Temples in Tochigi

Tochigi Prefecture is home to 59 temples, including Joraku-ji Temple and Kongōjō-ji Temple. Visitors can find a variety of spiritual sites across the prefecture.

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

Dōkei-ji Temple

Dōkei-ji Temple

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Dokeiji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with clan graves and defensive earthworks.

Joraku-ji Temple

Joraku-ji Temple

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Joraku-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with graves of powerful samurai clans.

Kongōjō-ji Temple

Kongōjō-ji Temple

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Ancient Shingon temple founded in 1278, known for its historic tree and bronze pagoda.

Kaiun-ji Temple

Kaiun-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon temple in Tochigi that served as a prestigious rest stop for Tokugawa Shoguns...

Nikkō Shinkō Church Chapel

Nikkō Shinkō Church Chapel

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Historic Gothic-style church in Nikko, notable for its architecture and stained glass.

Hōrin-ji Temple

Hōrin-ji Temple

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Hōrin-ji Temple, founded in 860, offers historical artifacts and a scenic walk.

Kezo-ji temple

Kezo-ji temple

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Kezo-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple known for its pet memorial services and cat...

Ikkou-ji Temple

Ikkou-ji Temple

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Ikkou-ji Temple is a historic Jishu Ikko-ha temple with a significant 15th-century bronze Buddha...

Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji Temple

Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji Temple

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Explore a historic temple with unique statues and pagodas, a successor to an ancient provincial...

Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji

Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji

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Explore ancient temple ruins, one of Japan's three Nara-period ordination platforms.

Chūzen-ji Temple

Chūzen-ji Temple

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This temple, built by Shodo, houses the oldest surviving statue in Nikko, a six-meter Kannon.

Shingyō-ji Temple

Shingyō-ji Temple

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Shingyo-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Shoshu temple founded in 1305, worth visiting for its s...

Koshin-ji Temple

Koshin-ji Temple

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Koshin-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with a warlord's family cemetery and a castle gat...

Jigen-ji Temple

Jigen-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon sect temple founded in 1196 that served as a resting place for shoguns travel...

Zengan-ji Temple

Zengan-ji Temple

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Zengan-ji Temple: a historic Tendai temple founded in 796, known for its large Buddha statue.

Jizō-in Temple

Jizō-in Temple

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Jizo-in is a historic Shingon temple founded in 1194, housing important cultural properties.

Hōon-ji Temple

Hōon-ji Temple

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Hōon-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple with Utsunomiya's oldest wooden gate.

Mibu-ji Temple

Mibu-ji Temple

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Mibu-ji Temple: birthplace of Jikaku Daishi Ennin, dedicated to Fudo Myoo.

Daichū-ji Temple

Daichū-ji Temple

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Daichu-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with unique mysteries and a significant past.

Daiji-ji Temple

Daiji-ji Temple

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Ancient Tendai temple founded in 737 AD, known for its historical artifacts and training connect...

Nyorai-ji Temple

Nyorai-ji Temple

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Nyorai-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with unique statues and a pagoda.

Myōken-ji Temple

Myōken-ji Temple

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Myōken-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with unique ceiling paintings and beautiful c...

Myōshō-ji Temple

Myōshō-ji Temple

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Myōshō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple founded in the 13th century.

Ankoku-ji Temple

Ankoku-ji Temple

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Ankoku-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with a unique hexagonal hall and Ganjin portrait.

Hōzō-ji Temple

Hōzō-ji Temple

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Hōzō-ji Temple is a Tendai Buddhist temple founded in 857, housing important statues.

Terayama kannon-ji Temple

Terayama kannon-ji Temple

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Ancient mountain temple with a hidden Buddha and historic buildings, worth visiting for its cult...

Nōji-in Temple

Nōji-in Temple

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Nouji-in is a Soto Zen temple with unique cedar grave markers of the Hosokawa clan.

Enmei-in Temple

Enmei-in Temple

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Enmei-in Temple, founded in 1063, offers a glimpse into Japan's religious history and cultural h...

Jikō-ji

Jikō-ji

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Jikō-ji was a Shingon Buddhist temple, now abandoned, with a relocated gate worth seeing.

