東大寺
Tōdai-ji Temple
The Great Buddha’s eye-opening ceremony took place in 752. The present Nigatsu-dō was rebuilt two years after the 1667 fire, in 1669. Chōgen rebuilt Hokke-dō’s worship hall in 1199 and joined it to the older image hall.
Edo — Temples
Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
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36 Temples · 22 ShrinesAbout historical eras
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化野念仏寺
Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple
Jakudo rebuilt the present main hall in 1712.
浅草神社
Asakusa Shrine
Tokugawa Iemitsu donated the present shrine buildings in 1649; they survived later fires, the Great Kantō Earthquake and war.
達磨寺
Daruma-ji Temple
Lord Sakai Tadataka founded Shōrinzan Daruma-ji in 1697, inviting Tenshū from Mito and honoring Tōkō Shin’etsu as founding teacher.
道明寺
Dōmyō-ji
Flood damage in 1674 led to the temple’s relocation to the nearby Tenmangū precinct hill in 1724.
回向院
Ekō-in Temple
Ekō-in began in 1657 when Tokugawa Ietsuna provided this site to bury and memorialize unidentified victims of the Great Meireki Fire.
圓照寺
Enshō-ji
The national tourism association entry dates Enshō-ji’s establishment to 1669.
護国寺
Gokoku-ji Temple
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi founded Gokoku-ji in 1681 at the request of his mother Keishō-in.
方広寺
Hōkō-ji Temple
The temple bell’s 1614 inscription became a pretext for the conflict culminating in the Osaka Winter Campaign.
法然院
Hōnen-in Temple
Banbu of Chionin proposed restoring a nenbutsu practice site here in 1680; his disciple Nincho established the present complex.
宝山寺
Hōzan-ji Temple
Hōzan Tankai revived Hōzan-ji in 1678 and introduced worship of Kangiten.
慈眼寺
Jigen-ji Temple
Seigan revived Jigen-ji in 1616 after wartime destruction.
浄閑寺
Jōkan-ji Temple
Jōkan-ji was founded in 1655 by Seiyo Junpa.
鹿児島神宮
Kagoshima Jingū
The current shrine buildings date to 1756. The shrine subsequently received national shrine ranks in the Meiji period.
亀戸天神社
Kameido Tenjinsha
In 1662 the shrine complex was built in imitation of Dazaifu Tenmangū, including its halls, pond and arched bridges.
賀茂別雷神社
Kamigamo Shrine
The main and provisional sanctuaries were rebuilt in 1863 and designated National Treasures in 1953.
寛永寺
Kan'ei-ji Temple
Tenkai established Kan’ei-ji in 1625 to pray for the Tokugawa government and the peace of the people.
高台寺
Kōdai-ji Temple
Nene established Kōdai-ji in 1606 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
興福寺
Kōfuku-ji Temple
Chinese residents from the Nanjing region established Kofukuji in 1620, identifying Shinen as its founder.
孝恩寺
Kōon-ji Temple
Kōon-ji was founded in 1655 and absorbed the surviving Kannon-dō of the older Kannon-ji in 1914.
久能山東照宮
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū
Tokugawa Hidetada ordered the shrine’s creation at Ieyasu’s burial place following Ieyasu’s death in 1616.
萬福寺
Manpuku-ji Temple
Ingen Ryuki founded Manpuku-ji in Uji in 1661, bringing Chinese Zen traditions.
曼殊院
Manshu-in Temple
Prince Ryosho moved Manshuin to its present site and constructed its buildings in 1656.
三室戸寺
Mimuroto-ji Temple
The present main hall was completed in 1814 through Hōnyo’s reconstruction project, more than thirty years after planning began.
湊川神社
Minatogawa Shrine
Tokugawa Mitsukuni erected a memorial stone for Kusunoki Masashige here in 1692.
陸奥国分寺
Mutsu Kokubun-ji Temple
Date Masamune rebuilt the Yakushidō on the former lecture-hall site in October 1607.
妙立寺
Myōryū-ji Temple
In 1643, Maeda Toshitsune ordered the relocation of the castle prayer chapel and founded the temple at its present vicinity.
南宮大社
Nangū Taisha
Tokugawa Iemitsu restored the shrine in 1642 after its destruction in 1600.
