12 Temples & Shrines Beautiful Shoren-in Temple, Kyoto 2 Larry Knipfing The thing that will catch your eye at Shoren-in is the delightful collection of lotus painted onto the walls of Kacho-den Hall...
7 Temples & Shrines Gokokuji Temple, Bunkyo-ku Manish Prabhune Gokokuji a fantastic and picturesque buddhist temple in Tokyo, one of the few ones which survived the WWII bombing.
18 Temples & Shrines A Tranquil Shrine at the Heart of Chiba Eitetsu Terakado "Spontaneous" Chiba Shrine is bright and colorful in its surrounding greenery, tucked away in the heard of Chiba City.
10 Temples & Shrines Yushima Tenjin Takane Shoji Built in commemoration of Sugawara no Michizane, a figure regarded as the god of scholarship, the Yushima Shrine is one of Tok..
8 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Shorenin Temple Martijn Beckers Don't let winter time, or the abundance of temples in Kyoto stop you from visiting Shorenin; even with entrance fee you will..
14 Temples & Shrines Ebisuko Festival in Hiroshima Paul Walsh Ebisu, bringer of good fortune and commercial success, is one of Japan's most popular gods. Between November 18 and 20 every..
10 Temples & Shrines Kiyomizu Kannon-do Sher Ying Wee This temple houses the Senju Kannon (Thousand Armed Kannon), and Kosodate Kannon, who is visited by ladies who wish to for chi..
9 Temples & Shrines Senjo-kaku and Goju-no-to Pagoda Anonymous The Senjo-kaku is an unfinished shrine built by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in remembrance of his fallen warriors. Next to it is the eye-catching..
