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

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

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Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a historic Kannon pilgrimage site with important cultural properties.

Seiken-ji Temple

Seiken-ji Temple

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Historic Rinzai temple where Tokugawa Ieyasu studied, with a scenic garden.

Genmyō-ji Temple

Genmyō-ji Temple

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Historic Nichiren-shu head temple with cultural properties, worth visiting for its architecture...

Hyakukan-bō Temple

Hyakukan-bō Temple

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Hyakukan-bō Temple is a historic Nichiren Shōshū temple, rebuilt multiple times since 1290.

Myōden-ji Temple

Myōden-ji Temple

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Myoden-ji is a 17th-century temple housing the grave of a local lord.

Sōsen-ji Temple

Sōsen-ji Temple

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Sōsen-ji Temple: a historic Buddhist temple founded by a samurai lord, rebuilt after a fire.

Ryūmin-ji Temple

Ryūmin-ji Temple

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Ryumin-ji is a historic Buddhist temple founded in 1496, housing important statues and family gr...

Rinzai-ji Temple

Rinzai-ji Temple

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Historic Zen temple where Tokugawa Ieyasu studied, featuring a beautiful garden and important cu...

Kanzan-ji Temple

Kanzan-ji Temple

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Kanzan-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple in Hamamatsu, founded in 810, offering cultural a...

Renkei-ji Temple

Renkei-ji Temple

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Renkei-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with a famous weeping cherry tree.

Renjō-bō Temple

Renjō-bō Temple

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Renjō-bō Temple is a historic Nichiren Shōshū temple, founded in 1299 by a disciple of Nikkō.

Rentō-bō Temple

Rentō-bō Temple

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Rentō-bō Temple is a historic sub-temple of Taiseki-ji, founded in 1294.

Ren'ei-ji Temple

Ren'ei-ji Temple

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Ren'ei-ji Temple: a Nichiren head temple with strong ties to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Rensho-ji Temple (Fujieda)

Rensho-ji Temple (Fujieda)

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Rensho-ji Temple, founded in 1195, offers a glimpse into history and a natural monument.

Renchaku-ji Temple

Renchaku-ji Temple

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This historic temple, founded in 1508, offers a glimpse into Nichiren's exile and Japan's larges...

Kiganji

Kiganji

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Kiganji is a historic Koyasan Shingon temple with hundreds of ancient stone pagodas.

Nishiyama Honmon-ji Temple

Nishiyama Honmon-ji Temple

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Explore a historic temple, one of the Fuji Gozan, with a possible connection to Oda Nobunaga.

Kangyō-bō Temple

Kangyō-bō Temple

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Kangyō-bō Temple is a historic Nichiren Shōshū temple, founded in 1319, offering a glimpse into...

Onshin-bō Temple

Onshin-bō Temple

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

Tesshū-ji Temple

Tesshū-ji Temple

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Tesshū-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Sessen-bō Temple

Sessen-bō Temple

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Sessen-bō Temple is a historic sub-temple offering lodging for visitors to Taiseki-ji.

Kenkō-ji

Kenkō-ji

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Kenkō-ji is an ancient temple with cultural treasures and a spiritual pilgrimage history.

Akirahikari-in Temple

Akirahikari-in Temple

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Akirahikari-in Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with a lord's grave.

Ganjōju-in Temple

Ganjōju-in Temple

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Ganjōju-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple housing five statues by Unkei, including...

Ryōtan-ji Temple (Hamamatsu)

Ryōtan-ji Temple (Hamamatsu)

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Ryōtan-ji Temple features a unique garden designed in the shape of a turtle and a crane.

Ryuge-ji Temple

Ryuge-ji Temple

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Ryuge-ji Temple is an imperial prayer temple with a historic garden and ancient sago palm.

Ryōun-ji Temple

Ryōun-ji Temple

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Ryoun-ji Temple offers historic gardens and art, a tranquil escape worth an hour.

Obane Haiji

Obane Haiji

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An ancient 7th-century temple site featuring excavated foundations and roof tiles linked to the...

Hōjō-ji Temple

Hōjō-ji Temple

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Hojo-ji Temple, founded by Hojo Yoshitoki, offers historical artifacts and cultural properties.

Chiman-ji Temple

Chiman-ji Temple

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Chimaji Temple offers ancient cedar trees and historic buildings from powerful figures.

