Buddhism in Tokyo

Discover 9 buddhism in Tokyo.

Buddhist guardian deities.

Shibamata Taishakuten's Sculpture Gallery

A hidden gallery exhibits intricate, decades-old Buddhist reliefs.

Owaraji (Giant Straw Sandals)

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way, to keep demons at bay.

Benten-dō Temple.

Benten-dō Temple

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

The face of the Buddha.

Ueno Daibutsu

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

A close-up of the sculpture.

'Magokoro Tennyo' ('Goddess of Sincerity')

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Floating crystal Buddhas.

Koukokuji Buddhist Temple

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Jizo statues at Zojoji Temple.

Garden of Unborn Children

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Lucky cat figures at Gotokuji Temple

Gotokuji Temple

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Sengaku-Ji

Sengaku-Ji

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

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