Power Spots

KyotoTemples

Kurama-dera (Kurama Temple)

One of Kyoto's premier power spots, housing the cosmic energy of Mount Kurama.

PurificationBetter fortuneWishes grantedStrong luck

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WakayamaTemples

Koyasan Kongobu-ji (Temple)

A sacred site of Shingon Mikyo (Esoteric Buddhism) founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai. It is a religious city located on a mountain at an altitude of 800 meters.

PurificationWishes grantedWarding off misfortuneHonoring ancestors

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NaraTemples

Todai-ji (Todai-ji Temple)

The head temple of the Kegon sect, founded through the devotion of Emperor Shōmu. It is a World Heritage site featuring the "Great Buddha of Nara" as its primary object of worship.

Wishes grantedWarding off misfortuneBetter fortunePeace of the land

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NaraTemples

Horyu-ji (Horyu-ji Temple)

The world's oldest group of wooden structures, associated with Prince Shotoku. It was Japan's first World Heritage site.

Warding off misfortuneWishes grantedAcademic successPurification

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ShigaTemples

Hieizan Enryaku-ji (Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei)

The head temple of the Tendai Sect, founded by Saicho. It is a World Heritage site known for 1,200 years as the 'Mother Mountain of Japanese Buddhism'.

PurificationWarding off misfortuneWishes grantedAcademic success

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