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

Eikyū-ji Temple

Eikyū-ji Temple

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Eikyū-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with unique treasures, a quick visit from Minowa Sta...

Saifuku-ji Temple

Saifuku-ji Temple

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Saifuku-ji Temple: a historic Tokyo temple with notable graves, founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Hongaku-ji Temple

Hongaku-ji Temple

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Hongaku-ji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a long history, worth visiting for its serene atmo...

Hōon-ji Temple

Hōon-ji Temple

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Hoon-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, offering a peaceful escape and a glimpse into it...

Kanzō-in Temple

Kanzō-in Temple

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Kanzoin is a historic Shingon temple with a unique Mandala Museum, easily accessible by train.

Shinryū-ji Temple

Shinryū-ji Temple

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Shinryu-ji is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple, relocated after a great fire, with notable burials...

Kyōgaku-ji Temple

Kyōgaku-ji Temple

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Kyogakuji is a historic Tokyo temple, rebuilt multiple times, offering a glimpse into resilience...

Hōrin-ji Temple

Hōrin-ji Temple

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Hōrin-ji is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple in Tokyo, rebuilt multiple times.

Chifuku-ji Temple

Chifuku-ji Temple

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Chifukuji is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with a past marked by relocations and resilienc...

Hōyū-ji Temple

Hōyū-ji Temple

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Hōyūji is a historic Shinshu Otani temple with a poet's grave, easily accessible by train.

Enman-ji Temple

Enman-ji Temple

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Enman-ji Temple, a historic Shingon-shu temple, offers a glimpse into Tokyo's past.

Kōan-ji Temple

Kōan-ji Temple

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Koanji Temple, founded in 1615, offers a glimpse into Edo history and unique modern ossuary.

Chōsen-ji Temple

Chōsen-ji Temple

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Chōsen-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, founded in 1560, with a notable princip...

Hōshin-ji Temple

Hōshin-ji Temple

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A historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, known for its connection to author Higuchi Ichiyō.

Kifuku-ji Temple

Kifuku-ji Temple

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Kifuku-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple in Tokyo with historical connections and notable graves.

Gangyō-ji Temple

Gangyō-ji Temple

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Gangyō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with graves of notable Japanese figures.

Saizen-ji Temple

Saizen-ji Temple

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Saizen-ji Temple: a historic Tokyo temple, final resting place of an explorer, easily accessible...

Shōgyō-ji Temple

Shōgyō-ji Temple

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Shōgyō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with sumo graves, easily accessible in Tokyo.

Dairin-ji Temple

Dairin-ji Temple

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A Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, notable for its historical burials and serene atmosphere.

Sensai-ji Temple

Sensai-ji Temple

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Sensai-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Buddhist temple worth visiting for its tranquil atmospher...

Juppō-ji Temple

Juppō-ji Temple

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Juppō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its 17th-century fo...

Eishō-in Temple

Eishō-in Temple

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Eishō-in Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo with a unique tree and notable graves.

Sennen-ji Temple

Sennen-ji Temple

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Sennen-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with important statues, easily accessibl...

Jōtoku-ji Temple

Jōtoku-ji Temple

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Jōtoku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a unique Jizō statue.

Yōgen-ji Temple

Yōgen-ji Temple

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Yōgen-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple in Tokyo with notable graves.

Kōgan-ji Temple

Kōgan-ji Temple

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Kōgan-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple in Tokyo, notable for its samurai burials.

Tennen-ji Temple

Tennen-ji Temple

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Tennen-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple founded in 1626, worth visiting for its...

Chōgen-ji Temple

Chōgen-ji Temple

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Chōgen-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple, notable for its unique past as a 'men's temple'.

Daiun-ji Temple

Daiun-ji Temple

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Daiun-ji Temple is a historic Jodo sect temple with a significant Kamakura-period Buddha statue.

