Temples

A mountaintop Buddhist temple with panoramic views of Hiroshima.

An early 1900s temple features unique architecture and murals.

Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.

An ancient Lord Shiva temple contains replica models of all twelve Jyotirlinga temples.

Taken as a war trophy in 1739, this Portuguese bell now hangs in an ancient Hindu temple.

These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

A rock, a temple, and a window into Taiwan’s rich cultural mythology—wrapped in a serene city escape.

These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

A 12-century Shiva temple nestled along a picturesque riverbank.

A rare Japanese-style temple and a Shinzo Abe Statue, honoring both spirits of the past and modern connections between Taiwan and Japan.

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Electricians pray for luck at this place where, according to legend, the god of thunder was once trapped.

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.

Considered the oldest intact wooden structure in Tokyo Prefecture, this impressive temple was built in 1407.