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

Hozen-ji Temple

Hozen-ji Temple

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Hozen-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with graves of notable samurai families.

Kyōmyō-ji Temple

Kyōmyō-ji Temple

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Kyōmyō-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with a unique black gate, worth visiting for its pa...

Tentoku-in Temple

Tentoku-in Temple

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Tentoku-in Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, founded in 1602.

Hōsen-ji Temple

Hōsen-ji Temple

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Hōsen-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple, family temple to two clans, worth visiting for it...

Hōfuku-ji Temple

Hōfuku-ji Temple

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Hofukuji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with a Prince Shotoku connection, easily accessible f...

Jissō-in Temple

Jissō-in Temple

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Jisso-in is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, founded in 1352 by the Yajima clan.

Mitsuzō-in Temple

Mitsuzō-in Temple

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Mitsuzō-in Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a turbulent past and an ukiyo-e ar...

JIgen-ji Temple

JIgen-ji Temple

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Jigen-ji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with unique Thai relics, worth visiting for...

Tōkō-ji Temple

Tōkō-ji Temple

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Tōkō-ji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a tranquil annex, easily accessible in T...

Tōfuku-ji Temple

Tōfuku-ji Temple

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Tofukuji is a historic Shingon temple founded by villagers, once a shogun's resting place.

Shōgen-ji Temple

Shōgen-ji Temple

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Shōgen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with unique monkey statues.

Shōzōin Temple

Shōzōin Temple

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Shōzō-in is a historic Tokyo temple with unique cultural properties, easily accessible by train.

Shōken-ji Temple

Shōken-ji Temple

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Shōken-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, notable for its Edo-period origins and notab...

Seikoku-ji Temple

Seikoku-ji Temple

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Seikokuji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist site with roots in the Kamakura period.

Gentsū-ji Temple

Gentsū-ji Temple

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Gentsū-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple with important cultural portraits and a f...

Jinsoku-ji Temple

Jinsoku-ji Temple

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Jinsokuji is a historic Shinshu temple founded by a former samurai monk.

Zenjō-in Temple

Zenjō-in Temple

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Zenjō-in Temple, founded in 1362, offers a glimpse into Shingon Buddhism and a historic ginkgo t...

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

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Fukuju-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with ancient stone tablets, easily access...

Kongō-ji Temple

Kongō-ji Temple

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Kongō-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple in Tokyo, founded in 1350.

Seigen-ji Temple

Seigen-ji Temple

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Seigen-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with notable burials, an 8-minute walk from Ochia...

Ganshō-ji Temple

Ganshō-ji Temple

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Ganshō-ji Temple: a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple with a notable samurai grave.

Kōtoku-ji Temple

Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kōtoku-ji Temple: a historic Jōdo Shinshū Ōtani-ha temple with notable burials.

Ryūshō-ji Temple

Ryūshō-ji Temple

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Ryūshō-ji Temple is a historic Zen Buddhist temple with an Inari shrine.

Ryūkō-ji Temple

Ryūkō-ji Temple

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Ryūkō-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with graves of notable figures.

Fukushō-ji Temple

Fukushō-ji Temple

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Fukusho-ji is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with a unique Sanskrit gate plaque.

Saifuku-ji Temple

Saifuku-ji Temple

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Saifukuji Temple: a historic site in Tokyo with unique memorials, easily accessible for a quick...

Kōshu-ji Temple

Kōshu-ji Temple

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Koshuji is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its Stone Buddhas and a Yokozuna's g...

Kōfuku-ji Temple

Kōfuku-ji Temple

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Kofukuji is a historic Tokyo temple, founded in 782, known for its ancient well and ginkgo tree.

Daifukusho-ji Temple

Daifukusho-ji Temple

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A Tendai temple in Tokyo, founded in 1882, housing significant Buddhist deities.

Daikyō-ji Temple

Daikyō-ji Temple

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Daikyoji Temple: a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a unique memorial.

