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List of Famous Temples
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Shimokita Peninsula
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Sacred mountain resembling Buddhist hell.
User rating: 95/100 (23 votes)
Visited by: 42 users
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Hiraizumi
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Hiraizumi's most famous temple.
User rating: 84/100 (78 votes)
Visited by: 196 users
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Temple famous for its Pure Land Garden.
User rating: 78/100 (43 votes)
Visited by: 105 users
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Temple constructed at the foot of a cliff.
User rating: 88/100 (17 votes)
Visited by: 45 users
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Yamadera
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Scenic temple on a steep mountainside.
User rating: 91/100 (63 votes)
Visited by: 127 users
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Dewa Sanzan
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Temples known for Buddhist mummies.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 18 users
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Sendai
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Date family temple with outstanding garden.
User rating: 75/100 (42 votes)
Visited by: 95 users
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Matsushima
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One of Tohoku's most famous Zen temples.
User rating: 78/100 (105 votes)
Visited by: 196 users
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Mausoleum of a lord's son, next to Zuiganji.
User rating: 75/100 (34 votes)
Visited by: 73 users
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Small temple hall and symbol of Matsushima.
User rating: 70/100 (70 votes)
Visited by: 140 users
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Nikko
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Nikko's most important temple.
User rating: 85/100 (420 votes)
Visited by: 761 users
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Ikaho
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Temple famous for udon noodles.
User rating: 67/100 (14 votes)
Visited by: 31 users
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Kawagoe
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Featuring a former building of Edo Castle.
User rating: 75/100 (79 votes)
Visited by: 175 users
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Narita
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Popular temple, not far from Narita Airport.
User rating: 80/100 (176 votes)
Visited by: 348 users
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Tokyo
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Large temple in the Asakusa district.
User rating: 87/100 (1137 votes)
Visited by: 2078 users
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Site of the 47 ronin's graveyard.
User rating: 81/100 (335 votes)
Visited by: 700 users
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Buddhist temple at the base of Tokyo Tower.
User rating: 81/100 (384 votes)
Visited by: 754 users
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Kawasaki
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Large, popular temple in central Kawasaki.
User rating: 69/100 (18 votes)
Visited by: 46 users
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Large, popular temple in central Kawasaki.
User rating: 69/100 (18 votes)
Visited by: 46 users
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Kamakura
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Large bronze Buddha Statue.
User rating: 88/100 (1001 votes)
Visited by: 1850 users
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Attractive temple with views over Kamakura.
User rating: 87/100 (450 votes)
Visited by: 903 users
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Second most important Zen temple.
User rating: 82/100 (310 votes)
Visited by: 687 users
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Kamakura's most important Zen temple.
User rating: 81/100 (242 votes)
Visited by: 539 users
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Temple founded by Nichiren himself.
User rating: 82/100 (146 votes)
Visited by: 369 users
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Zen temple famous for its gardens.
User rating: 80/100 (123 votes)
Visited by: 323 users
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Temple of the Nichiren sect.
User rating: 77/100 (115 votes)
Visited by: 282 users
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Former refuge for abused wives.
User rating: 77/100 (151 votes)
Visited by: 355 users
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Fourth most important Zen temple.
User rating: 76/100 (146 votes)
Visited by: 347 users
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Third most important Zen temple.
User rating: 76/100 (129 votes)
Visited by: 321 users
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Nagano
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Very popular temple in the center of Nagano.
User rating: 84/100 (202 votes)
Visited by: 425 users
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Nagoya
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Popular temple in central Nagoya.
User rating: 74/100 (194 votes)
Visited by: 385 users
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Gujo
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Zen temple with beautiful garden.
User rating: 85/100 (8 votes)
Visited by: 16 users
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Noto Peninsula
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Former head temple of the Zen Soto sect.
User rating: 93/100 (6 votes)
Visited by: 18 users
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Nice temple complex with a five storied pagoda.
User rating: 90/100 (6 votes)
Visited by: 19 users
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Kaga Onsen
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Temple for the worship of holy Mount Hakusan.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 15 users
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Fukui
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A center of Japanese Zen Buddhism.
User rating: 82/100 (69 votes)
Visited by: 147 users
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Kyoto
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Temple famous for its large wooden terrace.
User rating: 95/100 (1459 votes)
Visited by: 2565 users
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Temple building covered in gold.
User rating: 92/100 (1683 votes)
Visited by: 2963 users
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Beautiful temple not actually covered in silver.
User rating: 87/100 (1072 votes)
Visited by: 2034 users
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Called moss temple because of its garden.
User rating: 88/100 (93 votes)
Visited by: 217 users
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Temple with 1001 human sized statues.
User rating: 88/100 (571 votes)
Visited by: 1005 users
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Temple turned former imperial residence.
User rating: 83/100 (275 votes)
Visited by: 573 users
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Zen temple with beautiful stone garden.
User rating: 82/100 (384 votes)
Visited by: 748 users
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Zen Temple with famous rock garden.
User rating: 86/100 (739 votes)
Visited by: 1333 users
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Zen temple complex with many subtemples.
User rating: 86/100 (49 votes)
Visited by: 108 users
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Temple on Kyoto's western mountains.
