Soryu-ji temple is a temple of the So-to- school (曹洞宗, Sotoshu-) ,with Rinzai and O-baku, one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism. It…
Kiyomizudera Kiyomizu-dera is an independent Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It was founded in the late Nara period (778) on the site of the Otowa Waterfall…
Tenryuji Tenryuji is a Zen temple in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto, and it is the first-ranked of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kyoto.…
Kinkakuji Kinkakuji (金閣寺 Golden Pavilion) is a Zen temple formally known as Rokuonji(鹿苑寺). It was built in 1397 as a retirement place for Shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga…
Koyasan Kongobuji koyasan Koyacho, Wakayama. Kongobuji Koyasan is the center of Shingon Buddhism (a Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in early 9th century…
The world’s oldest wooden building Horyu-ji (法隆寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga (斑鳩), in the northwestern part of Nara (奈良)Prefecture, Japan. It was…
Mirokuji temple Nakatacho, Tomeshi, Miyagi. Japan web magazine’s recommend Mirokuji temple (みろくじ) DATA Address: Kaminuma, nakatacho, tomeshi, Miyagi Transport: From JR…
Soto-syu So-honzan Sojiji 曹洞宗総本山 総持寺(神奈川県横浜市鶴見) Japan web magazine’s recommend Sojiji DATA Address: 2-1-1 Tsurumi Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0063 Hours: 08:00 – 17:00 Admission: Free HP: Sojiji