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.

Meiji Jingu

Shibuya, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Shinto

Tokyo’s major imperial Shinto shrine, set within a vast man-made forest beside Harajuku.

Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken

Senso-ji

Asakusa, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Buddhism

Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, centered on devotion to Kannon in historic Asakusa.

Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)