Japanese Shrines and Temples

Images showcasing the beauty of Japanese religious architecture, including shrines and temples with vibrant colors and traditional designs.

Nonomiya Shinto shrine, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Shrine

Japan, Honshu, Aichi, Nagoya, Osukannon Temple

Japan, Honshu Island, Kyoto. Fushimi Inari Taisha is a shrine dedicated to Inari, the Shinto Rice God. This Shrine actually has five shrines spread across its grounds, which also have about 10,000 Torii (gates), each donated by worshippers or companies whose name and addresses are written on the back.

Red bell and shrine, kyoto, japan

Asia, Japan, Wakayama, Hongu, Kumano Hongu Shrine

A garden with a statue of a fasting Buddha in the warehouse district of Kawagoe near Tokyo, Japan.

Nonomiya Shinto shrine, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Japan, Kumano Kodo, Kumano Hongu Taisha, Shinto shrine,

Japan, Kumano Kodo, Kumano Nachi Taisha, shinto shrine,

Kumano Hongū Taisha, Main Shrine of Kumano Shrines, Shinto Shrine, Destination of Kumano Kodō Pilgrimage, Wakayama, Japan, Asia

Hase Shrine

Japan, Kumano Kodo, Kumano Nachi Taisha, shinto shrine

Hotaka Jinja Temple next to Myojin-bash Lake, Honshu, Japan

Nikko Toshogu Shrine temple in Nikko at spring, Japan

Kumano Hongu Taisha

Temples and shrines during the cherry blossom (sakura) season and festivals in Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Japan, Shingu, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Shinto shrine,

OCT 29, 2011 Nara, JAPAN : Omiwa Shrine is located in the forest near Mount Miwa and it is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan.

Buddha statue in Eikando Zenrinji Temple with red maple leaves or fall foliage in autumn season. Colorful trees, Kyoto, Japan. Nature landscape background.

Lantern, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Nichirenshu Kyueisan Myoryu Temple, on the pilgrimage route of the Seven Lucky Gods, Sakura, Japan

Tokyo Japan. Senso Ji Temple at Asakusa

Colorful Fox Statue Red Tori Gates Tourists Walking Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine Kyoto Japan. Shrine to Inari Shinto God of Rice. Inari's Messenrers are foxes, Shrine built from 1871 through 1946. Chinese Characters on Plaque say God of Nature Rice

DEC 4, 2018 Tokyo, Japan - Kanda Myojin Shrine ancient main hall grow in the dark at night. Most famous shrine to pray for success

Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto Japan, Buddhist ( Buddha ) Religion

Senjo-ji Kannon Temple in Asakusa - Tokyo, Japan Senjo-ji Kannon Temple in Asakusa - Tokyo, Japan Copyright: xZoonar.com/BRUNOxSILVAx 22190721

Japanese Temple, Amidado, Konkai-Komyoji Temple, Cherry Blossom Time, Kurodanichō, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Japan, Kanazawa, shinto shrine

Shrine in Maruyama Park, Kyoto,Japan

Stone lanterns of Futarasan Shrine in Nikko, Japan

Asia, Japan, Toshogu Shrine

Japan, Shikoku, Matsuyama, Isaniwa Shrine, shinto, religion,

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi, Inari Grand Shrine

Japan, Nara, Kasuga Taisha, shinto shrine

Signboard at Nishi Honganji Temple, Kyoto City, Honshu, Japan

Woman in kimono ringing bell, Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. Shine established 656 AD.

Teischou-ji Temple, Near Saku, Japan

Shrine

The Ebisu Shrine, the first shrine in a traditional San-ja Mairi, or Three Shrine Pilgrimage, is seen just after members of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) team prayed for a successful launch, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, Tanegashima Island, Japan. A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying the NASA-JAXA, Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory is planned for launch from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) on Feb. 28, 2014. Once launched, the GPM spacecraft will collect information that unifies data from an international network of existing and future satellites to map global rainfall and snowfall every three hours.

A couple in kimonos is posing in front of the Koyasu-no-to pagoda near the Kiyomizu-deraTemple (UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Kyoto, Japan.

DEC 5, 2018 Tokyo, Japan - Kannushi or Shinshoku Shinto priest of Meiji Jingu Shrine in white cloth at corridor of main hall - Most important historic shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his Empress

Inscription on a rock in Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Hase Shrine

Shrine

Golden lamps hanging from a pagoda.

Japan, Honshu Island, Kyoto. Visiting Kamigamo Shrine during thefestival of Shichi go san. November 15 is the official date of Shichi go san, a day of prayer for the health of young children.