Reiun-ji Temple

Reiun-ji Temple

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Reiun-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple founded by a samurai, offering a glimpse into Edo-period...

Jōkō-ji Temple

Jōkō-ji Temple

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Jokoji is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, offering a glimpse into Edo-period religious foun...

Kaihō-ji Temple

Kaihō-ji Temple

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Kaihoji is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, founded in 1622, offering a glimpse into Edo-per...

Saijo-ji Temple

Saijo-ji Temple

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Saijo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple worth visiting for its serene grounds.

Rōsei-ji Temple

Rōsei-ji Temple

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A historic Nichiren Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a unique memorial monument.

Hongan-ji Temple

Hongan-ji Temple

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Hongwanji is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after WWII, offering a glimpse into it...

Raifuku-ji Temple

Raifuku-ji Temple

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Raifukuji Temple: a historic Shingon temple with unique monuments and merchant graves.

Raigō-in Temple

Raigō-in Temple

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Raigoin is a historic Tendai temple in Tokyo, founded in 969, with ties to the Tokugawa shogunat...

Hakusen-ji Temple

Hakusen-ji Temple

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Hakusen-ji is a 14th-century temple with strong ties to haiku poetry, worth visiting for its his...

Seigan-ji Temple

Seigan-ji Temple

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Seiganji is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a designated natural monument cher...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikoji Temple offers unique cherry blossoms and historical artifacts, a worthwhile stop near Oi...

Chōō-ji Temple

Chōō-ji Temple

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Chōōji is a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo, re-established by a Tokugawa concubine.

Ryūsō-in Temple

Ryūsō-in Temple

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Ryusoin is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, founded in 1669 to honor Tokugawa Tsunashige's w...

Reigen-ji Temple

Reigen-ji Temple

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Reigen-ji Temple: a historic Jodo-shu temple with a notable Amida Nyorai statue.

Kōfuku-in Temple

Kōfuku-in Temple

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Kōfuku-in Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with unique architecture and notable graves.

Holy Trinity Chapel

Holy Trinity Chapel

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Holy Trinity Chapel: a unique cross-shaped concrete church, significant for its architecture and...

Tenshin-ji Temple

Tenshin-ji Temple

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Tenshin-ji Temple, founded in 1661, is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with important cultural...

Shimpuku-ji Temple

Shimpuku-ji Temple

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Shimpuku-ji Temple is a modern high-rise temple with a history of hosting foreign envoys.

Eikan-in Temple

Eikan-in Temple

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Eikan-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with unique monkey connections.

Tentoku-ji Temple

Tentoku-ji Temple

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Tentoku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its past role in internati...

Shōen-ji Temple

Shōen-ji Temple

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Shōen-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple, rebuilt after an earthquake, offering a glimpse int...

Shōrin-ji Temple

Shōrin-ji Temple

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Shōrin-ji is a Rinzai Buddhist temple with a history of influential patrons.

Zen'yo-ji Temple

Zen'yo-ji Temple

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Zen'yo-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple in Tokyo with notable graves.

Hōjō-ji Temple

Hōjō-ji Temple

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Hojoji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in the late 16th century.

Honjō-ji Temple

Honjō-ji Temple

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Honjo-ji is a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo with unique enshrined statues.

Honryū-ji Temple

Honryū-ji Temple

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Honryu-ji Temple: a Nichiren-shu temple with historical graves and a monument to Boshin War dead...

Honnō-ji Temple

Honnō-ji Temple

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

Tōfuku-ji Temple (Toshima)

Tōfuku-ji Temple (Toshima)

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Tōfuku-ji Temple, a historic Tokyo temple, offers a glimpse into local history and notable grave...

Shōbō-in Temple

Shōbō-in Temple

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Shoboin is a historic Tendai temple with a unique ancient stone rod deity.

Taisō-ji Temple

Taisō-ji Temple

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Taiso-ji is a Soto Zen temple in Tokyo with historical graves, worth visiting for its cultural s...

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