「Shrine/Temple」Tourist Attractions
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Kinkaku-ji, officially known as Rokuon-ji, is a temple located in the northwest of Kyoto City, famous for its distinctive pavilion called the "Golden Pavilion" covered in go...
Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo and is a representative tourist destination in Japan, attracting over 30 million visitors each year. Since its founding in 628,...
Chuson-ji Temple
Chuson-ji Temple was founded in 850 by the high priest Jikaku Daishi Ennin and had large-scale structures built by Kiyohira, the first ruler of the Oshu Fujiwara clan, in th...
Risshaku-ji (Yamadera)
Hojusan Risseiji, commonly known as Yamadera, is one of Japan's renowned spiritual sites. Founded in the second year of the Jōgan era (860) by the third head of the Tendai s...
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kiyomizu-dera is a prestigious temple located in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, boasting a history of over 1,200 years. This temple attracts many tourists from both Japa...
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of approximately 30,000 Inari shrines located in Kyoto. It is believed that the deity Inari was enshrined here in the 4th year of Wad...
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine is an important Shinto shrine located in Shibuya, Tokyo, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Built in 1920, it boasts the highest number of visitors ...
Ushiku Daibutsu (Great Buddha)
The Ushiku Daibutsu (officially known as Ushiku Amida Buddha), located near the Ami-Higashi Interchange on the Ken-O Expressway, presents a colossal figure that boasts overw...
Haruna Shrine
Haruna Shrine, located on the slopes of Mount Haruna in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, is an ancient shrine believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Y...
To-ji Temple
Toji Temple (official name: Kyo-o Gokokuj), is the only existing structure from the Heian-kyo period and is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded two years aft...
Zuigan-ji Temple
Zuiganji Temple, founded in 828, is the family temple of the Sengoku warlord Date Masamune. After the temple fell into decline during the Sengoku period, Masamune rebuilt it...
Kashima Shrine
Kashima Shrine is said to have been founded in the first year of Emperor Jimmu (660 BC) and is a prestigious shrine alongside Ise Shrine and Katori Shrine. It is the head sh...
