Saitama Prefecture

Akechidera is a Rinzai Zen temple in Yokose, Chichibu District, Saitama, set in wooded foothills near the Chichibu Basin. Known as a quiet mountain temple of the Zen tradition, it offers a secluded landscape and a regional religious landmark rooted in local...

Explore Chinju Hikawa Jinja, a notable shrine in Saitama. Check goshuin availability, visitor details, and nearby sacred places before you go.

Daienji (大渕寺) is a Buddhist temple in Meguro City, Tokyo. Set within an urban neighborhood, it serves as a local place of Buddhist worship and a useful cultural stop for visitors exploring the area's community temples and everyday religious landscape.

Iwatsuki Atago (岩槻愛宕神社) is a Shinto shrine in saitama. 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.

En'yuji is a Rinzai Zen temple at 909 Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, bringing Japanese Buddhist tradition into a modern urban setting. Its exact founding history is not provided here, but it serves as a place of worship, meditation, and cultural continuity...

Hisaizu Jinga Shrine is an old shrine in Miyamachi, Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City. It’s the chief tutelary shrine of Iwatsuki, dedicated to Ōkuninushi no Mikoto. People visit for matchmaking, childbirth, safe delivery, and business prosperity. The grounds are...

Taineiji (大寧寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nagato Province, best known as the site of the Taineiji incident in September 1551. The coup by Sue Takafusa, later Sue Harukata, forced Ōuchi Yoshitaka to commit suicide here and marked the collapse of the Ōuchi clan’s...

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, often called Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine to distinguish it from Hikawa Shrine in Omiya Ward, Saitama City. It is known for its long history in the Kawagoe area and for its Reitaisai,...