Lantern in Kaminarimon gate, Senso-ji Kannon temple, Tokyo, Japan. Lantern in Kaminarimon gate, Senso-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan

Couple praying at Shinto shrine, Matsumoto, Japan. (Editorial Use Only)

Paper lanterns on the Yasaka Shrine, which is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan.

Lanterns in the Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara, Japan

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Shrine (Shinto Shrine), Torii Gates (Offerings)

Priests entering the Shimogamo Shrine for the ritual shooting of the bow and arrow during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Asakusa, Sensoji Temple aka Asakusa Kannon Temple, Kaminarimon Gate

Stone Rakan statues and lantern, Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Shinto priests leaving the archery ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Shinto priest shooting an arrow over the Shimogamo Shrine gateway, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Entry of archers and Shinto priests at the archery opening ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Miko or shrine maiden (Young women serving in a Shinto shrine) at Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan

Kumano Hongū Taisha, Main Shrine of Kumano Shrines, Shinto Shrine, Destination of Kumano Kodō Pilgrimage, Wakayama, Japan, Asia

Shrine

Fushimi Inari Taisha torii shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Shrine

Japan, Shikoku, Matsuyama, shinto shrine,

MAY 30, 2013 Nagoya, JAPAN - Old Bronz statue monument of King Chulalongkorn of Siam (Thailand) at Nittaiji Temple - symbol of friendship between two countries

Tokyo, Japan, Local people and visitors in the Asakusa Temple

Japan, Shingu, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Shinto shrine,

Shrine

Japan, Kumano Kodo, Kumano Nachi Taisha, shinto shrine

Temple and Cherry tree

Kumano Hongu Taisha. Shinto shrine. Tanabe city. Wakayama Prefecture. Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. UNESCO .Japan

Japan, Takayama. Shrine In Winter.

two-storied Kannon-den at Ginkaku-ji, 'Temple of the Silver Pavilion'), officially named JishLT-ji 'Temple of Shining Mercy'), a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan.

Avalokitesvara Shrine at Bulguksa Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, South Korea

Japan, Kumano Kodo, Kumano Nachi Taisha, shinto shrine,

Shaolin is a Buddhist monastery in central China. Night landscape of the Starry sky.. Night landscape of the Starry sky.

Samurai Festival at Toshogu Shrine, site of the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Nikko, UNESCO World Heritage Site...

Japan, Matsue, Mefu Shrine, shinto religion,

Japan, Honshu, Iwate Prefecture, Hiraizumi, Takkoku-no-Iwaya Bishamon-do temple, Unesco Site

Shrine, Nikko Tosho-gu, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto Region, Honshu, Japan

Golden lamps hanging from a pagoda.

Asia, South Korea, Jeju Island, Jeju city, Samseonghyeol Shrine, three clans' holes the founding fathers of Tamna, spring cherry blossom

Asia, Japan, Nihon, Nippon, Kyoto, Senbon Torii Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine

Shrine

Sacred old cedar tree outside Kasuga Taisha shrine, Nara, Japan

Japan, Kumano Kodo, Nachisan Seiganto-ji Temple,

Tokyo, Japan. White paper lanterns at the Senso-Ji Temple in the Asakusa neighborhood

Ornate splendid temple Ornate splendid temple. The even rows of stone sculptures - lanterns. Nikko Tosho-gu is a Shinto shrine in Nikko. National Treasure of Japan. Copyright: xZoonar.com/kavramx 22978086

People at a main complex of a shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Maruyama Park, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Shinto procession from the Shimogamo Shrine to Mikage Mountain in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Asia, South Korea, Seoul, Buddhist temple

Daigoji Temple Shingon Buddhist temple at night in daigo Kyoto Japan

Interior of Itsukushima_jinja Shrine, Miya_Jima Island, Miya_Jima, island of Honshu, Japan, Asia

Japan, Honshu, Yamagata Prefecture, Dewa Hagurosan temple, torii gate on Mt. Haguro

Woman Doing A Headstand On A Yoga Mat

Japan, Shikoku, Matsuyama, Isaniwa Shrine, shinto, religion,

Japan, Kumano Kodo, Nachisan Seiganto-ji Temple

Asakusa temple(Sensoji) and big red lantern at Japan

Tokyo, Japan - October 18, 2018: A large red lamp in Sensoji Temple, , also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo’s most colorful and popular.

Pedestrian at Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Shinto shrine, way through hundreds of red traditional Torii gates, Fushimi Inari-taisha Okusha Hohaisho, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi, Inari Grand Shrine

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