Tōkai-ji Temple

Tōkai-ji Temple

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Tokaiji is a historic Shingon temple with important cultural properties and unique spiritual exp...

Matsugamine Church

Matsugamine Church

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Matsugamine Church is a historic Romanesque Revival church, notable for its Oya stone architectu...

Keirin-ji Temple

Keirin-ji Temple

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Keirinji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a unique Kannon hall and important cultural properti...

Kabasaki-ji

Kabasaki-ji

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Kabasaki-ji is an ancient temple site with Ashikaga clan ties and important cultural properties.

Seigan-ji Temple

Seigan-ji Temple

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Seiganji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with important cultural properties.

Onsen-ji Temple

Onsen-ji Temple

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Onsen-ji Temple offers unique hot spring baths within a historic temple founded in 788.

Manpuku-ji Temple

Manpuku-ji Temple

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Manpuku-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Mangan-ji Temple

Mangan-ji Temple

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Mangan-ji Temple is an ancient pilgrimage site with historic buildings and a revered statue.

Shōun-ji Temple

Shōun-ji Temple

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A Sōtō Zen temple with a unique Kannon pilgrimage and an ancient weeping cherry tree.

Iwamoto Kannon

Iwamoto Kannon

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A historic cliffside Buddhist carving and pilgrimage site featuring Edo-period stonework and a s...

Shōnen-ji Temple

Shōnen-ji Temple

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Shonenji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a significant cultural property.

Kōzen-ji Temple

Kōzen-ji Temple

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Kōzen-ji is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a notable Shaka Nyorai statue.

Sairin-ji Temple

Sairin-ji Temple

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Sairin-ji Temple, a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, offers a glimpse into Japan's past transport h...

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannon-ji Temple is an ancient temple founded by Kukai's mother, offering a glimpse into Japan's...

Henjō-ji Temple

Henjō-ji Temple

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Henjō-ji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with cultural properties and ancient trees.

Ungan-ji Temple

Ungan-ji Temple

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Ungan-ji Temple is a historic Zen training center with cultural properties, worth visiting for i...

Kanuma Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox church

Kanuma Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox church

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A modern Orthodox church in Kanuma, offering a glimpse into Japan's Christian history.

Ryūkō-ji Temple

Ryūkō-ji Temple

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Ryūkō-ji Temple is an ancient Rinzai Zen temple with a rich history.

Ryūkō-ji Temple

Ryūkō-ji Temple

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Visit Ryūkō-ji Temple to see ancient monuments and a historic temple founded by Ganjin.

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji Temple

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A historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Kanuma City featuring ancient architecture and a massive 8...

Kinryūji Temple

Kinryūji Temple

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A 15th-century Jodo sect temple in Tochigi featuring historic guardian statues and the grave of...

Shōgan-ji Temple

Shōgan-ji Temple

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Shōgan-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with important cultural properties.

Saidō-ji Temple

Saidō-ji Temple

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Saidō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with a unique Jizō statue, worth an hour's visit.

Kaichō-ji Temple

Kaichō-ji Temple

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A 16th-century Soto Zen temple in Moka featuring a historic gate and monuments dedicated to loca...

Hōzen-ji Temple

Hōzen-ji Temple

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A historic Soto Zen seminary in Moka City featuring a designated cultural property bronze statue...

Myōun-ji Temple

Myōun-ji Temple

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Myōun-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with cultural properties and a giant cedar tree.

Daiyou-ji Temple

Daiyou-ji Temple

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A historic Soto Zen temple in Utsunomiya featuring an 18th-century main hall and graves of notab...

Ganjō-ji Temple

Ganjō-ji Temple

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A historic Rinzai sect temple in Sano City featuring the grave of a famous samurai from the Hach...

Ryūzō-ji Temple

Ryūzō-ji Temple

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A Tendai Buddhist temple in Nikko featuring a unique pyramid monument dedicated to miners and a...

Rinnō-ji Temple

Rinnō-ji Temple

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This temple, founded in 766 CE, is a large, important religious institution worth visiting for i...

Sennen-ji

Sennen-ji

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A historic Jodo Shinshu temple in Ashio founded in 1889, dedicated to Amida Nyorai and moved to...

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