Honjō-ji Temple

Honjō-ji Temple

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A Nichiren sect temple in Fujinomiya featuring views of Mount Fuji and a rare 13th-century lette...

Hokyo-ji Temple

Hokyo-ji Temple

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A historic Soto Zen temple founded in 747 featuring a protected wooden Jizobosatsu statue and a...

Daigo-an Temple

Daigo-an Temple

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A Soto Zen temple in Fujinomiya housing an ancient Kannon statue and serving as a stop on three...

Heiden-ji Temple

Heiden-ji Temple

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Heiden-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Hōdai-in betsu-in Temple

Hōdai-in betsu-in Temple

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This Jōdo-shū temple is the family temple of the Sakakibara clan, housing a notable grave.

Ganshō-ji Temple

Ganshō-ji Temple

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Ganshō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 741, part of a Kannon pilgrima...

Kechien-ji Temple

Kechien-ji Temple

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Kechien-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple known for matchmaking and good harvests.

Senshō-ji Temple

Senshō-ji Temple

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Senshō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with important cultural artifacts.

Shōin-ji Temple

Shōin-ji Temple

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Shōin-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple, notable for its connection to Hakuin Ekaku.

Suruga Kokubun-ji Temple

Suruga Kokubun-ji Temple

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A Shingon temple in Shizuoka City, successor to a historic provincial temple.

Katayama temple ruins

Katayama temple ruins

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Explore ancient temple ruins, a national historic site, revealing Japan's early Buddhist archite...

Shizuoka Kusabuka Church

Shizuoka Kusabuka Church

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Historic Methodist church in Shizuoka, founded in 1893, rebuilt after wartime destruction.

Chōgen-in Temple

Chōgen-in Temple

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Chōgen-in Temple is a historic Zen temple with ties to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Yōmei-ji Temple (Fujieda)

Yōmei-ji Temple (Fujieda)

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Yōmei-ji is a historic Jōdo-shū temple, once a lodging for Joseon envoys.

Seiryū-ji Temple (Hamamatsu)

Seiryū-ji Temple (Hamamatsu)

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Seiryū-ji Temple is a historic site in Hamamatsu with ties to Tokugawa Ieyasu and his son.

Ukishima-dō

Ukishima-dō

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Ukishima-dō is a historic Buddhist temple in Kakegawa City, dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva.

Kannō-ji Temple

Kannō-ji Temple

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Kannō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple in Shizuoka City, rebuilt after a fire.

Sōrin-ji Temple

Sōrin-ji Temple

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Sōrin-ji Temple is a Nichiren-shu temple with a history of rebuilding after destruction.

Daiyaku-ji Temple

Daiyaku-ji Temple

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A historic temple rebuilt with Tokugawa Ieyasu's support, featuring unique architectural element...

Bukkō-ji Temple

Bukkō-ji Temple

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Bukkō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple, founded in 1275, with a unique Buddha statue.

Jōshō-in Temple

Jōshō-in Temple

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Jōshō-in Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist site with unique stone statues, rebuilt after a...

Honkō-ji Temple

Honkō-ji Temple

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Honkō-ji Temple is a Nichiren temple with a historic ginkgo tree and haiku monument.

Renkyū-ji Temple

Renkyū-ji Temple

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Renkyu-ji Temple: a historic Nichiren-shu temple, relocated in 1950, a short walk from Shizuoka...

Yōfuku-ji Temple

Yōfuku-ji Temple

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Yofukuji is a Soto Zen temple with a long history, rebuilt main hall, and ihai-do.

Tōtōmi Kokubun-ji Temple

Tōtōmi Kokubun-ji Temple

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Explore the ruins of an ancient Buddhist temple, a National Special Historic Site.

Reizan-ji Temple

Reizan-ji Temple

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Reizan-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with important cultural properties.

Takyō-ji Temple

Takyō-ji Temple

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Takyō-ji Temple is a historic site with a rebuilt hall and important Buddhist statues.

Hōkō-ji Temple

Hōkō-ji Temple

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Hōkō-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with many cultural properties, worth visiting for its sp...

Ryōsen-ji Temple

Ryōsen-ji Temple

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Historic temple where the Shimoda Treaty was signed, offering a glimpse into Japan's past.

Hōrin-ji Temple

Hōrin-ji Temple

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Hōrin-ji is an Ōbaku Zen temple with historic buildings and unique artifacts.

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