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Aichi Prefecture

4 temples · 2 shrines

Aichi Prefecture is in central Japan’s Chubu region, with Nagoya as its largest city and administrative center. It is known for its strong manufacturing industry, historic sites linked to Tokugawa culture, and landmarks such as Atsuta Shrine and Nagoya Castle.

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A ranked guide to standout temples and shrines for planning a meaningful visit.

1
Arako Kannon
Location: Nakagawa, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Historic Buddhist temple in Nagoya dedicated to Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Known for its peaceful atmosphere and traditional architecture, it serves as an important place of worship in the Nakagawa Ward area.
Why you should go
Visit on the second Saturday of each month between 1 PM and 5 PM if you want to see the temple's collection of over 1,000 Enku Buddhist sculptures.
If you visit during the New Year period or Obon season, expect significant crowds and arrive early in the morning to experience the temple's typically quiet atmosphere.
Founded in 729 by the legendary monk Taichō, Arako Kannon was revived in 1537 by Maeda Toshiie, the future warlord, whose childhood home stands just a short walk away via the 'Inuchiyo Route'.
Address: Miyamado-138 Arakochō, Nakagawa Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 454-0861, JapanWebsite Phone: +81 52-361-1778
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Wakamiya Hachimansha
Location: Naka, Aichi
Goshuin: 1 Goshuin
Wakamiya Hachimansha is the tutelary shrine of Nagoya, at the south end of Sakae. Said to date from the seventh or eighth century at Nagoya's old Imaichiba, it was moved here in 1610 when Tokugawa Ieyasu built Nagoya Castle and became the family shrine of...
Why you should go
Yabacho on the Meijo subway line is a few minutes away, at the south end of the Sakae district. The grand festival on 16 May brings a procession through the streets.
Address: 3-35-30 Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0008, Japan
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Osu Kannon
Location: Naka, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Osu Kannon Temple, officially known as Kitanosan Hoshoin, offers an unexpected encounter in Nagoya's Osu shopping district: a Buddhist temple founded in 1333 standing directly amid contemporary retail energy. The temple enshrines Kannon (Avalokitesvara), the...
Address: 2-chōme-21-47 Ōsu, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0011, JapanWebsite Phone: +81 52-231-6525
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Atsuta Jingu
Location: Atsuta, Aichi
Current status: Always open
Goshuin: 1 Goshuin
Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya enshrines AtsutanoOkami, understood through the sacred sword Kusanaginotsurugi, with Amaterasu and four related kami also enshrined. The shrine official history traces its founding to roughly 1,900 years ago and describes it as a major...
Address: 1-chōme-1-1 Jingū, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 456-8585, JapanWebsite
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5
Toyokawa Inari
Location: Toyokawa, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Myōgonji, better known as Toyokawa Inari, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Toyokawa, Aichi. Founded in 1441, it blends temple and Inari worship, and is famous for thousands of stone foxes, a torii gate, and its association with Senju Kannon and prosperity...
Why you should go
Don't miss Myogen Temple behind the main shrine, which houses the effigy of the Thousand-Handed Senju Kannon (the temple's main deity).
Myōgon-ji was founded in 1441 and is better known nationwide as Toyokawa Inari.
Visit before sunset to fully appreciate the impressive red torii gate path and the extensive temple grounds surrounded by nature.
Address: 1 Toyokawachō, Toyokawa, Aichi 442-0033, JapanWebsite Phone: +81533852030
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Nittai-ji
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Nittaiji is a unique Buddhist temple in Nagoya that houses authentic relics of Buddha gifted by the King of Thailand in 1900. It is jointly managed by multiple Buddhist sects, making it the only nonsectarian temple in Japan.
Why you should go
You can get a fortune slip from a capsule toy machine at this temple by inserting 100 yen.
Address: 1-1 Hōōchō, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-0057Website Phone: +81527512121
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Aichi Prefecture

4 temples · 2 shrines

Events in Aichi Prefecture

Cities & Wards

Nagoya

5 places

Naka

2 places

Atsuta

1 place

Nakagawa

1 place

Toyokawa

1 place

Top places to visit in Aichi Prefecture

All places in Aichi Prefecture

A ranked guide to standout temples and shrines for planning a meaningful visit.

