14 Culture Muryo-ji Temple in Yoga Peter Sidell In the Tokyo suburb of Yoga not far from Shibuya, Muryo-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple, home to some interesting statues and carvings.
10 Culture Shikoku Pilgrimage: Temple No. 20 Justin Velgus Around the 20th and 21st temples of the Shikoku temple pilgrimage are a number of pilgrim paths.
12 Culture Tofuku-ji Temple in Shibuya Peter Sidell In Tokyo's busy Shibuya district, Tofuku-ji is a peaceful, appealing Buddhist temple, a good place to escape the crowds.
11 Culture Jyomyo-In Temple in Yanaka Peter Sidell Near Ueno and Yanaka in central Tokyo, Jyomyo-In is a Buddhist temple with so many statues that there are said to be 84,000 of them.
11 Yakuoji: Temple 23 of Pilgrimage Naoko Takeuchi Yakuoji, No. 23 Temple of Shikoku Pilgrimage is the place to go to ward off bad luck
10 Fall Colors at Hashikura Temple Sarah Chaney Hashikura Temple is known for its spectacular fall colors and cherry blossoms, and is considered the head shrine of the 600 Konpira Shrines scattered around
11 Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma Rufus Starbuck Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma - a Zen Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Ishiuchi.