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MIMIZUKA SHRINE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
This site is a species of mound built a stone stupa commemorating the ... Read more
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GODAI-DO TEMPLE

Kyoto
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A chapel dedicated to the Myō O, deities of esoteric Buddhism. You can see ... Read more
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SAMPO-IN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
It can be seen immediately that this temple is part of the five secondary ... Read more
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YAKUSHI-DO TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
This is the oldest building in the whole Daigo-ji. Famous for its ... Read more
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SHOKOKU-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Temple of the sect Rinzai founded in 1392 by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga ... Read more
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TEMPLE TOJI-IN

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Founded in 1341 by Takauji Ashikaga, the temple became the burial temple of ... Read more
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JOJAKKO-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
During the Momoyama and Edo periods, the Fuju-Fuse sect, radically attached ... Read more
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SEIRYO-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Seiryo-ji is a famous Buddhist temple, in which one enters a two-story ... Read more
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KITA-IN

Kawagoe
Temple to visit
The Kita-in was the headquarters of the sect Tendaï in the Kantō. This ... Read more
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SENBA TOSHO-GU

Kawagoe
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine commemorates the passage from Du from Shizuoka to Nikkō. Read more
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JURIN-IN TEMPLE

Nara
Religious buildings
This small temple located in the city center of Nara was previously part of ... Read more
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ANGO IN

Asuka
Temple to visit
Founded at the end of the century by Umako Soga, uncle of Empress Suiko, ... Read more
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TACHIBANA-JI

Asuka
Temple to visit
West of the Oka-dera, Tachibana-ji is the temple founded by Prince Shōtoku ... Read more
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TAKADACHI GIKEI-DO

Hiraizumi
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Sanctuary in memory of the Clan clan. At the beginning, Yoshitsune Minamoto ... Read more
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JOKEN-JI

Tōno
Temple to visit
Temple located 2,5 km south of Fukusen-Ji. Note on the outside the statue ... Read more
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HIROSAKI HACHIMAN-GU

Hirosaki
Temple to visit
This temple was once located in the region of Iwaki, but was moved to its ... Read more
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ZENZAN-JI

Bessho Onsen
Pagoda to visit
Also known as Anrakuji, it is the oldest Zen temple in the prefecture. It ... Read more
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KOTOKU-JI

Tsumago
Temple to visit
Zen Temple founded in 1583. The main hall dates back to 1725. A curiosity: ... Read more
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GARAN

Eihei-Ji
Abbey monastery and convent
Eihe-ji was founded in 1244 by Dōgen Zenji in the Sōtō branch of mother ... Read more
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BICHUGOKU KOKUBUN-JI

Saidai-Ji
Temple to visit
Temple built in the th century to become the guardian temple of the Kibi ... Read more
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RAIKYU-JI

Takahashi
Temple to visit
Small temple with a Zen garden designed by Enshū Kobori in 1604. The ... Read more
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SUMIYOSHI JINJA AND KUSHIDA JINJA

Hakata-Fukuoka
Temple to visit
These two temples are located west and northwest of the station. ... Read more
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KAIDAN-IN AND KANZEON-JI

Dazaifu
Abbey monastery and convent
Kaidan-in dating back to 761 was one of Japan's most important monasteries. ... Read more
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KINSHO-JI

Karatsu
Temple to visit
A temple that gave religious training to Japan's greatest playwright, ... Read more
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KAKUON-JI TEMPLE

Kamakura
Temple to visit
Built in 1218 by Hōjō Yoshitoki. Inside the temple, a work by Cdcult (th ... Read more
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CHUZEN-JI

Bessho Onsen
Temple to visit
Chuzen-ji temple, or Tachiki Kannon, was built at the very beginning of the ... Read more
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TOSHODAI-JI TEMPLE

Nara
Temple to visit
Situated in the city centre, this monastery was created in 759 by the ... Read more
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SHIN-YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE

Nara
Temple to visit
Temple of the Healing Buddha, it was built in 747 by Empress Kōmyō as ... Read more
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KANTEI-BYO

Yokohama
Temple to visit
Chinese temple dedicated to Guan Yu, the custodian of Chinatown. Read more
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OJO GOKURAKU-IN

Ohara
Temple to visit
Located in Sanzenin, this is the oldest temple in the surrounding area, but ... Read more
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SHINJU-AN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Founded by Ikkyū, this temple has gardens attributed to Shukō Murata, the ... Read more
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KOMYO-JI

Sendai
Temple to visit
Here you will find the mausoleum of Tsunenaga Hasekura and the tomb of Luis ... Read more
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ENTSU-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Originally, this Zen temple was a residence of Emperor Go-Mizuno. He became ... Read more
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ROKKAKU-DO TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
In the third street parallel to Oike-dōri south, once crossing ... Read more
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KOTO-JI

Shimabara
Temple to visit
This temple houses the Nehan Zō, the largest statue of Allongé Buddha ... Read more
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FUTAGO-JI

Usa
Temple to visit
Located next to the summit of the Futago-san, in the centre of the ... Read more
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KŌYA-SAN CHOISHIMICHI

Kōyasan
Religious buildings
The "stone path" was founded by Ereader Daishi, Kuakai 1 ... Read more
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KUMANO HAYATAMA TAISHA SHRINE

Kumano
Religious buildings
The sanctuary of "jaillissantes" or "vital ... Read more
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TEMPLE KŌTŌ-IN

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Founded in 1601 by Tadaoki Hosokawa (1563-1645), a disciple of Sen No ... Read more
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TAIZO-IN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
This temple is located west of the San-Mon gate. This is the best known ... Read more
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REIUN-IN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
The temple is one of the first to from Tofuku-ji station. Built in 1526, ... Read more
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SHUNKO-IN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
In this little Zen temple built in the 1590 s, the atmosphere of the time ... Read more
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TENKYU-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
We are in this sanctuary to admire some of the rooms that are decorated ... Read more
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SENGAKU-JI

Tokyo
Temple to visit
This temple founded by Ieyasu Tokugawa in 1612 is best known for the tomb ... Read more
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SHOREN-IN

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Also known as "Awata Palace", this Buddhist temple was built at the end of ... Read more
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TOYOKUNI JINJA SHRINE

Kyoto
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A sanctuary raised by Ancestor Toyotomi for himself in 1598 and ... Read more
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YAKUSHI-JI

Nara
Temple to visit
The Yakushi-ji was founded in 690 in Fujiwara-kyō, and dedicated to the ... Read more
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HOKKI-JI

Nara
Temple to visit
Temple built in 745 by the Empress Kōmyō. It became an important ... Read more
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NINNA-JI

Kyoto
Temple to visit
We find in this temple a palace built for the emperor Kōkō (830-887) and ... Read more
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NONOMIYA JINJA

Kyoto
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A pretty little shrine where Japanese women go in great numbers, because it ... Read more