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

Shutsusan-ji Temple

Shutsusan-ji Temple

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Soto Zen temple in Tokyo with a unique mound dedicated to a courtesan.

Eiden-ji Temple

Eiden-ji Temple

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Eiden-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple that survived disasters, known for its historic cycad tree.

Tsūnyū-ji Temple

Tsūnyū-ji Temple

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Tsūnyū-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple with a notable grave.

Hōgen-ji Temple

Hōgen-ji Temple

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Hōgen-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with a notable bronze Bodhisattva statue.

Honshō-ji Temple

Honshō-ji Temple

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Honshō-ji Temple is a historic Tokyo temple, founded in 1651, with a unique market tradition.

Jōun-ji Temple

Jōun-ji Temple

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Jōun-ji Temple is a Jōdo Shinshū temple with a resilient history, rebuilt after disasters.

Hōzō-in Temple

Hōzō-in Temple

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Hōzō-in Temple is a Shingon-shu temple in Tokyo, honoring samurai from the Akō Incident.

Kōgan-ji Temple

Kōgan-ji Temple

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Kōgan-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple with a notable bronze Buddha statue.

Kōshō-in Temple

Kōshō-in Temple

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Kōshō-in Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple, notable for its Kannon statue and awards.

Zuisen-ji Temple

Zuisen-ji Temple

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Zuisen-ji Temple is a Jodo-shu temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after WWII, with historical family conne...

Kōraku-ji Temple

Kōraku-ji Temple

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Historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple in Tokyo, founded in 1620, with a significant Amida Nyorai.

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple

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Shōfuku-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple with notable graves.

Shōshū-ji Temple

Shōshū-ji Temple

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Shōshū-ji Temple is a historic Jishu temple with a unique Jizo, easily accessible by train.

Chōshū-ji Temple

Chōshū-ji Temple

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Chōshū-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1626.

Shōsan-ji Temple

Shōsan-ji Temple

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Historic Sōtō Zen temple in Tokyo, final resting place for samurai and notable figures.

Saizō-in Temple

Saizō-in Temple

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Saizō-in Temple is a historic Tendai temple in Tokyo, notable for its resilience through disaste...

Myōkyō-ji Temple

Myōkyō-ji Temple

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Myōkyō-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple, home to a famous bronze "Time Bell."

Kezō-in Temple

Kezō-in Temple

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Kezō-in Temple is a historic Tendai temple in Tokyo, a branch of Zenkō-ji.

Tōgaku-ji Temple

Tōgaku-ji Temple

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Tōgaku-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Buddhist temple founded in 1599, easily accessible in Tok...

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Kōmyō-ji Temple

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Kōmyō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a notable Amitābha Nyorai statue.

Shōfuku-in Temple

Shōfuku-in Temple

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Shōfuku-in is a historic Shingon-shu temple, founded in 1611, offering a glimpse into old Tokyo.

Kichijō-in Temple

Kichijō-in Temple

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Kichijō-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo with notable graves.

Hongyō-ji Temple

Hongyō-ji Temple

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Hongyō-ji Temple: a historic Tokyo temple rebuilt after disasters, easily accessible by train.

Ganshin-ji Temple

Ganshin-ji Temple

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Ganshin-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1598.

Ryōgen-ji Temple

Ryōgen-ji Temple

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Ryōgen-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple founded in 1602, home to an ancient Amid...

Ryūfuku-in Temple

Ryūfuku-in Temple

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A historic Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo featuring the grave of a famous sculptor and a quiet...

Jōfuku-ji Temple

Jōfuku-ji Temple

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A historic Tendai Buddhist temple in Taito housing a resilient Amida Nyorai statue that survived...

Fudō-in Temple

Fudō-in Temple

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A 17th-century Shingon Chisan sect temple in Taito featuring a historic Fudo Myoo statue and Mat...

Manshō-ji Temple

Manshō-ji Temple

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An independent Jodo Shinshu temple founded by an Ashikaga clan member, offering a quiet glimpse...

Tokuhon-ji Temple

Tokuhon-ji Temple

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A Jodo Shinshu temple founded in 1491 featuring historic graves and a portrait designated as an...

