Risshaku-ji (Yamadera)
Yamadera, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture
Mountainside temple in Yamagata reached by more than 1,000 stone steps, with a famous “eternal” Buddhist flame tradition.
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Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple
Gunung Rapat, Ipoh, Kinta, Perak
One of Ipoh’s best-known cave temples and a major religious-tourism landmark in the Kinta limestone landscape.
Sam Poo Kong Temple
Gedung Batu, West Semarang, Semarang City, Central Java
Major Chinese-Indonesian temple complex commemorating Admiral Zheng He and the history of Semarang’s maritime community.
Seiganto-ji
Nachisan, Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture
Historic Buddhist temple beside Kumano Nachi Taisha, famous for its pagoda view with Nachi Falls.
Senso-ji
Asakusa, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, centered on devotion to Kannon in historic Asakusa.
Sewu Temple
Bugisan, Prambanan, Klaten Regency, Central Java
Large Buddhist temple complex adjacent to Prambanan, with guardian figures and hundreds of historic shrines.
Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple of UK
Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands, England
One of Britain’s largest Hindu temple complexes and a major Venkateswara pilgrimage and festival destination.
Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur’s oldest Taoist temple, founded by Yap Ah Loy and linked to the city’s nineteenth-century history.
Singosari Temple
Candirenggo, Singosari, Malang Regency, East Java
Historic stone temple in Candirenggo associated with the Singhasari kingdom and its religious heritage.
Soc Temple
Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, Hanoi
A major northern Vietnamese shrine associated with the cult of Saint Gióng.
Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple, Hamm
Uentrop, Hamm, Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia
Major Tamil Hindu temple in Hamm, described by the city as the largest purpose-built Tamil temple in Europe.
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple
Silom, Bangkok, Bang Rak, Bangkok
A major Tamil Hindu temple in Bangkok dedicated to Sri Maha Mariamman and known for its South Indian sacred architecture.
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