根津神社
Nezu Shrine
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi donated the present site and commissioned new buildings, completed for the 1706 transfer from Sendagi.
仁科神明宮
Nishina Shinmei Shrine
The main sanctuary, connecting tsuriya and central gate were constructed in 1636. The shrine’s initial foundation date is unknown.
二尊院
Nison-in Temple
Suminokura Ryoi donated the present main gate, relocated from Fushimi Castle, in 1613.
大縣神社
Ōagata Shrine
Tokugawa Mitsutomo rebuilt the current shrine buildings in 1661.
大洗磯前神社
Ōarai Isosaki Shrine
The present main sanctuary, worship hall and guardian gate were completed in 1730 after construction began in 1690.
大須観音
Ōsu Kannon Temple
Tokugawa Ieyasu moved Osu Kannon from Mino to its present location in 1612.
楽法寺
Rakuho-ji Temple
An surviving construction plaque dates the temple’s two-story pagoda to 1853.
廬山寺
Rozan-ji Temple
The present main hall and memorial hall were built in 1794 using buildings relocated from the Sento Imperial Palace.
酒見寺
Sagami-ji Temple
Sagami-ji’s surviving tahōtō pagoda was rebuilt in 1662 after warfare had destroyed the precincts.
猿賀神社
Saruga Shrine
The surviving main sanctuary dates to 1826.
清凉寺
Seiryō-ji Temple
The main hall’s rebuilt frame was raised in 1701, following restoration work begun in 1694.
仙台東照宮
Sendai Tōshō-gū
Date Tadamune, the second Sendai lord, founded this Tōshōgū in 1654.
千光寺
Senkō Temple
The present main hall was constructed in 1686 using a stage-like hillside form; the altar dates to approximately 1394–1440.
柴又帝釈天
Shibamata Taishakuten
Daikyō-ji was established in 1629 with Nitchū of Nakayama Hokekyō-ji honored as its founding teacher.
鹽竈神社
Shiogama Shrine
The present shrine buildings were completed in 1704 under Sendai lord Date Yoshimura.
白山比咩神社
Shirayama Hime Shrine
The shrine’s chronology dates the consecration of its present main sanctuary to 1770.
静岡浅間神社
Shizuoka Sengen Shrine
The present shrine complex was rebuilt in a project beginning in 1804 that lasted more than sixty years.
聖護院
Shōgo-in Temple
Shogoin was rebuilt at its present site in 1676 after earlier fires and relocations.
諏訪大社上社本宮
Suwa Taisha Kamisha Honmiya
Honmiya’s present shrine buildings were completed in 1838.
諏訪大社下社秋宮
Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya
Akimiya’s ritual and worship halls were completed in 1781.
諏訪大社下社春宮
Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harumiya
Harumiya’s Edo-period rebuilding was completed in 1780.
太融寺
Taiyū-ji Temple
Taiyū-ji’s buildings burned during the fall of Osaka Castle in 1615 and were rebuilt during the Genroku era.
天王寺
Tennō-ji Temple
The temple took its present name, Gokokuzan Tennō-ji, in 1833 after earlier being known as Chōyōzan Kannō-ji.
鵜戸神宮
Udo Jingū
The present main sanctuary was rebuilt in 1711 and underwent major repairs in 1889, 1968 and 1996. The source distinguishes this documented building history from uncertain ancient foundation stories.
上野東照宮
Ueno Tōshō-gū
Ueno Tōshōgū was founded in 1627 to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu.
立石寺
Yama-dera Temple
Matsuo Bashō visited the temple in 1689 during the journey recorded in Oku no Hosomichi.
吉野水分神社
Yoshino Mikumari Shrine
Toyotomi Hideyori rebuilt the present shrine buildings in 1604. Their Momoyama-period architectural ensemble is designated an Important Cultural Property.
善光寺
Zenkō-ji Temple
The present main hall was completed in 1707 after the fire of 1700 and a nationwide fundraising tour.
瑞巌寺
Zuigan-ji Temple
Date Masamune’s rebuilding project was completed in 1609 after five years of work.
瑞龍寺
Zuiryū-ji Temple
Maeda Toshitsune established the temple to commemorate Toshinaga; the principal complex was completed in 1663 after roughly twenty years of construction.
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