Tsūkaku-ji Temple

Tsūkaku-ji Temple

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A resilient 17th-century Shinshu Otani-ha temple in Taito Ward that survived both the Great Kant...

Chōkyō-ji Temple

Chōkyō-ji Temple

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A historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple in Taito Ward serving as the final resting place for prominen...

Tōkō-ji Temple

Tōkō-ji Temple

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A historic 16th-century temple in Taito known for its literary connections to poet Toki Zenmaro...

Enshō-ji Temple

Enshō-ji Temple

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A historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple founded in 1207 by Kujo Kanezane, now located in the heart of...

Ryokusen-ji Temple

Ryokusen-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo Shinshu temple in Taito Ward offering unique dark dining experiences near the As...

Seikō-ji Temple

Seikō-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo sect temple in Tokyo serving as the burial site for prominent samurai families a...

Kanzō-in Temple

Kanzō-in Temple

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A 17th-century Shingon Chisan Buddhist temple in Taito Ward housing the graves of notable histor...

Ganryū-ji Temple

Ganryū-ji Temple

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A historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple in Tokyo featuring the designated graves of a famous tea mast...

Kuhon-ji Temple

Kuhon-ji Temple

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A historic Jodo sect temple in Asakusa featuring a 17th-century bronze Buddha dedicated to victi...

Konzō-ji Temple

Konzō-ji Temple

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A historic Tendai Buddhist temple in Taito founded in 1611, featuring the ancestral graves of th...

Gonnen-ji Temple

Gonnen-ji Temple

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Gonnen-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani-ha temple, founded in 1253, worth visiting for its...

Jusen-in Temple

Jusen-in Temple

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Jusen-in Temple is a historic Nichiren temple, secretly rebuilt after a fire, worth visiting for...

Shingyō-in Temple

Shingyō-in Temple

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Shingyō-in Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple with a rich family history, easily acce...

Shinkyō-ji Temple

Shinkyō-ji Temple

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Shinkyō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple, rebuilt with a modern indoor cemetery.

Shinnyū-in Temple

Shinnyū-in Temple

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Shinnyu-in Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple founded in 1631, offering a glimpse into Tokyo's...

Senzō-ji Temple

Senzō-ji Temple

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Senzō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple in Tokyo, home to a notable wooden statue.

Chōo-in Temple

Chōo-in Temple

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Chōo-in Temple is a Jōdo-shū temple with a unique meditation gallery and historic stone pagoda.

Tokugen-in Temple

Tokugen-in Temple

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Tokugen-in Temple is a Rinzai Buddhist temple with a unique Jizo statue.

Myōhō-ji Temple

Myōhō-ji Temple

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See a unique rotating Buddha statue and a historic temple in Tokyo.

Banryū-ji Temple

Banryū-ji Temple

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A historic Sōtō Zen temple in Tokyo, founded in 1388, with a notable cultural property.

Fudō-in Temple

Fudō-in Temple

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Fudō-in Temple is a historic Tendai temple with important statues and cultural properties.

Hōrin-ji Temple

Hōrin-ji Temple

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Hōrin-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo, easily accessible for a quick visit.

Honnen-ji Temple

Honnen-ji Temple

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Honnen-ji Temple is a historic Soto Zen temple with unique graves and a shrine.

Tōrin-ji Temple

Tōrin-ji Temple

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Tōrin-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple founded in 1611, easily accessible in Tokyo...

Tōkoku-ji Temple

Tōkoku-ji Temple

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Tōkoku-ji Temple is a historic Sōtō Zen temple founded in 1613 by Tokugawa Hidetada.

Anniversaire Tokyo Bay

Anniversaire Tokyo Bay

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Anniversaire Tokyo Bay was a wedding hall and mall, now closed, known for its European-inspired...

Catholic Kaminoge Church

Catholic Kaminoge Church

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A Catholic church in Tokyo, founded in 1952, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Himonya Church

Himonya Church

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A Romanesque Catholic church in Tokyo, notable for its architecture and cultural connections.

Senpuku-ji Temple

Senpuku-ji Temple

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Historic Tokyo temple founded by a diplomat for a prince, now a peaceful Jodo Shinshu site.

Shutoku-ji Temple

Shutoku-ji Temple

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Shutoku-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai temple with notable burials, easily accessible in Tokyo.

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