Temples in Yamanashi

Ichiren-ji Temple and Denshi-in Temple are among the 86 temples in Yamanashi Prefecture. These temples offer a look into Japan's spiritual landscape.

Not sure where to start? Read our guide to the 20 best

Tentaku-ji Temple

Tentaku-ji Temple

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A historic Sōtō Zen temple in Kai City featuring a rare 15th-century stone pillar designated as...

Shinkō-in Temple

Shinkō-in Temple

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Shinkō-in Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple with a designated cultural property.

Sekisui-ji Temple

Sekisui-ji Temple

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Historic Rinzai temple in Kofu City, known for its connection to Takeda Shingen's birth.

Kusakabe Church

Kusakabe Church

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Kusakabe Church is a historic Protestant church, notable for its early self-sufficiency in Japan...

Kōfu Church

Kōfu Church

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Kofu Church is a historic Christian church with a long legacy in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Daifuku-ji Temple

Daifuku-ji Temple

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Daifukuji Temple: a historic Buddhist site with ancient statues, rebuilt over centuries.

Anraku-ji Temple

Anraku-ji Temple

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Anraku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple housing a significant Kannon statue.

Shōun-ji Temple

Shōun-ji Temple

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Shoun-ji is a Soto Zen temple founded in 1581, offering historical insights and a principal imag...

Seiun-ji Temple

Seiun-ji Temple

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Seiun-ji Temple: a historic Nichiren-shu temple with notable graves and enshrined figures.

Jōtaku-ji Temple

Jōtaku-ji Temple

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Jotakuji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple known for its ancient ginkgo tree.

Onmyō-ji Temple

Onmyō-ji Temple

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Onmyoji Temple is a Nichiren site known for the Noh play Ukai.

Hongokuji Temple

Hongokuji Temple

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Hongokuji Temple: a historic Nichiren temple with unique cultural properties and a natural monum...

Shogyo-ji Temple

Shogyo-ji Temple

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A historic Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1459 with strong historical ties to the influenti...

Ryuhon-ji Temple

Ryuhon-ji Temple

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Ryuhon-ji Temple offers a glimpse into a temple's evolution and a historic main hall.

Jorin-ji Temple

Jorin-ji Temple

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Jorin-ji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a unique five-story pagoda and historical gat...

Myōzen-ji Temple

Myōzen-ji Temple

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Myozen-ji is an ancient temple with Imperial and Shogunate connections, housing Japan's oldest s...

Ryūun-ji Temple

Ryūun-ji Temple

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Ryūun-ji is a historic Sōtō Zen temple with imperial and samurai family treasures.

Kōgaku-ji Temple

Kōgaku-ji Temple

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Zen temple founded in 1378, home to national treasures and a scenic garden.

Seihaku-ji Temple

Seihaku-ji Temple

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Seihaku-ji Temple, founded by Muso Soseki, offers a National Treasure Butsuden and a historic pl...

Fushun-in Temple

Fushun-in Temple

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Fushun-in Temple is a Soto Zen temple with historical family tombs, rebuilt after earthquakes.

Onkō-ji Temple

Onkō-ji Temple

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Onkoji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple, significant for its history and unique octagonal main hall...

Yōhō-ji Temple

Yōhō-ji Temple

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Yohō-ji Temple, founded by Takeda Shingen, offers a glimpse into samurai history and Nichiren Bu...

Hokke-ji Temple

Hokke-ji Temple

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Hokke-ji is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with a unique past and important cultural proper...

Enkō-in Temple

Enkō-in Temple

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Enkō-in Temple is a historic Rinzai temple, home to important Takeda family artifacts and tombs.

Renjō-bō Temple

Renjō-bō Temple

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A historic Nichiren Shu sub-temple in Minobu featuring a Marishiten statue and a sacred well on...

Kyōsen-bō Temple

Kyōsen-bō Temple

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Kyosenbo is a Nichiren temple with a unique history of rebuilding and a hall dedicated to wardin...

Kōshō-ji Temple

Kōshō-ji Temple

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Koshō-ji is a historic Sōtō Zen temple, home to a significant cultural property and principal im...

Jigen-ji Temple

Jigen-ji Temple

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Jigen-ji Temple is an Edo-period Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Chōzen-ji Temple

Chōzen-ji Temple

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Chōzen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple, home to important Takeda clan artifacts.

Nōjō-ji Temple

Nōjō-ji Temple

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Nōjō-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with medieval documents and a significant pa...

Erin-ji Temple

Erin-ji Temple

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Erin-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Zen temple, family temple of the Takeda clan, with a notable g...

Kai Zenkō-ji Temple

Kai Zenkō-ji Temple

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Kai Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple, home to important cultural properties.

Tōkō-ji Temple

Tōkō-ji Temple

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Tōkō-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with a notable Buddha Hall and garden.

Hōsen-ji Temple (Kōfu)

Hōsen-ji Temple (Kōfu)

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Hōsen-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with strong ties to the Takeda clan.

Shōyō-in Temple

Shōyō-in Temple

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Shōyō-in Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple preserving Takeda Nobukado's legacy and cultural properties...

Daisen-ji Temple

Daisen-ji Temple

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Daisen-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a connection to the Takeda clan.

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