Kobe & Hyogo · Sights

Best Temple in Kobe & Hyogo

6 places, each checked by our team.

• Engyoji Temple (Mount Shosha) 圓教寺Himeji (Mount Shosha) — Thousand-year-old Tendai mountain temple reached by ropeway from Himeji, known for its pillared Maniden hall and appearances in The Last Samurai.
• Jodoji Temple (Ono) 浄土寺Ono — Temple in Ono rebuilt by the monk Chogen in 1194, whose Jododo hall glows red at sunset behind Kaikei's giant Amida triad, both National Treasures.
• Kakurinji Temple 鶴林寺Kakogawa — Ancient temple in Kakogawa called the 'Horyuji of the West', with two National Treasure halls including the 1112 Taishido.
• Kiyoshikojin Seichoji 清荒神清澄寺Takarazuka — Takarazuka temple-shrine of the kitchen and fire deity Kojin, reached by a 1 km approach lined with stalls; includes the Tessai Museum.
• Onsenji Temple (Kinosaki) 温泉寺Kinosaki Onsen — Mountainside guardian temple of Kinosaki Onsen, founded by the priest who is said to have brought forth the hot springs, reached by ropeway or stairs.
• Taisanji Temple (Kobe) 太山寺Nishi-ku (Kobe) — Tendai temple in western Kobe whose main hall, built in 1285, is the only National Treasure building in the city of Kobe.