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This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Japan for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by prefecture. ... Buddhism in Japan;
The clear separation between Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, which today is the norm, emerges only as a result of the shinbutsu bunri ("separation of kami and Buddhas") law of 1868. This separation was mandated by law, and many shrine-temples were forced to become just shrines, among them famous ones like Usa Hachiman-gū and Tsurugaoka ...
The term magaibutsu refers to a Buddhist figure carved directly into a natural rock faces or cliffside. [2] The Jigokudani Stone Buddhas are located in a national forest several hundred meters southeast of the Kasugayama Stone Buddhas, which has a separate National Historic Site designation. The statues are carved into a niche in a southwest ...
This is a list of notable Shinto shrines in Japan. There are tens of thousands of shrines in Japan. Shrines with structures that are National Treasures of Japan are covered by the List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines). For Shinto shrines in other countries, scroll down to the See also section.
Kumano Nachi Taisha is an example of Buddhist and Shinto syncretism (Shinbutsu shūgō) nestled in the Kii Mountains, near Kii Katsuura, Japan. Cedar forests surround the site. The 133-meter Nachi Waterfall, worshiped at the Hiryū Shrine near Kumano Nachi Taisha, is believed to be inhabited by a kami called Hiryū Gongen. [2]
It is located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The buildings belong to two Shinto shrines (Futarasan Shrine and Tōshō-gū) and one Buddhist temple . Nine of the structures are designated National Treasures of Japan while the remaining 94 are Important Cultural Properties. UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 1999. [1] [2]
Nanzo-in is the main location among the 88 temples that make up the Sasaguri pilgrimage route, one of the three famous walking pilgrimages in Japan. [4] [5] Today, the temple and its surrounding grounds receive more than 1 million visitors annually. [citation needed]
The main hall was rebuilt in the 1950s. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism, the temple became independent after the war. Leading to it is Nakamise-dōri street, containing many shops with traditional goods. [3] Adjacent to the east of Sensō-ji is the Asakusa Shrine of the Shinto religion. [4]