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Here are the top Japan temple listings so you can find the best in Japan for your trip. Read these temple reviews written by real travelers. You can narrow these results using the filters to the left.
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Part of the Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage which is a temple route through western Japan , this temple dates back somewhere about the 790 in the Heian period. ..
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Ginkakuji Temple ( Silver Pavilion) was constructed in 1482 and became a Zen Temple dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy in 1490. It was constructed by Ashikaga Yoshimasu..
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
This national treasure is with it's 120 meters, the longest wooden building in the world. It was originally built in 1164 and in 1266 it was reconstructed after a big..
4. Yamadera
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Yamadera, Tōhoku Region, Japan
Yamadera is one of the most popular tourist locations in Yamagata Prefecture and is a 'Must see' in the Tohoku region. It has a long and much celebrated past to..
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
This is another UNESCO World Heritage listed site in Japan - Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺, Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera, literally means “Pure Water Temple”), one of the oldest..
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Tokyo, Kantō Region, Japan
Asakusa Sensō-ji temple is a Buddhist temple located in the centre of shitamachi. Founded in 628, it is Tokyo's oldest and most significant temple.
7. Meiji Shrine
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Tokyo, Kantō Region, Japan
The Meiji Shrine was a terrific place to see-- if the Tokyo smog starts to get to you, head this way-- it has a series of gravel paths through thick woods, right in the..
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Nikko, Kantō Region, Japan
This temple's main building (the Sanbutsudo) is a large red hall contains 3 enormous wooden, gold-laquered statues of Amida, Senju-Kannon ("Kannon with a thousand..
9. Byodoin
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Uji is famous for an amazing green tea and it's worth to visit it. Not only because of the tea, but also there is the most beautiful temple, I've seen. Not far from..
10. Tenryu-Ji
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
This is one of the major temples of the Rinzai school of zen. It was built in 1339 on the former site of Emporor Go-Daigo's villa after a priest had dreamt of dragon..
