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

Ryūsen-ji Temple

Ryūsen-ji Temple

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Ryūsen-ji Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after the 1923 earthquake.

Ryūsen-ji Temple

Ryūsen-ji Temple

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Ryūsen-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple, rebuilt after a fire, easily accessible from...

Ryūzen-ji Temple

Ryūzen-ji Temple

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Ryuzenji is a historic Nichiren temple with a notable Enma-o statue, easily accessible by train.

Ryūkoku-ji Temple

Ryūkoku-ji Temple

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Ryūkoku-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple in Tokyo with a unique Inari shrine.

Honshō-ji Temple

Honshō-ji Temple

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Honshō-ji is a historic Nichiren-shū temple in Tokyo, founded in 1582, offering a glimpse into J...

Reimyō-ji Temple

Reimyō-ji Temple

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Reimyoji is a modern Tokyo temple, rebuilt in 1996, easily accessible and worth a quick visit.

Ryōnen-ji Temple

Ryōnen-ji Temple

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Ryōnen-ji is a Tokyo temple with a history spanning centuries, rebuilt after WWII.

Honju-in Temple

Honju-in Temple

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Honju-in is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a unique horse-headed Kannon statue.

Yakuō-ji Temple

Yakuō-ji Temple

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Yakuō-ji Temple is a Tendai temple with a hidden Buddha, worth visiting for its cultural propert...

Emyō-ji Temple

Emyō-ji Temple

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Emyō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple, a quiet stop on a pilgrimage route.

Ensen-ji Temple

Ensen-ji Temple

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Ensenji is a historic Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, housing a significant Dainichi Nyorai statue.

Hōju-in Temple

Hōju-in Temple

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Hōju-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple with a notable vermilion gate, founded in 1394.

Gyokurin-ji Temple

Gyokurin-ji Temple

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A historic Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, notable for a sumo legend's grave and a cultural property.

Myōgoku-in Temple

Myōgoku-in Temple

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Myōgoku-in Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo, home to notable graves.

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmei-ji Temple

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Enmeiji Temple, a Tendai temple in Tokyo, offers a glimpse into local history and religious art.

Enmei-ji Temple

Enmei-ji Temple

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Enmei-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a notable Jizo statue.

Enzō-ji Temple

Enzō-ji Temple

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Enzō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after disasters.

Kannon-ji Temple

Kannon-ji Temple

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Kannon-ji Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, a pilgrimage site worth visiting for its...

Ryōkan-ji Temple

Ryōkan-ji Temple

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Ryōkan-ji Temple is an Edo-period Buddhist temple, part of two pilgrimage routes, worth visiting...

Ritsuzō-ji Temple

Ritsuzō-ji Temple

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Ritsuzō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1293, a peaceful stop near K...

Shōshun-ji Temple

Shōshun-ji Temple

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Shōshun-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple with notable graves, an 8-minute walk fr...

Shitsusen-ji Temple

Shitsusen-ji Temple

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Shitsusen-ji Temple, a Koyasan Shingon temple, is home to a miraculous Jizo statue.

Nanshō-ji Temple

Nanshō-ji Temple

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Nanshoji Temple, founded in the Genna era, offers a glimpse into Tokyo's post-earthquake history...

Chūdai-ji Temple

Chūdai-ji Temple

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Chudai-ji is a Jodo-shu temple with a unique Amida Nyorai, rebuilt after wartime destruction.

Shōsei-ji Temple

Shōsei-ji Temple

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Shōsei-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo with notable graves.

Chōsen-ji Temple

Chōsen-ji Temple

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Chōsen-ji is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo, founded in 1596, with literary connections.

Ten'ei-ji Temple

Ten'ei-ji Temple

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A historic Tokyo temple founded by a Tokugawa warrior, with unique graves and Olympic chrysanthe...

Fukuju Kannon Temple

Fukuju Kannon Temple

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Fukuju Kannon is a Shingon Buddhist temple for good luck and warding off evil.

Gonjō-in Temple

Gonjō-in Temple

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Gonjō-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo with significant statues and a p...

Jakuen-ji Temple

Jakuen-ji Temple

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Jakuen-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple, home to graves of notable scholars and retainers.

