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

Ekō-in Temple

Ekō-in Temple

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This temple commemorates disaster victims and animals, offering a unique glimpse into Tokyo's hi...

Yūten-ji Temple

Yūten-ji Temple

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Yūten-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Ryūō-ji Temple

Ryūō-ji Temple

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Ryūō-ji Temple is a Nichiren-shu temple founded in 1615, known for its dragon paintings.

Kokudo Annon-ji Temple

Kokudo Annon-ji Temple

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Kokudo Annon-ji Temple, a historic Nichiren temple, offers a glimpse into Edo period patronage a...

Kōzen-ji Temple

Kōzen-ji Temple

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Kōzen-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with important statues, founded in 1624.

Taishō-ji Temple

Taishō-ji Temple

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Taishō-ji Temple, a historic Nichiren-shu temple, offers a glimpse into Edo-period religious and...

Shōhō-ji Temple

Shōhō-ji Temple

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Historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo with a unique monument and cemetery.

Chōshō-ji Temple

Chōshō-ji Temple

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A historic Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1279, offering a quiet retreat and a sacred Sho-k...

Hōsen-ji Temple

Hōsen-ji Temple

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Hōsen-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo, founded in 1595.

Ryūkoku-ji Temple

Ryūkoku-ji Temple

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Ryukokuji is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1635, notable for its 1711 statues.

Myōen-ji Temple

Myōen-ji Temple

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Myoenji Temple: a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo, home to two of the Yamanote Shichifukuj...

Jōshō-ji Temple

Jōshō-ji Temple

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Jōshō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple, home to significant graves and a Nichiren Sho...

Busshin-ji Temple

Busshin-ji Temple

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Busshin-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple in Yanaka, housing a significant statue of Nichi...

Shunkei-ji Temple

Shunkei-ji Temple

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Shunkei-ji Temple, founded in 1615, offers a glimpse into Nichiren Buddhism and historical figur...

Hon'ei-ji Temple

Hon'ei-ji Temple

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Hon'ei-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple in Tokyo, founded in 1574, with a rich connection...

Anryū-ji Temple

Anryū-ji Temple

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Anryū-ji Temple is a 17th-century Nichiren temple with graves of notable historical figures.

Myōfuku-ji Temple

Myōfuku-ji Temple

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Myōfuku-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple, worth visiting for its tranquil grounds.

Hōryū-ji Temple

Hōryū-ji Temple

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Hōryū-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple worth visiting for its Edo period origins...

Honnō-ji Temple

Honnō-ji Temple

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Honnō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple, rebuilt after disasters, worth visiting for its t...

Myōyō-ji Temple

Myōyō-ji Temple

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Myoyo-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple, part of Karasuyama Tera-machi, founded i...

Genshō-ji Temple

Genshō-ji Temple

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Genshoji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with unique ties to Korean royalty and rainmakin...

Renchō-ji Temple

Renchō-ji Temple

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Renchō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with important statues, easily accessibl...

Daichō-ji Temple

Daichō-ji Temple

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Daichoji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple in Tokyo with unique monuments.

Kyōou-ji Temple

Kyōou-ji Temple

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Kyōou-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with a unique Daikokuten statue.

Myōkyō-ji Temple

Myōkyō-ji Temple

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Myokyo-ji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a history of destruction and rebuilding.

Zengyō-in Temple

Zengyō-in Temple

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Zengyō-in Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with rare stone monuments.

Daijō-in Temple

Daijō-in Temple

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Daijoin is a historic Nichiren-shu temple, once a prayer temple for a domain lord.

Myōjō-ji Temple

Myōjō-ji Temple

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Myōjō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple founded in 1630, easily accessible from Nezu S...

Chōun-ji Temple

Chōun-ji Temple

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Chōun-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo, founded in 1628.

Dairyū-ji Temple

Dairyū-ji Temple

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An Ōbaku Zen temple in Shinagawa with important cultural properties, easily accessible by train.

