Tokyo Religious Pictures

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The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

Walk through corridors of torii gates, spot dozens of fox statues and watch as worshippers collect sacred sand at this small Shinto shrine. 

This Tokyo suburb is the long-standing center of Tokyo’s youth and cosplay culture and the place to shop, snack, people-watch and glimpse the future of fashion.

Two unusual shrine attendants – white poodles – make this Shinto shrine worth a visit even during times outside cherry blossom season.

Far from the rush of downtown Ota, serenity rules at a shrine that feels like a central part of the neighborhood in which it is located.

Far from the rush of downtown Ota, serenity rules at a shrine that feels like a central part of the neighborhood in which it is located.

The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

One of Japan’s oldest five-story pagodas crowns a remarkable and beautiful temple complex dedicated to Saint Nichiren from the 13th century.

The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

Home to important museums, shrines and one of the city’s most photographed ponds, this public park is a perfect one-stop destination for culture and tranquility.

The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

One of Japan’s oldest five-story pagodas crowns a remarkable and beautiful temple complex dedicated to Saint Nichiren from the 13th century.

This controversial shrine commemorates and honours those who lost their lives for Japan\'s empire.

Walk through corridors of torii gates, spot dozens of fox statues and watch as worshippers collect sacred sand at this small Shinto shrine. 

The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

This controversial shrine commemorates and honours those who lost their lives for Japan\'s empire.

Get a sense of the daily religious practice of Ota Ward at a shrine that holds an impressive annual children’s horseback archery festival.

Find yourself wowed by stunning 360-degree panoramic views of Tokyo from its newest and highest tower.

The city\'s most colourful and popular temple has been a Buddhist shrine for centuries.

Walk through corridors of torii gates, spot dozens of fox statues and watch as worshippers collect sacred sand at this small Shinto shrine.