Top Temples in Japan

The 100 most-reviewed spots — a rough guide to how many people visit.

1. 1Senso-ji TempleTokyo95,268reviews ★4.6
2. 2清水寺Kyoto69,761reviews ★4.6
3. 3Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple)Kyoto68,193reviews ★4.6
4. 4Kotokuin Temple (Kamakura Daibutsu-den)Kanagawa30,167reviews ★4.4
5. 5Todaiji (Todaiji Temple)Nara30,011reviews ★4.7
6. 6ZenkojiNagano25,946reviews ★4.5
7. 7Byodo-in TempleKyoto21,533reviews ★4.5
8. 8Naritasan ShinshojiChiba19,420reviews ★4.5
9. 9Toji (Toji Temple)Kyoto18,945reviews ★4.5
10. 10Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple)Kyoto16,780reviews ★4.5
11. 11Sanjusendō (Hall of Thirty-Three Bays)Kyoto16,427reviews ★4.7
12. 12Haseji (Hase Temple)Kanagawa16,057reviews ★4.5
13. 13Tenryu-jiKyoto16,003reviews ★4.4
14. 14Kawasaki Daishi HiraideraKanagawa12,567reviews ★4.3
15. 15Kofuku-ji TempleNara12,517reviews ★4.4
16. 16ShitennojiOsaka12,448reviews ★4.3
17. 17Higashi Hongan-ji (East Hongan-ji Temple)Kyoto12,277reviews ★4.5
18. 18Nanzen-jiKyoto12,129reviews ★4.5
19. 19Chuson-ji Main HallIwate12,089reviews ★4.4
20. 20Zoshig-ji TempleTokyo12,027reviews ★4.5
21. 21Katsuoji Temple on Mount OuchouOsaka10,961reviews ★4.5
22. 22TohokujiKyoto10,927reviews ★4.5
23. 23Ryoanji (Ryoan-ji Temple)Kyoto10,877reviews ★4.5
24. 24Gozan-ji Temple on Mount DaigikeTokyo9,796reviews ★4.6
25. 25Takada-jiKyoto9,734reviews ★4.4
26. 26Kennin-jiKyoto9,179reviews ★4.5
27. 27Enryaku-jiShiga9,081reviews ★4.4
28. 28Hosozan Taisan-jiYamagata8,982reviews ★4.5
29. 29Fukutakeyama Shindai-jiTokyo8,268reviews ★4.3
30. 30EiheijiFukui8,038reviews ★4.5
31. 31高野山奥之院Wakayama7,926reviews ★4.7
32. 32Chion-inKyoto7,805reviews ★4.5
33. 33SanzeninKyoto7,681reviews ★4.5
34. 34Ninna-jiKyoto7,564reviews ★4.4
35. 35Horyu-jiNara7,520reviews ★4.5
36. 36Takao-san Yakuo-in Yuuki-jiTokyo7,425reviews ★4.3
37. 37Isshin-jiOsaka7,403reviews ★4.2
38. 38Haseji (Hase Temple)Nara7,285reviews ★4.5
39. 39Kongobu-jiWakayama7,028reviews ★4.5
40. 40Saihinai Daishi Soji-ji TempleTokyo6,775reviews ★4.2
41. 41Zuiyen-jiMiyagi6,326reviews ★4.4
42. 42Kita-inSaitama5,909reviews ★4.2
43. 43NanzoinFukuoka5,718reviews ★4.5
44. 44Daigo-jiKyoto5,677reviews ★4.4
45. 45Yakushi-ji (Yakushi-ji Temple)Nara5,669reviews ★4.4
46. 46HokkejiKyoto5,429reviews ★4.6
47. 47Kongō-ji Temple (Kongō-ji Temple)Kyoto5,426reviews ★4.6
48. 48Minobu-zan Kuon-jiYamanashi5,398reviews ★4.5
49. 49Hokokuji TempleKanagawa5,255reviews ★4.4
50. 50Daijo-inHiroshima4,956reviews ★4.6
51. 51MeigetsuinKanagawa4,950reviews ★4.3
52. 52Ishiyama-jiShiga4,838reviews ★4.3