1
Arako Kannon
Location: Nakagawa, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Historic Buddhist temple in Nagoya dedicated to Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Known for its peaceful atmosphere and traditional architecture, it serves as an important place of worship in the Nakagawa Ward area.
Why you should go
Visit on the second Saturday of each month between 1 PM and 5 PM if you want to see the temple's collection of over 1,000 Enku Buddhist sculptures.
If you visit during the New Year period or Obon season, expect significant crowds and arrive early in the morning to experience the temple's typically quiet atmosphere.
Founded in 729 by the legendary monk Taichō, Arako Kannon was revived in 1537 by Maeda Toshiie, the future warlord, whose childhood home stands just a short walk away via the 'Inuchiyo Route'.
Address: Miyamado-138 Arakochō, Nakagawa Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 454-0861, JapanWebsite Phone: +81 52-361-1778
View details
Temple
2
Wakamiya Hachimansha
Location: Naka, Aichi
Goshuin: 1 Goshuin
Wakamiya Hachimansha is the tutelary shrine of Nagoya, at the south end of Sakae. Said to date from the seventh or eighth century at Nagoya's old Imaichiba, it was moved here in 1610 when Tokugawa Ieyasu built Nagoya Castle and became the family shrine of...
Why you should go
Yabacho on the Meijo subway line is a few minutes away, at the south end of the Sakae district. The grand festival on 16 May brings a procession through the streets.
Address: 3-35-30 Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0008, Japan
View details
Shrine
3
Osu Kannon
Location: Naka, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Osu Kannon Temple, officially known as Kitanosan Hoshoin, offers an unexpected encounter in Nagoya's Osu shopping district: a Buddhist temple founded in 1333 standing directly amid contemporary retail energy. The temple enshrines Kannon (Avalokitesvara), the...
Address: 2-chōme-21-47 Ōsu, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0011, JapanWebsite Phone: +81 52-231-6525
View details
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4
Atsuta Jingu
Location: Atsuta, Aichi
Current status: Always open
Goshuin: 1 Goshuin
Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya enshrines AtsutanoOkami, understood through the sacred sword Kusanaginotsurugi, with Amaterasu and four related kami also enshrined. The shrine official history traces its founding to roughly 1,900 years ago and describes it as a major...
Address: 1-chōme-1-1 Jingū, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 456-8585, JapanWebsite
View details
Shrine
5
Toyokawa Inari
Location: Toyokawa, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Myōgonji, better known as Toyokawa Inari, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Toyokawa, Aichi. Founded in 1441, it blends temple and Inari worship, and is famous for thousands of stone foxes, a torii gate, and its association with Senju Kannon and prosperity...
Why you should go
Don't miss Myogen Temple behind the main shrine, which houses the effigy of the Thousand-Handed Senju Kannon (the temple's main deity).
Myōgon-ji was founded in 1441 and is better known nationwide as Toyokawa Inari.
Visit before sunset to fully appreciate the impressive red torii gate path and the extensive temple grounds surrounded by nature.
Address: 1 Toyokawachō, Toyokawa, Aichi 442-0033, JapanWebsite Phone: +81533852030
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Temple
6
Nittai-ji
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Current status: Open now
Goshuin: Goshuin
Nittaiji is a unique Buddhist temple in Nagoya that houses authentic relics of Buddha gifted by the King of Thailand in 1900. It is jointly managed by multiple Buddhist sects, making it the only nonsectarian temple in Japan.
Why you should go
You can get a fortune slip from a capsule toy machine at this temple by inserting 100 yen.
Address: 1-1 Hōōchō, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-0057Website Phone: +81527512121
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