Nensoku-ji Temple

Nensoku-ji Temple

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Nensoku-ji Temple: a historic Shinshu Otani temple with unique graves and a returned temple bell...

Chikō-ji Temple

Chikō-ji Temple

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A Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo, founded in 1644, built where Tokugawa Ieyasu's mother was cremated.

Genkoku-ji Temple

Genkoku-ji Temple

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Genkoku-ji Temple: a historic Shingon-shu temple in Shinjuku with unique architectural elements.

Kaigyō-ji Temple

Kaigyō-ji Temple

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Kaigyō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with a memorial to a famous Edo period official.

Shōzan-ji Temple

Shōzan-ji Temple

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Shōzan-ji Temple: a historic 'Ninja Temple' with significant graves, easily accessible in Shinju...

Shin'ei-ji Temple

Shin'ei-ji Temple

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Shin'ei-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani temple with important Buddhist art.

Kanju-in Temple

Kanju-in Temple

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Kanju-in is a Nichiren-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1694, rebuilt after WWII.

Shōyō-ji Temple

Shōyō-ji Temple

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Shōyō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1527, with a unique Hachiman...

Hōmon-ji Temple

Hōmon-ji Temple

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Hōmon-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after earthquakes, with a notabl...

Kōnen-ji Temple

Kōnen-ji Temple

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Kōnen-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple, worth visiting for its tranquil grounds...

Monmyō-ji Temple

Monmyō-ji Temple

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Monmyō-ji Temple, founded in 1587, offers a glimpse into history and a sumo legend's grave.

Kōho-in Temple

Kōho-in Temple

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Kōho-in Temple: a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Tokyo with historical ties to a famous samurai.

Hōzui-in Temple

Hōzui-in Temple

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Hōzui-in Temple is a Jōdo-shū temple founded in the Keichō era, worth visiting for its historica...

Jōgo-ji Temple

Jōgo-ji Temple

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Jōgo-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu temple, converted from a nunnery, worth visiting for its un...

Shumyō-in Temple

Shumyō-in Temple

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Shumyō-in Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with a notable family grave, worth visiting for i...

Kudokurin-ji Temple

Kudokurin-ji Temple

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Kudokurin-ji Temple is a unique Jodo-shu temple with a historical Inari shrine, worth visiting f...

Jikō-ji Temple

Jikō-ji Temple

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Jikō-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Buddhist temple founded in 1615, worth visiting for its ser...

Shōrin-ji Temple

Shōrin-ji Temple

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Shōrin-ji Temple is a Shingon Buddhist temple with a unique Kannon statue, a short walk from Kok...

Jōshō-ji Temple

Jōshō-ji Temple

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Jōshō-ji Temple: a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple, founded in 1139, with a poet's grave.

Fukusen-ji Temple

Fukusen-ji Temple

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Fukusen-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with a unique Buddha's footprint stone.

Unshō-ji Temple

Unshō-ji Temple

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Unshō-ji Temple is a historic Tōji Shingon temple, relocated to Shibuya in 1921.

Hōsen-ji Temple

Hōsen-ji Temple

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Hōsen-ji Temple is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple in Shibuya with important statues and a uni...

Fukushō-ji Temple

Fukushō-ji Temple

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Fukushō-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple with a unique stone coffin Buddha, a short walk from Ebis...

Daiun-ji Temple

Daiun-ji Temple

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Daiun-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple from 1630, notable for its unique historical graves.

Chisen-in Temple

Chisen-in Temple

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Chisen-in Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with unique artifacts, easily accessible from Kayaba...

Toyo -in Temple

Toyo -in Temple

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Toyo-in Temple: a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo, notable for its connection to a famous...

Jōmyō Temple

Jōmyō Temple

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Jōmyōin is a historic Tendai temple in Tokyo, famous for its 84,000 Jizō statues.

Seson-ji Temple

Seson-ji Temple

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Seson-ji Temple, founded in 1372, is Negishi's oldest temple with unique historical artifacts.

Senju-in Temple

Senju-in Temple

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A historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1595, with important Buddhist images.

Daishō-ji Temple

Daishō-ji Temple

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Daishoji Temple: a historic Tokyo temple with a unique Buddha footprint stone carving.

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