, founded in 1879, to see its historic architecture.

Chōju-ji Temple

Chōju-ji Temple

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Chōju-ji Temple is a Tendai temple with historic buildings and a mid-January festival.

Daitaku-ji Temple

Daitaku-ji Temple

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Daitakuji Temple is a Soto Zen temple founded in the Nara period, part of a Kannon pilgrimage.

Mii-dera Temple

Mii-dera Temple

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Mii-dera Temple is an ancient Tendai temple with important Buddhist art and architecture.

Anrakuritsu-in

Anrakuritsu-in

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Ancient Tendai temple with historical buildings and a national treasure, worth visiting for its...

Isaki-ji Temple

Isaki-ji Temple

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Isaki-ji Temple is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple and sacred site worth visiting for its cult...

Chōshō-in Temple

Chōshō-in Temple

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Chosho-in is a historic Zen temple, founded in 1602, notable for its large main hall.

Tennei-ji Temple

Tennei-ji Temple

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Tennei-ji is a Soto Zen temple in Hikone, famous for its 500 Rakan statues.

Shōsō-ji Temple

Shōsō-ji Temple

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Shōsō-ji is a historic Buddhist temple, founded in 1241, with a rich past and scholarly connecti...

Saion-ji Temple

Saion-ji Temple

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Saionji Temple is a historic Tendai Shinsei temple with unique Buddha statues.

Tōgen-ji Temple

Tōgen-ji Temple

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Tōgen-ji Temple, founded in 1700, offers a glimpse into Rinzai Zen Buddhism and unique statues.

Hōgon-ji Temple

Hōgon-ji Temple

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Visit Hōgon-ji Temple on Chikubu Island, a historic site with important cultural properties and...

Yokawa Jōkō-in Temple

Yokawa Jōkō-in Temple

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This Tendai temple is a significant Nichiren training site, rebuilt in 2005, offering historical...

Mangetsu-ji Temple

Mangetsu-ji Temple

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Mangetsu-ji Temple, with its iconic floating hall, offers picturesque views of Lake Biwa.

Sōken-ji

Sōken-ji

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A historic temple established by Oda Nobunaga, featuring important cultural properties.

Suikan-ji Temple

Suikan-ji Temple

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Suikan-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with important cultural properties and statues.

Seianji Temple

Seianji Temple

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Seianji Temple offers historic buildings, a scenic garden, and important Buddhist statues.

Sekigo-ji Temple

Sekigo-ji Temple

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Ancient temple with important Buddhist statues, part of a pilgrimage route.

Seikō-ji Temple

Seikō-ji Temple

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Seikoji Temple, a 17th-century Jodo-shu Buddhist temple, houses an important Kamakura-period Kan...

Gonjō-ji Temple

Gonjō-ji Temple

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Gonjō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple with unique architecture and a significant Bud...

Jian-ji Temple

Jian-ji Temple

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Jian-ji is a historic temple founded by Prince Shotoku, featuring important statues and architec...

Guhō-ji Temple

Guhō-ji Temple

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Guhō-ji is a historic Tendai temple in Ōtsu, home to important cultural properties.

Daikō-ji Temple

Daikō-ji Temple

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Daikoji Temple, founded in 686, offers history and cherry blossoms in Koka City.

Jūraku-ji Temple

Jūraku-ji Temple

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Jūrakuji is a historic Jōdo-shū temple, home to one of Kōka's Great Buddhas.

Daichi-ji Temple

Daichi-ji Temple

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Daichi-ji Temple is a Rinzai Buddhist temple with a historic garden and important cultural prope...

Shōgen-ji Temple

Shōgen-ji Temple

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Shōgen-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, founded by Saichō, offering a glimpse into Buddhis...

Zenshō-ji Temple

Zenshō-ji Temple

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Zenshoji is a Soto Zen temple in Shiga Prefecture with a unique history and a demon mound.

Bimyō-ji Temple

Bimyō-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple, founded in 994, with a significant Eleven-faced Kannon statue.

Gonshō-ji Temple

Gonshō-ji Temple

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Gonshō-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with significant cultural properties.

Senkō-ji Temple (Koka, Shiga)

Senkō-ji Temple (Koka, Shiga)

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Senkō-ji Temple is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple with a significant Kannon statue.

Rokkakudō (Koka)

Rokkakudō (Koka)

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This Edo-period hexagonal Jizō-dō is a rare architectural gem, one of only two in the prefecture...

Minakuchi church

Minakuchi church

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Historic Christian church designed by William Merrell Vories, a registered cultural property.

Daitoku-ji Temple

Daitoku-ji Temple

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Daitoku-ji Temple: a historic Jodo-shu temple with Tokugawa connections, worth visiting for its...

Kōtoku-ji Temple

Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kōtoku-ji Temple, known for autumn leaves and views, offers a peaceful hour of history.

Shin-Chion-in Temple

Shin-Chion-in Temple

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Shin-Chion-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Hinō-ji Temple

Hinō-ji Temple

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Hino-o-ji is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple with important Kannon and Shaka Nyorai statues.

Kawarayazen-ji Temple

Kawarayazen-ji Temple

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Ancient Rinzai temple with important cultural properties and a scenic mountain setting.

Enryaku-ji Temple

Enryaku-ji Temple

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This historically important Buddhist temple on Mt. Hiei is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 150...

Ōhorazan Chōju-in Temple

Ōhorazan Chōju-in Temple

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Chōju-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple founded in 1695, home to one of Japan's three great...

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