Byodoin Temple
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Buddhism
UNESCO-listed Pure Land Buddhist temple in Uji, famous for the 11th-century Phoenix Hall.
The World’s Sacred Places
Sacred Places
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4 Sacred Places
Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Shinto
Head shrine of Inari worship, internationally famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates on Mount Inari.
Kinkaku-ji (Rokuon-ji)
Kita, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Buddhism
World-famous Zen temple in Kyoto centered on the gold-leaf-covered Golden Pavilion.
Kiyomizu-dera
Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Buddhism
UNESCO-listed Kyoto temple famous for its wooden stage, Kannon devotion and Otowa Waterfall.