Religious Sites in Tokyo

Religious Sites in Tokyo

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Asakusa Jinja
Several structures in the temple complex survived the bombings... 		Religious Sites Asakusa
 
Belfry
The tiny hillock Benten-yama, with its shrine to the goddess... 		Religious Sites Asakusa
 
Benzaiten
Perched in the middle of Shinobazu Pond, this shrine is dedicated... 		Religious Sites Ueno
 
Chugu-shi
A subshrine of the Futara-san Shrine at Tosho-gu, this is the... 		Religious Sites Nikko
 
Chuzen-ji
A subtemple of Rinno Temple, at Tosho-gu, the principal object... 		Religious Sites Nikko
 
Dembo-in
Believed to have been made in the 17th century by Kobori Enshu... 		Religious Sites Asakusa
 
Engaku-ji
The largest of the Zen monasteries in Kamakura, Engaku-ji was... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Enno-ji
In the feudal period, Japan acquired from China a belief in Enma... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Futara-san Jinja
Nikko's holy ground is far older than the Tokugawa dynasty, in... 		Religious Sites Nikko
 
Hanazono Jinja
Constructed in the early Edo period, Hanazono is not among Tokyo's... 		Religious Sites Shinjuku
 
Hase-dera
The only temple in Kamakura facing the sea, this is one of the... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Hofuku-ji
The first American consul to Japan was New York businessman Townsend... 		Religious Sites Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
 
Hokoku-ji
Visitors to Kamakura tend to overlook this lovely little Zen... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Iseyama Kodai Jingu
A branch of the nation's revered Grand Shrines of Ise, this the... 		Religious Sites Yokohama
 
Jigen-do
Tenkai (1536-1643), the first abbot of Rinno Temple, has his... 		Religious Sites Nikko
 
Jochi-ji
In the Five Mountains hierarchy, Jochi-ji was ranked fourth... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Jomyo-ji
Founded in 1188, this one of the Five Mountains Zen monasteries... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Kabuto Jinja
This is a minor shrine, so if you have had your fill of shrine-viewing... 		Religious Sites Nihombashi, Ginza, and Yuraku-cho
 
Kamakura-gu
This Shinto shrine was built after the Meiji Restoration of 1868... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Kaminari-mon
This is the proper Senso-ji entrance, with its huge red-paper... 		Religious Sites Asakusa
 
Kan-ei-ji
In 1638 the second Tokugawa shogun, Hidetada, commissioned the... 		Religious Sites Ueno
 
Kanda Myojin
You will never be able to see every shrine in the city and the... 		Religious Sites Akihabara and Jimbo-cho
 
Kannon Hall
This National Treasure was a part of Abbot Tenkai's attempt to... 		Religious Sites Ueno
 
Kencho-ji
Founded in 1250, this temple was the foremost of Kamakura's five... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Meigetsu-in
This temple is also known as Ajisai-dera (the hydrangeas temple)... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Meiji Shrine
The Meiji Shrine honors the spirits of Emperor Meiji, who died... 		Religious Sites Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya
 
Nikolai Cathedral
It's curious that a Russian Orthodox cathedral was built in Tokyo's... 		Religious Sites Akihabara and Jimbo-cho
 
Rinno-ji
This temple belongs to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, the head... 		Religious Sites Nikko
 
Ryosen-ji
This the temple in which the negotiations took place that led... 		Religious Sites Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
 
Ryuko-ji
The Kamakura story would not be complete without the tale of... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Sengaku-ji
In 1701, a young provincial baron named Asano Takumi-no-Kami... 		Religious Sites Tokyo
 
Senso-ji Complex
Dedicated to the goddess Kannon, the Senso-ji Complex is the... 		Religious Sites Asakusa
 
Senso-ji Main Hall
The Main Hall and Five-Story Pagoda of Senso-ji are both faithful... 		Religious Sites Asakusa
 
Soji-ji
One of the two major centers of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism... 		Religious Sites Yokohama
 
Taiko Kan
Become a taiko (drum) master for a day as you pound away on the... 		Religious Sites Asakusa
 
Taiyu-in Mausoleum
This grandiose building is the resting place of the third Tokugawa... 		Religious Sites Nikko
 
Tokei-ji
A Zen temple of the Rinzai sect, Tokei-ji holds special significance... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Tokudai-ji
This is a curiosity in a neighborhood of curiosities: a temple... 		Religious Sites Ueno
 
Tosho-gu
With its riot of colors and carvings, inlaid pillars, red-lacquer... 		Religious Sites Nikko
 
Tsukiji Hongan-ji
Disaster seemed to follow this temple, the main branch in Tokyo... 		Religious Sites Tsukiji and Shiodome
 
Tsuru-ga-oka Hachiman-gu
This shrine is dedicated to the legendary emperor Ojin, his wife... 		Religious Sites Kamakura
 
Yasukuni Jinja
This shrine is not as impressive as Asakusa Shrine and Meiji... 		Religious Sites Imperial Palace and Government District
 
Yushima Seido
Again, Akihabara shrines are of minor interest in comparison... 		Religious Sites Akihabara and Jimbo-cho
 
Zenpuku-ji Temple
This temple, just south of the Ichinohashi Crossing, dates back... 		Religious Sites Roppongi and Azabu Juban
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