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

Kōshun-in Temple

Kōshun-in Temple

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Koshunin is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, easily accessible for a quick cultural visit.

Nansen-ji Temple

Nansen-ji Temple

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Nansen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with notable graves, a short walk from Nishi-Ni...

Zenshō-ji Temple

Zenshō-ji Temple

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Zenshoji Temple: a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo with ties to the Shogun family.

Hōzō-in Temple

Hōzō-in Temple

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Hōzō-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, founded in the Edo period.

Jigen-ji Temple

Jigen-ji Temple

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Jigen-ji Temple, founded in 1598, is a Shingon Buddhist temple known for its healing Buddha.

Nichikei-ji Temple

Nichikei-ji Temple

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Nichikei-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple, relocated to its current site in 1704...

Hōkai-ji Temple

Hōkai-ji Temple

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Hōkai-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a unique stone Buddha.

Jōkō-ji Temple

Jōkō-ji Temple

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Jōkō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with shogun connections, worth visiting for...

Jōshō-ji Temple

Jōshō-ji Temple

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Jōshō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with unique stone monuments and a significant acci...

Mankō-ji Temple

Mankō-ji Temple

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Mankō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, worth visiting for its serene a...

Shinshō-ji Temple

Shinshō-ji Temple

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Shinshō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple in Tokyo, founded in 1608.

Sekiun-ji Temple

Sekiun-ji Temple

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Sekiun-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple, notable for its connection to the discovery of O...

Kyōō-ji Temple

Kyōō-ji Temple

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Kyōō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with unique bullet-marked gates.

Kezō-in Temple

Kezō-in Temple

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Kezoin is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with medieval stone tablets and family graves.

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a unique Amitābha Nyorai statue.

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannon-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple, once a shogun's resting place, worth visiting for i...

Seigan-ji Temple

Seigan-ji Temple

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Seigan-ji Temple, founded in 999, is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo.

Asha-in Temple

Asha-in Temple

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Asha-in Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with a unique principal image, worth a quick visit.

Seiun-ji Temple

Seiun-ji Temple

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Seiun-ji Temple is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, part of the Yanaka Seven Lucky Gods pilgri...

Yōfuku-ji Temple

Yōfuku-ji Temple

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Yōfuku-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with notable graves and statues, easily accessible b...

Manpuku-ji Temple

Manpuku-ji Temple

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Manpukuji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, part of a unique temple town in Tokyo.

Jōman-ji Temple

Jōman-ji Temple

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Jomanji Temple is a historic Shinshu temple, relocated after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

Zengyō-ji Temple

Zengyō-ji Temple

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Zengyoji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple in Tokyo, part of a unique temple town.

Myōzen-ji Temple

Myōzen-ji Temple

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Myozen-ji is a historic temple in Tokyo, part of a unique temple town.

Myōyū-ji Temple

Myōyū-ji Temple

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Myoyu-ji Temple: a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a unique connection to Hachiko.

Sōfuku-ji Temple

Sōfuku-ji Temple

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Sōfuku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a revered statue and notable grave.

Jōei-ji Temple

Jōei-ji Temple

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A Tokyo temple with a history of resilience and graves of notable artists.

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

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Jofukuji Temple, or Tanuki-dera, is a unique temple in Tokyo with many raccoon dog figurines.

Eigan-ji Temple

Eigan-ji Temple

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Eigan-ji is a historic Shinshu temple in Tokyo, founded by a samurai in 1617.

Genshō-ji Temple

Genshō-ji Temple

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Genshoji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with unique rain cisterns, founded in 1277.

Genryō-in Temple

Genryō-in Temple

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Genryoin is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo, known for its principal image.

Shōōin Temple

Shōōin Temple

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Shōō-in is a historic Buddhist temple with notable graves, a peaceful stop worth an hour.

Sairen-ji Temple

Sairen-ji Temple

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Sairenji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, part of a unique temple town, worth visiting for its...

Junshō-ji Temple

Junshō-ji Temple

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Junshoji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a notable Amitabha Nyorai statue.

Raigō-ji Temple

Raigō-ji Temple

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Raigō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with a mysterious Kōshin-tō stone tower.

Seikan-ji Temple

Seikan-ji Temple

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Seikan-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple founded in 1630, worth visiting for its...

Tamon-ji Temple

Tamon-ji Temple

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Tamon-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with the oldest gate in Sumida Ward.

Tenshō-ji Temple

Tenshō-ji Temple

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Tenshoji Temple: a 17th-century Rinzai temple in Tokyo, final resting place for notable figures.

Nyoirin-ji Temple

Nyoirin-ji Temple

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Nyoirin-ji is a Tendai temple founded in 849, relocated after an earthquake.

Jissō-ji Temple

Jissō-ji Temple

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Jissō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1597.

Honkyū-ji Temple

Honkyū-ji Temple

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This historic Nichiren temple in Tokyo holds a unique statue and the grave of a notable recruite...

Tōsei-ji Temple

Tōsei-ji Temple

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Tōsei-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with connections to famous Japanese figures.

Hōsen-ji Temple

Hōsen-ji Temple

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Hōsen-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with notable graves, easily accessible in Tokyo.

Hokke-ji Temple

Hokke-ji Temple

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Hokke-ji Temple is a Nichiren-shu Buddhist temple, a short walk from Honjo-Azumabashi Station.

Seiō-ji Temple

Seiō-ji Temple

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Seioji is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1662, with graves of notable figures.

Genkō-ji Temple

Genkō-ji Temple

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Genkō-ji Temple: a historic Shinshu temple with ties to a famous samurai clan.

Fukugon-ji Temple

Fukugon-ji Temple

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Fukugon-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with unique graves, easily accessible in Tokyo.

Nose Myōkenzan Betsu-in Temple

Nose Myōkenzan Betsu-in Temple

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Historic Nichiren temple in Tokyo, known for Katsu family ties and resilient main deity.

Kegon-ji Temple

Kegon-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo sect temple in Tokyo featuring a dedicated hall for the king of the underworld.

Renge-ji Temple

Renge-ji Temple

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Renge-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its Edo-period conne...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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A Jodo sect Buddhist temple in Tokyo featuring the final resting places of several famous Kabuki...

Yōshin-ji Temple

Yōshin-ji Temple

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Yoshinji Temple: a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple in Tokyo with family graves and haiku monumen...

Henjō-in Temple

Henjō-in Temple

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Henjō-in Temple: a historic temple in Tokyo, once famous for free moxibustion treatment.

Zennō-ji Temple

Zennō-ji Temple

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Zennō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo with significant Buddhist art and a notab...

Shinjo-in Temple

Shinjo-in Temple

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Shinjo-in Temple, founded in 1694, offers a glimpse into Edo-period Buddhist culture and history...

Jigen-in Temple

Jigen-in Temple

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Jigen-in Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its unique Inari deity.

Kaizō-ji Temple

Kaizō-ji Temple

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Kaizō-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple with unique statues and a Buddha's footprint stone.

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

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Fukuju-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a unique armored Daikokuten statue.

Kōrin-ji Temple

Kōrin-ji Temple

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Kōrin-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with notable graves and a famous screen.

Kujō-ji Temple

Kujō-ji Temple

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Kujoji Temple: a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a unique statue.

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