Hiroshima Prefecture

Tokasan Enryuji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple in Mikawacho, central Hiroshima, founded in 1619. The temple is known for the Toukasan Festival, held each June, connecting its Nichiren Buddhist identity with a distinctive religious and cultural observance in...

Nigitsu Shrine stands in Futabanosato, Hiroshima’s Higashi Ward, immediately west of Myojoin. Founded in 1835, it is a local religious landmark associated with the Asano family, linking Hiroshima’s religious landscape with the history and legacy of this...

Kokuzenji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple in Yamanecho, Higashi Ward, Hiroshima, situated on the Futabanosato Historical Walking Route. Founded in 1340, it is a longstanding site of Nichiren practice and a heritagetrail stop linking religious history with...

Hiroshima Toshogu is a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, located at the foot of Mount Futaba immediately north of Hiroshima Station. As a Toshogu, it represents the religious tradition of venerating Ieyasu, while its mountainfoot setting distinguishes it...

Shingon temple in Hiroshima whose Kondo, built in 1540 in the Zen style, is a National Treasure and the only one in the city. It survived the 1945 atomic bombing about 4 km from the hypocenter.

Ikari (碇神社) is a Shinto shrine in Osaka. Set within an urban neighborhood, it serves as a local place of Shinto worship and a useful cultural stop for visitors exploring the area's community shrines and everyday religious landscape.

Daishoin is a historic Buddhist temple on Miyajima Island, renowned for its spiritual atmosphere and stunning hillside location. The temple features numerous halls, thousands of statues, and prayer wheels, offering visitors a serene journey through Buddhist...

A shrine beside the lower station of the Senkoji ropeway in Onomichi. Large camphor trees around the sanctuary are designated natural monuments, and the grounds have appeared in films set in the city.