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.

CuratedSource-awareMulti-faithVisitor-ready where known

Sacred Place City / locality

Refine Discovery1

Place Type Religious Tradition Tradition / Denomination Sacred Association Country State / Province / Region District / Subregion Architecture Heritage Facilities

Clear filters

Curated Discovery

Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Kinpusen-ji

Yoshinoyama, Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan Shugendo

Principal Shugendo temple on Mount Yoshino, famous for giant Zao Gongen images and mountain-ascetic pilgrimage.

Zao Gongen