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Sensō-ji Temple
, is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. Structures in the temple complex include the main hall, a five-story pagoda and large gates. It is the most widely visited religious site in the world with over 30 million visitors annually. The temple is the 13th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route.
Zōjō-ji Temple
thumb|Aerial view of Zojoji as seen from Tokyo Tower
Gokoku-ji Temple
is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Bunkyō.
Sengaku-ji Temple
is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen located in the Takanawa neighborhood of Minato-ku, near Sengakuji Station and Shinagawa Station, Tokyo, Japan. It was one of the three major Sōtō temples in Edo during the Tokugawa shogunate, and became famous through its connection with the Akō incident of the forty-seven Rōnin in the 18th century.
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
Kan'ei-ji Temple
(also spelled Kan'eiji or Kaneiji) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 during the Kan'ei era by Tenkai, in an attempt to emulate the powerful religious center Enryaku-ji, in Kyoto. The main object of worship is .
Gōtoku-ji Temple
'''' is a Buddhist temple located in the Gōtokuji district of Setagaya ward, Tokyo, Japan. Gōtoku-ji is a Sōtō Zen temple and served as the Bodai-ji (bodhi temple'') of the Ii clan, who were lords of the Hikone Domain, in Edo period.
Shibamata Taishakuten
Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
Renkō-ji Temple
is a Buddhist temple in Suginami-ku, Tokyo. The small, well-preserved temple was established in 1594 inspired by the God of Wealth and Happiness. It belongs to the Nichiren sect of Buddhism that believes that human salvation lies only in the Lotus Sutra.
Tōzen-ji Temple
, is a Buddhist temple located in Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The temple belongs to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. One of the four great Zen temples of Edo, it is best known in history as the location of the first British legation in Japan during the Bakumatsu period and the site of a number of incidents against foreigners by pro-sonnō jōi samurai. The temple's precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 2010.
Kappa-dera Temple
, officially known as , is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in the Kappabashi area of Tokyo. It is named after the kappa, a Japanese folklore figure, and Kappa (合羽), a vendor in the retail corridor.
Ekō-in Temple
, also known as Honjo Ekō-in, is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo. The formal name of the temple is , reflecting its founding principle of Pariṇāmanā, or the spreading of Amida Buddha's benevolence to all souls of all living creatures.
Shōfuku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Tennō-ji Temple
building in Tokyo, Japan
Zenyōmitsu-ji Temple
thumb|300px|The entrance to Zenyōmitsu-ji Zenyōmitsu-ji (善養密寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan. The temple follows the Shingon creed of Vajrayana Buddhism, which attaches particular importance to the origins of Buddhism and its manifestation throughout history.
Jindai-ji Temple
temple of Tendai Buddhism in Tokyo, Japan
Jōkan-ji Temple
thumb|Modern entrance of Jōkan-ji in Arakawa, Tokyo thumb|Cemetery of Jōkan-ji Jōkan-ji () is a Buddhist temple in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. Its cemetery houses the remains of about 25,000 prostitutes and fire victims of the Yoshiwara quarter of the Edo period. A memorial to the dead was consecrated in the Meiji era.
Ryūsen-ji Temple
also known as the is a Buddhist temple located in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. The temple currently belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism, and its main image is a hibutsu statue of Fudō-myōō. The temple is 18th of the Kantō Sanjūroku Fudō pilgrimage route of 36 temples in the Kantō region dedicated to Fudō-myōō.
Zenshō-an Temple
thumb|Zenshō-an in Tokyo Zenshō-an (全生庵) is a Buddhist Rinzai Zen temple, located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan.
Bandō Sanjūsankasho
Buddhist pilgrimage in Japan
Yūten-ji Temple
thumb|left|New Year's Shrine Visit at Yūtenji is a temple of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect in Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.
Kisshō-ji Temple
thumb|Temple gate thumb|Tomb of Enomoto Takeaki Kisshō-ji, also Kichijō-ji (吉祥寺) is a Buddhist Temple located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1458, during the Muromachi period.