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Chion-in (Head temple of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect) Daigo-ji; Daikaku-ji; Daitoku-ji; Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (Head temple of the Seizan branch of Jōdo-shū) Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) Higashi-Honganji (Head temple of the Ōtani-ha branch within the Jōdo Shinshū school) Kinkaku-ji (Rokuonji, Deer Garden Temple, Temple of the ...
[4] [5] This list presents 158 [nb 1] entries of national treasure temple structures from the late 7th-century Classical Asuka period to the early modern 19th-century Edo period. The number of structures listed is more than 158, because in some cases groups of related structures are combined to form a single entry.
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.
Higashi Hongan-ji in Kyoto. Buddhist temples or monasteries are (along with Shinto shrines) the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan. [note 1] The shogunates or leaders of Japan have made it a priority to update and rebuild Buddhist temples since the Momoyama period (late 16th century). [1]
Taoist temples in Japan (3 P) Pages in category "Temples in Japan" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
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Pages in category "Buddhist temples in Japan" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The number of Shinto shrines in Japan today has been estimated at more than 150,000. [1] Single structure shrines are the most common. Shrine buildings might also include oratories (in front of main sanctuary), purification halls, offering halls called heiden (between honden and haiden), dance halls, stone or metal lanterns, fences or walls, torii and other structures. [2]