Daikakuji Overview: The site was originally a residence of Emperor Saga (785–842 CE) and then the palace later […]

Overview: This temple found by Tenkai during Kan’ei period (beginning of Edo era) by an attempt to emula […]

Overview: The temple is well known for its power of Yakuyoke (warding off evil), Kawasaki Daishi is one of the […]

Kinkakuji Overview: Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu purchased a villa from an aristocrat and transformed into a com […]

Kiyomizu temple Overview: The main hall, which together with the wooden stage 13 meters above the hillside bel […]

Nihon-ji Overview: Nihon-ji is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is […]

Ninna-ji Overview: Emperor Uda established this temple in 888, and after retiring from his throne, Emperor Uda […]

Overview: Sensō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo’s oldest […]

Shitennoji temple Overview: The temple is regarded as one of the first Buddhist and oldest officially-administ […]

Overview: The statue is approximately 13.35 meters tall including the base and weighs approximately 93 tonnes. […]

Overview:  This temple is the oldest of the numerous temples in the Yanaka area of Tokyo, and is a temple of t […]