Jōsen-ji Temple

Jōsen-ji Temple

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

Senryu-ji Temple

Senryu-ji Temple

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Historic Zen temple in Tokyo, founded 1658, known for its Kamakura-period Amida Nyorai statue.

Tokushō-ji Temple

Tokushō-ji Temple

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Tokushoji Temple, founded in 1616, is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo.

Honnen-ji Temple

Honnen-ji Temple

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Honnen-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren temple with notable statues and graves, a short walk fro...

Jōdo-ji Temple

Jōdo-ji Temple

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Jōdo-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo with notable statues and a founder's grave...

Ryūsen-ji Temple

Ryūsen-ji Temple

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Historic Tendai temple in Tokyo, notable for its collection of saved Buddha statues.

Ryūun-in Temple

Ryūun-in Temple

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This Rinzai temple, founded in 1626, offers a glimpse into history and houses unique artifacts.

Renkyū-ji Temple

Renkyū-ji Temple

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Renkyuji Temple: a historic Nichiren temple in Tokyo with notable graves, 3 minutes from Hakusan...

Shinkō-ji Temple

Shinkō-ji Temple

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A Tokyo Buddhist temple with significant statues and history, easily accessible by subway.

Daiun-ji Temple

Daiun-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, founded in 1626, known for its Bato Kannon statue.

Jishō-in Temple

Jishō-in Temple

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Jishō-in Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after WWII, with notable graves.

Kōen-ji Temple

Kōen-ji Temple

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Kōen-ji is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo with important statues and graves.

Zennin-ji Temple

Zennin-ji Temple

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Zennin-ji Temple: a historic Tokyo temple founded in 969, with a famous well and notable burials...

Shōshin-ji Temple

Shōshin-ji Temple

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Shōshin-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple rebuilt after WWII, housing significant...

Jōsen-in Temple

Jōsen-in Temple

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Jōsen-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its statues and grav...

Shinju-in Temple

Shinju-in Temple

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Shinju-in Temple, founded in 1647, offers a glimpse into Jodo-shu Buddhism and historical burial...

Honpō-ji Temple

Honpō-ji Temple

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Honpō-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple with notable graves and statues.

Nichirin-ji Temple

Nichirin-ji Temple

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Nichirin-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with important statues and a notable family gra...

Zennin-ji Temple

Zennin-ji Temple

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Zennin-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with unique origins, worth visiting for its s...

Fukushō-ji Temple

Fukushō-ji Temple

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Fukushō-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple, rebuilt after wartime destruction, worth visiting...

Tokūn-ji Temple

Tokūn-ji Temple

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Tokūn-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple in Tokyo with significant Buddhist statues.

Jinkō-ji Temple

Jinkō-ji Temple

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Jinkō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple with notable statues and graves, a short walk from...

Yōkoku-ji Temple

Yōkoku-ji Temple

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Yōkoku-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after fires, housing a...

Keirin-ji Temple

Keirin-ji Temple

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Keirin-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1628, with notable st...

Kōgen-in Temple

Kōgen-in Temple

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Kogen-in is a historic Soto Zen temple in Tokyo with significant Buddhist statues.

Jishō-in Temple

Jishō-in Temple

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Jishō-in is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1640 to mourn a shogun's moth...

Saikō-ji Temple

Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Shinjuku, Tokyo, founded in 1490.

Nissō-ji Temple

Nissō-ji Temple

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Nissoji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with graves of notable Japanese families and scho...

Zenfuku-ji Temple

Zenfuku-ji Temple

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Historic temple founded in 1631, home to significant art and graves of notable figures.

Hōzen-ji Temple

Hōzen-ji Temple

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Hōzen-ji is a historic Nichiren-shū temple in Shinjuku, Tokyo, founded in 1654.

Eifuku-ji Temple

Eifuku-ji Temple

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Eifukuji is a historic Soto Zen temple in Shinjuku with notable Buddha and Jizo statues.

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