The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Hase-dera (Kamakura)

Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Buddhism

Kamakura temple famous for its monumental eleven-faced Kannon and a long sacred-origin story involving a statue carried by the sea.

Eleven-faced Kannon

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Shinto

Kamakura’s principal shrine, historically tied to the Minamoto clan, samurai rule and Hachiman worship.

Hachiman