53. 53毛越寺Iwate4,837reviews ★4.2
54. 54KenchojiKanagawa4,597reviews ★4.4
55. 55Toji-ji (Toji Temple)Nara4,563reviews ★4.5
56. 56EnkakujiKanagawa4,399reviews ★4.4
57. 57Shiunzan Nakayama-jiHyogo4,365reviews ★4.3
58. 58Rokuharamitsuji (Rokuharamitsu Temple)Kyoto4,309reviews ★4.3
59. 59Houzenji TempleOsaka4,206reviews ★4.4
60. 60Rokkaku-do (Hexagonal Hall)Kyoto3,946reviews ★4.3
61. 61Kongiku-zan Kinpusen-jiNara3,932reviews ★4.5
62. 62Izutsu-jiTokyo3,913reviews ★4.3
63. 63Shingisan Asagobokoji (Asagobokoji Temple on Mount Shigi)Nara3,902reviews ★4.5
64. 64TochojiFukuoka3,844reviews ★4.4
65. 65Zuiryuuji TempleToyama3,791reviews ★4.4
66. 66Niyu-in TempleFukuoka3,593reviews ★4.4
67. 67書寫山 圓教寺Hyogo3,569reviews ★4.5
68. 68Honnoji TempleKyoto3,502reviews ★4.1
69. 69Shorinzan Dharma-ji (Dharma Temple on Mount Shorinzan)Gunma3,467reviews ★4.2
70. 70Fushimi Inari Taisha Benten-do (Benten Hall at Fushimi Inari Grand Shrine)Tokyo · Okuninushi-no-Okami3,407reviews ★4.3
71. 71Jojakoji TempleKyoto3,372reviews ★4.6
72. 72Todaiji Nigatsu-do (Todaiji Second Month Hall)Nara3,332reviews ★4.6
73. 73Hattosan Son'eiji TempleShizuoka3,318reviews ★4.3
74. 74Kegon-ji Temple on Mount TanigumiGifu3,271reviews ★4.2
75. 75Muroji TempleNara3,262reviews ★4.5
76. 76Kimiizumi-jiWakayama3,254reviews ★4.3
77. 77Mitsumotodera (Mitsumoto-dera)Kyoto3,254reviews ★4.1
78. 78Daiakji (Daiakji Temple)Kyoto3,236reviews ★4.4
79. 79宝徳寺Gunma3,227reviews ★4.3
80. 80門戸厄神 東光寺Hyogo3,205reviews ★4.3
81. 81Daiyu-san SajujiKanagawa3,189reviews ★4.5
82. 82Sōtō Zen Buddhist Sect Head Temple SōjijiKanagawa3,124reviews ★4.3
83. 83Ruriko-ji TempleYamaguchi3,121reviews ★4.4
84. 84Kai Zenkoji (Kai Zenkoji Temple)Yamanashi3,064reviews ★4.1
85. 85雑司ヶ谷鬼子母神堂Tokyo3,046reviews ★4.2
86. 86Senshuji TempleHiroshima3,028reviews ★4.4
87. 8775th Pilgrimage Site: ZentsujiKagawa2,985reviews ★4.4
88. 88OkaderaNara2,980reviews ★4.4
89. 89DaitokujiKyoto2,882reviews ★4.3
90. 90壷阪寺Nara2,858reviews ★4.3
91. 91Nichiren-shu Daibenzan: Myomonji Temple on Mount ChoyoTokyo2,812reviews ★4.3
92. 92NadaijiIshikawa2,728reviews ★4.4
93. 93Kongozan Banna-jiTochigi2,723reviews ★4.3
94. 94Yasaka KoshindoKyoto2,670reviews ★4.3
95. 95Myoshin-jiKyoto2,629reviews ★4.4
96. 96GioujiKyoto2,619reviews ★4.5
97. 97Seiren-inKyoto2,567reviews ★4.5
98. 98Meguro Fudozon RyokusenjiTokyo2,548reviews ★4.3
99. 99Naritasan Nagoya Betsuin DaishojiAichi2,541reviews ★4.2
100. 100Ishide-ji TempleEhime2,496reviews ★4.1

Review counts and ratings are based on Google Maps data collected at a point in time, so they may differ from the latest figures.