11 Temples & Shrines Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine Illaura Rossiter Built in 1895 for the city's 1,100th anniversary of having been made the capital of Japan, Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine is..
13 Temples & Shrines Tofuku-ji Temple Gardens Larry Knipfing Tofuku-ji Temple is large and imposing, but it also contains touches of beauty and splendor like those found in its gardens: The..
10 Temples & Shrines En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura enshrines the ten Kings of Hades—whom we meet when we die.
6 Temples & Shrines Kinkakuji Steve Leavett-Brown Kinkakuji, more commonly known as the Golden Temple, is as beautiful as it is enigmatic. Originally constructed as a villa, so when..
6 Temples & Shrines Shinsho Temple Maren Pauli Shinsho Temple in Hachioji has a bright blue roof with golden decorations that stands out among temples in Japan.
8 Temples & Shrines Komyozenji Temple, Dazaifu Senén Germade Komyozenji Temple in Dazaifu, Kyushu, is a Zen temple founded in 1273 by the Buddhist priest Tetsugyu Enshin, a member of the ..
11 Temples & Shrines Kamakura Sugimoto-dera Temple Tomoko Kamishima Sugimoto-dera Temple was established in the year 734. There is a legend that 3-kannon statues at the temple escaped from a fire..