- Daikakuji
Daikakuji Overview: The site was originally a residence of Emperor Saga (785–842 CE) and then the palace later […]
- Kan’eiji
Overview: This temple found by Tenkai during Kan’ei period (beginning of Edo era) by an attempt to emula […]
- Kawasaki daishi temple
Overview: The temple is well known for its power of Yakuyoke (warding off evil), Kawasaki Daishi is one of the […]
- Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
Kinkakuji Overview: Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu purchased a villa from an aristocrat and transformed into a com […]
- Kiyomizu temple
Kiyomizu temple Overview: The main hall, which together with the wooden stage 13 meters above the hillside bel […]
- Nihon-ji
Nihon-ji Overview: Nihon-ji is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is […]
- Ninna-ji
Ninna-ji Overview: Emperor Uda established this temple in 888, and after retiring from his throne, Emperor Uda […]
- Senso-ji
Overview: Sensō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo’s oldest […]
- Shitennoji temple
Shitennoji temple Overview: The temple is regarded as one of the first Buddhist and oldest officially-administ […]
- Taiizan Kotokuin Shojosenji
Overview: The statue is approximately 13.35 meters tall including the base and weighs approximately 93 tonnes. […]
- Tennouji (Yanaka)
Overview: This temple is the oldest of the numerous temples in the Yanaka area of Tokyo, and is a temple of t […]