Temples in Tokyo

Tokyo Prefecture has 1368 temples, including Tokyo Mazu Temple and Minobu Betsu-in 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

Shōkaku-in Temple

Shōkaku-in Temple

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Shōkaku-in is a historic Shingon temple founded for farmers, worth visiting for its Jizo statue.

Tokyo Mazu Temple

Tokyo Mazu Temple

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Tokyo Mazu Temple: a modern, four-story temple dedicated to Mazu, one minute from Okubo Station.

Minobu Betsu-in Temple

Minobu Betsu-in Temple

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This Nichiren temple in Tokyo, founded in 1883, honors those who died in prison.

Jōshin-ji Temple

Jōshin-ji Temple

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Jōshin-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple housing a Kannon statue, part of two pilgrimage r...

Kōgen-ji Temple

Kōgen-ji Temple

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Kōgen-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a resilient Kannon statue.

Teigan-ji Temple

Teigan-ji Temple

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Teigan-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple worth visiting for its resilience and serene atmo...

Rimpuku-ji Temple

Rimpuku-ji Temple

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Rimpuku-ji Temple is a rare brick Jizo hall, a 17th-century Shingon Buddhist temple worth a quic...

Chōshō-ji Temple

Chōshō-ji Temple

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A Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, notable for its resilience and a philosopher's grave.

Sōzen-ji Temple

Sōzen-ji Temple

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Sōzen-ji Temple is a historic Zen Buddhist temple with a distinctive red gate.

Seirin-ji Temple

Seirin-ji Temple

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Seirin-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo with notable graves.

Yuinen-ji Temple

Yuinen-ji Temple

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Yuinen-ji is a historic Shinshu temple with important cultural properties, easily accessible by...

Gekoku-ji Temple

Gekoku-ji Temple

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Gekoku-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with important graves, a short walk from...

Kiun-ji Temple

Kiun-ji Temple

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Kiun-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple in Tokyo with unique hidden Buddha statues and samurai gra...

Tenryū-in Temple

Tenryū-in Temple

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A historic Rinzai temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after conflict, holding important graves and cultural...

Chūkō-ji Temple

Chūkō-ji Temple

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Chūkō-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani temple with notable graves, easily accessible by tra...

Kanda-dera Temple

Kanda-dera Temple

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Kandadera is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its unique history and Shinri Undo movement...

Sōun-in Temple

Sōun-in Temple

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Sōun-in Temple is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1608, rebuilt after war damage.

Ryūgan-ji Temple

Ryūgan-ji Temple

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A Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo with significant statues and an autumn festival.

Nanzō-in Temple

Nanzō-in Temple

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Nanzō-in Temple: a historic Shingon temple with important Buddhist statues, worth visiting for i...

Hōshō-ji Temple

Hōshō-ji Temple

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Hoshō-ji is a historic Shingon temple, a quiet stop near a famous iris garden.

Hōjō-in Temple

Hōjō-in Temple

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Hōjō-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, part of the Shibamata Seven Gods of Fortun...

Kōun-ji Temple

Kōun-ji Temple

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Kōun-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple founded in 1776, rebuilt after WWII.

Keien-ji Temple

Keien-ji Temple

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Keien-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple founded in 1609, worth visiting for its serene atm...

Gesshū-ji Temple

Gesshū-ji Temple

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Gesshū-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple, once a shogun's resting place.

Amida-in Temple

Amida-in Temple

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Amida-in Temple: a Shingon-shu temple in Tokyo with unique statues and a special annual event.

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

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Fukujuin is a historic temple in Tokyo, part of a pilgrimage, rebuilt after war.

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

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Fukuju-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, rebuilt for modern safety.

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

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Fukuju-in Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple, notable for its connection to a local lion da...

Shinkoku-ji Temple

Shinkoku-ji Temple

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Shinkoku-ji Temple: a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo with medieval stone markers.

Myoten-ji Temple

Myoten-ji Temple

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Myoten-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with Tokugawa family ties, easily accessible...

Zenkyū-ji Temple

Zenkyū-ji Temple

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Zenkyū-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū site, rebuilt after the Great Kantō Earthquake.

Zengaku-ji Temple

Zengaku-ji Temple

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Zengaku-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with Edo period stone structures.

Seikō-ji Temple

Seikō-ji Temple

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Seikō-ji Temple, founded in 1502, offers unique statues and a historical castle site.

Zenkō-ji Temple

Zenkō-ji Temple

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Zenko-ji is a Tokyo temple founded in 1928, housing a unique Amida Triad.

Fudō-in Temple

Fudō-in Temple

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Fudō-in Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple in Tokyo, founded in 1570, worth visiting for it...

Seitoku-ji Temple

Seitoku-ji Temple

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Seitoku-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with an ancient Amida Nyorai statue.

Saikō-in Temple

Saikō-in Temple

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Saikō-in Temple, founded in 1307, offers a glimpse into ancient Buddhist art and history.

Kakugan-ji Temple

Kakugan-ji Temple

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Kakugan-ji is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, founded in the 16th century.

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji Temple

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Iōji Temple, founded in 1407, is a Shingon-shu temple known for its unique connection to soba.

Kōshō-ji Temple

Kōshō-ji Temple

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Koshōji is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, founded in 1387, with a unique cultural property.

Tahō-in Temple

Tahō-in Temple

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Taho-in is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, home to unique cultural properties.

Jigen-in Temple

Jigen-in Temple

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Jigen-in Temple is a historic Tokyo temple, rebuilt multiple times, offering a glimpse into loca...

Kujō-in Temple

Kujō-in Temple

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Kujoin is a historic Tendai temple in Tokyo with a notable grave and easy access.

Zuishō-ji Temple

Zuishō-ji Temple

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Zuishoji is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1538.

Anraku-ji Temple

Anraku-ji Temple

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Anraku-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a unique Jizo statue and cultural treasures.

Eishō-ji Temple

Eishō-ji Temple

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Eishō-ji Temple, founded in the 13th century, holds cultural properties related to Sakai Hōitsu.

Hōshō-ji Temple

Hōshō-ji Temple

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Hōshō-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple, home to a God of Fortune and unique Jizō statue.

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple, founded in 1505, offers a glimpse into local history and cultural properties.

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple founded in 1532, known for its unique Jiz...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with Edo-period statues, a 21-minute walk from Tak...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with a notable Koshin-to tower, founded in 1603.

Zenkō-ji Temple

Zenkō-ji Temple

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Zenkō-ji Temple, founded in 1602, enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu's mother's Buddha.

Seson-in Temple

Seson-in Temple

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Seson-in Temple is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple founded in 1695, worth visiting for its ser...

Zeshō-in Temple

Zeshō-in Temple

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Zesho-in is a historic Rinzai Zen temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after fire, with strong samurai ties.

Kanzō-ji Temple

Kanzō-ji Temple

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Kanzō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a unique Jizo statue, a short walk fr...

Kanzō-ji Temple

Kanzō-ji Temple

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Kanzō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple, part of sacred site circuits, easily accessible b...

Amida-in Temple

Amida-in Temple

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Amida-in Temple: a 17th-century Shingon temple in Tokyo with unique Jizo statues.

Renzō-in Temple

Renzō-in Temple

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Renzō-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a unique principal image.

Renkō-ji Temple

Renkō-ji Temple

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Renkō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple, notable for its resilience and unique nicknam...

Zuitoku-ji Temple

Zuitoku-ji Temple

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Zuitoku-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani sect temple with a notable graveyard.

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