Temples in Shizuoka

Shizuoka Prefecture has 137 temples, including Gyokusen-ji Temple and Seiun-ji Temple. Many are historic and offer a tranquil visit.

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

Gyokusen-ji Temple

Gyokusen-ji Temple

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Historic temple that served as the first US consulate, offering a unique glimpse into early Japa...

Seiun-ji Temple

Seiun-ji Temple

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Seiun-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with unique gates and cultural properties.

Santaku-ji Temple

Santaku-ji Temple

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Santaku-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with a unique memorial tower and a kara...

Hōfuku-ji Temple

Hōfuku-ji Temple

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Hōfuku-ji Temple: a historic temple in Shimoda, notable for its connection to Sakamoto Ryōma and...

Izu Kokubun-ji Temple

Izu Kokubun-ji Temple

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Izu Kokubun-ji Temple is a Nichiren temple with significant ancient ruins worth exploring.

Nōman-ji Temple

Nōman-ji Temple

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Nōman-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple with a famous sago palm and castle ruins.

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with unique treasures and a notable tree.

Zuiryū-ji Temple

Zuiryū-ji Temple

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Historic Soto Zen temple with ties to powerful samurai families, worth visiting for its cultural...

Konryū-ji Temple

Konryū-ji Temple

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Ancient Shingon temple founded in 729, home to historic trees and Kannon statues.

Seigan-ji Temple

Seigan-ji Temple

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Seigan-ji is a Rinzai temple founded by Minamoto no Yoritomo, notable for its historical grave a...

Shimono-bō Temple

Shimono-bō Temple

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Shimonobo is a historic Nichiren Shoshu temple with a significant founder's grave.

Shimojō Myōren-ji Temple

Shimojō Myōren-ji Temple

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Historic Nichiren Shōshū head temple, founded in 1324, with designated cultural properties.

Kujō-bō Temple

Kujō-bō Temple

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Kujō-bō Temple, founded in 1290, is a historic sub-temple of Taiseki-ji worth visiting for its s...

Ryōshō-bō Temple

Ryōshō-bō Temple

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Ryōshō-bō is a historic Nichiren Shōshū sub-temple, rebuilt multiple times, offering a glimpse i...

Daishin-ji Temple

Daishin-ji Temple

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A historic Nichiren temple founded in 1649, housing unique wooden statues.

Jitsujō-ji Temple

Jitsujō-ji Temple

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Jitsujoji is a historic Nichiren-shu head temple with important cultural properties.

Butsugen-ji Temple

Butsugen-ji Temple

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This Nichiren head temple marks the site where Nichiren lived in exile and wrote important works...

Shuzen-ji Temple

Shuzen-ji Temple

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Ancient Soto Zen temple in a hot spring resort, known for its history and cultural properties.

Kōchō-ji Temple

Kōchō-ji Temple

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Kōchō-ji Temple is a significant Nichiren Buddhist head temple founded in 1276, preserving rare...

Kitayama Honmon-ji Temple

Kitayama Honmon-ji Temple

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A historic Nichiren Buddhist temple in Fujinomiya, home to important cultural properties.

Hokke-ji Temple

Hokke-ji Temple

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A historic Tendai sect temple in Yaizu featuring a rare wooden Sho-Kannon statue and a designate...

Minamino-bō Temple

Minamino-bō Temple

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Minamino-bō is a historic Nichiren Shōshū temple, rebuilt in 2008, offering a glimpse into its r...

Kasui-sai

Kasui-sai

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Kasuisai is a Soto Zen temple built in 1401, known for its connection to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Hōon-bō Temple

Hōon-bō Temple

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A historic Nichiren Shoshu temple within the Taiseki-ji complex, originally founded in 1740 and...

Zōzen-ji Temple

Zōzen-ji Temple

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Zōzen-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with a rich past and valuable cultural artifacts.

Daichū-ji Temple

Daichū-ji Temple

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A historic Rinzai temple founded in 1313, known for its plum blossoms and cultural properties.

Daifuku-ji Temple

Daifuku-ji Temple

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Daifukuji Temple, founded in 875, offers historic treasures and a scenic garden.

Daikō-ji Temple

Daikō-ji Temple

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Daikoji is a Soto Zen temple known for its unique cocoon-shaped tombstones.

Unkō-in Temple

Unkō-in Temple

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A Soto Zen temple in Fukuroi City offering pet funerals and tree burials within a historic Shogu...