User rating: 85/100 (39 votes)
Visited by: 102 users
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Popular Temple in rural Ohara north of Kyoto.
User rating: 85/100 (115 votes)
Visited by: 254 users
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Built in memory of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
User rating: 84/100 (481 votes)
Visited by: 950 users
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Mountain temple complex of the Tendai sect.
User rating: 83/100 (149 votes)
Visited by: 358 users
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Temple with spectacular autumn leaves.
User rating: 83/100 (311 votes)
Visited by: 601 users
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Famous temple southeast of Kyoto.
User rating: 82/100 (237 votes)
Visited by: 529 users
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Zen Temple in the Arashiyama district.
User rating: 82/100 (328 votes)
Visited by: 658 users
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Wooded valley with temples north of Kyoto.
User rating: 82/100 (53 votes)
Visited by: 132 users
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Large temple with Japan's tallest pagoda.
User rating: 81/100 (441 votes)
Visited by: 854 users
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Large Zen temple complex.
User rating: 81/100 (312 votes)
Visited by: 659 users
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Head temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism.
User rating: 80/100 (325 votes)
Visited by: 676 users
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Head temples of the Shin-Jodo sects.
User rating: 77/100 (333 votes)
Visited by: 702 users
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Uji
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Temple with a beautiful Pure Land Garden.
User rating: 86/100 (407 votes)
Visited by: 872 users
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Headquarters of the Zen Obaku sect.
User rating: 80/100 (59 votes)
Visited by: 158 users
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Zen temple on the other side of the river.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 2 users
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Temple known for its flower gardens.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 2 users
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Osaka
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One of the oldest temples in Japan.
User rating: 78/100 (217 votes)
Visited by: 437 users
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Nara
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Large temple with a big Buddha statue.
User rating: 93/100 (1235 votes)
Visited by: 2229 users
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The world's oldest wooden buildings.
User rating: 88/100 (477 votes)
Visited by: 993 users
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Large temple in western Nara.
User rating: 85/100 (279 votes)
Visited by: 591 users
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Large temple in western Nara.
User rating: 85/100 (235 votes)
Visited by: 547 users
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With beautiful statues of Yakushi and guardians.
User rating: 81/100 (70 votes)
Visited by: 178 users
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Family temple of the Fujiwara Clan.
User rating: 81/100 (523 votes)
Visited by: 980 users
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Asuka
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Large temple complex on a hillside location.
User rating: 90/100 (29 votes)
Visited by: 69 users
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Remote temple surrounded by forest.
User rating: 86/100 (18 votes)
Visited by: 51 users
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Considered Japan's oldest Buddhist temple.
User rating: 70/100 (26 votes)
Visited by: 82 users
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Yoshino
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The most important temple of Yoshino.
User rating: 78/100 (33 votes)
Visited by: 52 users
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Temple ryokan with a beautiful garden.
User rating: 80/100 (24 votes)
Visited by: 44 users
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Temple of the Shugendo mountain worship.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 3 users
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Site of Emperor Go-Daigo's mausoleum.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 1 user
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Koyasan
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Temple where Kobo Daishi is enshrined.
User rating: 92/100 (182 votes)
Visited by: 285 users
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Head monastery of the Shingon sect.
User rating: 82/100 (158 votes)
Visited by: 270 users
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Koyasan's central temple complex.
User rating: 81/100 (109 votes)
Visited by: 186 users
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Himeji
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Temple mountain featured in Last Samurai.
User rating: 85/100 (75 votes)
Visited by: 138 users
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Kinosaki Onsen
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Dedicated to the founder of Kinosaki Onsen.
User rating: 63/100 (26 votes)
Visited by: 53 users
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Tottori
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Buddhist temple with a nice garden.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 15 users
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Bitchu-Takahashi
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Zen temple with garden by local Kobori Enshu.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 12 users
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Onomichi
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Unique temple with various attractions.
User rating: 79/100 (26 votes)
Visited by: 54 users
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Yamaguchi
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Features a very beautiful, five-storied pagoda.
User rating: 79/100 (33 votes)
Visited by: 70 users
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Famous for the Zen garden Sesshutei.
User rating: 81/100 (28 votes)
Visited by: 57 users
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Hagi
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Half of the Mori lords are buried here.
User rating: 77/100 (26 votes)
Visited by: 58 users
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Half of the Mori lords are buried here.
User rating: 79/100 (27 votes)
Visited by: 54 users
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Matsuyama
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Temple No. 51 on the Shikoku pilgrimage.
User rating: 75/100 (49 votes)
Visited by: 101 users
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Fukuoka
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Japan's first Zen temple.
User rating: 75/100 (136 votes)
Visited by: 268 users
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Dazaifu
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Temple with a beautiful Zen garden.
User rating: 83/100 (65 votes)
Visited by: 133 users
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The former center of Buddhism in Kyushu.
User rating: 78/100 (57 votes)
Visited by: 118 users
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Nagasaki
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Chinese looking Obaku Zen temple.
User rating: 77/100 (82 votes)
Visited by: 180 users
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Buddhist temple in the Teramachi district.
User rating: 77/100 (94 votes)
Visited by: 210 users
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Kunisaki Peninsula
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About the peninsula's atmospheric temples.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 1 user
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