Ichijō-ji Temple

Ichijō-ji Temple

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Ichijō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with notable graves, easily accessible in Tokyo.

Yōden-ji Temple

Yōden-ji Temple

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Yōden-ji Temple, founded in 1680, offers a glimpse into Nichiren Buddhism and history.

Honkō-ji Temple

Honkō-ji Temple

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Honkō-ji Temple is a 17th-century Nichiren temple with rare architecture and notable graves.

Chōmyō-ji Temple

Chōmyō-ji Temple

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Chōmyō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with a notable bell tower.

Ryōgen-ji Temple

Ryōgen-ji Temple

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Ryogen-ji Temple combines a Nichiren temple with a significant Jomon period shell mound.

Daigyō-ji Temple

Daigyō-ji Temple

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Daigyō-ji Temple is an old Nichiren-shu temple in Yanaka, rebuilt in 2007.

Daien-ji Temple

Daien-ji Temple

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Daien-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with monuments to notable figures.

Daio-ji Temple

Daio-ji Temple

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Daio-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with notable graves and a protected campho...

Myōun-ji Temple

Myōun-ji Temple

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Myounji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple known for prayers against tooth decay.

Jōzai-ji Temple

Jōzai-ji Temple

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A 400-year-old Nichiren Buddhist temple in Tokyo, with a historic gate and graves of notable fig...

Yōsen-ji Temple

Yōsen-ji Temple

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Yōsen-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Yanaka, enshrining Benzaiten, worth visitin...

Saishō-ji Temple

Saishō-ji Temple

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Saishō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist site in Shinjuku, part of a pilgrimage.

Kan'ei-ji Temple

Kan'ei-ji Temple

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Kan'eiji Temple, founded in 1625, was built to rival Kyoto's temples and is linked to the Tokuga...

Gyoran-ji Temple

Gyoran-ji Temple

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Gyoran-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple, home to a unique Kannon image and a stop on a pi...

Shibamata Taishakuten

Shibamata Taishakuten

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Shibamata Taishakuten is a historic Buddhist temple with intricate carvings and a beautiful gard...

Sengaku-ji Temple

Sengaku-ji Temple

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Sengaku-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, famous for the graves of the 47 Rōnin.

Kisshō-ji Temple

Kisshō-ji Temple

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Kisshō-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple in Tokyo, notable for its art and cultural properties.

Renkō-ji Temple

Renkō-ji Temple

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Renkō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple enshrining the ashes of Chandra Bose.

Saikai-ji Temple

Saikai-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo Shu Buddhist temple that served as the first French consulate and houses signifi...

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple

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Shōfuku-ji Temple, a historic Zen temple, is worth visiting for its National Treasure Jizō-dō ha...

Zenpuku-ji Temple

Zenpuku-ji Temple

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Tokyo's ancient Zenpuku-ji Temple offers history, a significant ginkgo tree, and cultural proper...

Zenyōmitsu-ji Temple

Zenyōmitsu-ji Temple

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Ancient Tokyo temple with a revered tree and unique architecture, a peaceful stop on Kannon pilg...

Shoukoku-ji Temple

Shoukoku-ji Temple

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Shoukoku-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with Edo-period architecture and a unique wooden s...

Jisso-in Temple

Jisso-in Temple

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Jisso-in is a Soto Zen temple with a rich history and a beautiful main deity.

Shosen-ji Temple

Shosen-ji Temple

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Shosen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a notable bell, worth a quick visit.

Touko-ji Temple

Touko-ji Temple

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Touko-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, home to unique memorials and a pilgrimage site.

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

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Jōfuku-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple, rebuilt after disasters.

Renjō-ji Temple

Renjō-ji Temple

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Renjo-ji is a 17th-century Nichiren temple in Tokyo with a unique Nichiren statue and a historic...

Daihō-ji Temple

Daihō-ji Temple

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Daihō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with unique stone carvings and graves.

Honzō-ji Temple

Honzō-ji Temple

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Honzō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple in Tokyo, preserving cultural properties and famil...

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