Myōsen-bō Temple

Myōsen-bō Temple

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Myōsen-bō Temple is a modern sub-temple of Taiseki-ji, offering a glimpse into Nichiren Shoshu B...

Myōkai-ji Temple

Myōkai-ji Temple

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A Nichiren Buddhist temple in Numazu, known for its historic artifacts and connection to Nichire...

Myōjō-ji Temple

Myōjō-ji Temple

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Myōjō-ji Temple is a modern Nichiren Shōshū temple, rebuilt after war, near Kusanagi Station.

Myōryū-ji Temple

Myōryū-ji Temple

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Myōryū-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu head temple with important cultural properties.

Houdai-in Temple

Houdai-in Temple

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Houdai-in Temple is a historic Tokugawa family temple with important cultural properties.

Hōkyō-in Temple

Hōkyō-in Temple

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Hōkyō-in Temple: a Rinzai Zen temple in Mishima with Ashikaga graves and Unkei's Yakushi Nyorai.

Jissō-ji Temple

Jissō-ji Temple

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Jissō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu head temple with important Buddhist scriptures and st...

Jakunichi-bō Temple

Jakunichi-bō Temple

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Jakunichi-bō Temple, founded in 1290, is a historic sub-temple with a notable red gate.

Fujisan Kōbō-ji Temple

Fujisan Kōbō-ji Temple

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Fujisan Kōbō-ji Temple: a historic temple, starting point for Fuji pilgrims.

Koizumi Kuon-ji Temple

Koizumi Kuon-ji Temple

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This historic Nichiren head temple, founded in 1334, offers a glimpse into Japan's religious pas...

Jōun-ji Temple

Jōun-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo sect temple in Numazu featuring the graves of local lords and a famous nature-pr...

Gansui-ji Temple

Gansui-ji Temple

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Gansui-ji Temple, founded in 725, is a historic site with important cultural properties.

Makaya-ji Temple

Makaya-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 726 featuring a rediscovered medieval garden and a...

Ōshōkyō-in Temple

Ōshōkyō-in Temple

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Ōshōkyō-in Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple founded in 855, featuring an important cultural...

Higiri jizōson

Higiri jizōson

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Higiri Jizoson is a historic temple hall, a leading sacred site in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Shōun-ji Temple

Shōun-ji Temple

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Shōun-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple with unique halls and deities, worth visiting for...

Fumon-ji

Fumon-ji

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Fumon-ji is an ancient Tendai temple with multiple halls and significant statues.

Honjū-bō Temple

Honjū-bō Temple

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Honjū-bō Temple is a historic sub-temple of Taiseki-ji, rebuilt multiple times since 1337.

Honkyō-bō Temple

Honkyō-bō Temple

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Honkyō-bō Temple is a historic Nichiren Shōshū temple, rebuilt multiple times since 1321.

Honshō-ji Temple

Honshō-ji Temple

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Honshoji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with a notable ancient tree.

Honshu-bō Temple

Honshu-bō Temple

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A modern Nichiren Shōshū temple offering lodging for pilgrims near Taiseki-ji Head Temple.

Honryū-ji Temple

Honryū-ji Temple

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Honryū-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shū head temple, rebuilt after disasters, worth visiting...

Honkō-ji Temple

Honkō-ji Temple

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Honkō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with cultural treasures and a garden.

Hongaku-ji Temple

Hongaku-ji Temple

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Hongakuji is a historic Nichiren temple with important cultural properties.

Higashino-bō Temple

Higashino-bō Temple

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Higashino-bō Temple is a historic Nichiren Shōshū sub-temple, significant for its high priest co...

Saioku-ji Temple

Saioku-ji Temple

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Saioku-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a nationally recognized garden.

Kōgaku-ji Temple (Kakegawa)

Kōgaku-ji Temple (Kakegawa)

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Kōgaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with a notable tree and rebuilt main hall.

Yusan-ji Temple

Yusan-ji Temple

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Yusan-ji Temple is an ancient imperial temple with important cultural properties.

Son'ei-ji Temple

Son'ei-ji Temple

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Son'ei-ji Temple is an ancient temple known for warding off evil and its cultural properties.

Jōren-bō Temple

Jōren-bō Temple

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Jōren-bō Temple is a historic sub-temple of Taiseki-ji, rebuilt in 2007.

Kaichō-ji Temple

Kaichō-ji Temple

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Kaichō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu head temple with unique treasures.

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