Best places: Buddhist temples in Shibuya, Japan

Edo period Buddhist temple with a large collection of lucky beckoning cat statues.

Lantern-filled temple complex with shrines & statues, including hundreds of Shinto fox deities.

The main temple of Jōdo-shū Buddhism, this compound includes ornate buildings dating to the 1600s.

Temple established in 1678, with 9 Buddha statues, set in a wooded park with bright fall foliage.

Buddhist place of worship famed for daily fire rituals involving sutra chanting & taiko drumming.

Buddhist temple & pilgrimage site featuring the graves of the legendary 47 Rōnin samurai.

Reconstruction of a 17th-century Buddhist temple on an island in a pond filled with lotus flowers.

Colorful & intricately decorated Edo period & Tendai Buddhist temple, also known as Meguro Fudo.

Small Buddhist temple with 17th century origins featuring a garden, cemetery & tranquil atmosphere.

Vibrant Buddhist temple dedicated to the goddess of luck & accessed by a flight of stone steps.

Buddhist site with a statue of Nichiren, believed to ward off evil, plus blooming irises in spring.

Spacious 17th-century Buddhist temple with unique architecture & pipe-organ performances.

This Buddhist temple dedicated to a deity of childcare & childbirth features historic gingko trees.

👍👍 四ツ谷の住宅街の中にある四谷怪談で有名なお岩さん所縁のお寺。実際のお岩さんは夫に殺されたのではなく仲睦まじく夫に尽くして田宮家を再興したそうなので縁結びのご利益がある寺だそうです。また道の反対にはお岩さん所縁の神社があります。

Serene Buddhist temple dating from 1625 & partly rebuilt, featuring many statues & a 5-story pagoda.

Peaceful Buddhist temple dedicated to deity Fudo Myo, set in a leafy ravine park with a waterfall.

Storied center for Buddhist worship & prayer in revered surroundings with tranquil landscaping.

Serene temple founded in 1274 & since reconstructed, known for a large bronze seated Buddha statue.

👍👍 Gohyaku Rakanji Temple on Mt. Tenon (Tenouzan Gohyakura Kanji) It is familiar with "Rakan-san in Meguro" vinegar. On the left side of the front entrance (approach), Shaka-sama A disciple (Mr. Rakan) will welcome you. Immortal Venerable (Futaiho Sonja) Rakan's words "I will not lose to the pain and...

Small place of worship where it is said that sick visitors who wash a Buddha statue may be cured.