Best places: Religions in Nagoya, Japan

👍👍 Nagoya Masjid 1st floor office 2nd floor for women 3rd floor for men 4th floor for man Near from nagoya station

This revered shrine surrounded by cypress trees contains a sacred sword & has artifacts on display.

👍👍 It is such a nice place to relax and pray. The atmosphere is so peaceful and the people are very kind. Great place to escape from the outside world for a quick spell. The building itself is gorgeous as is the stain glass. It is very well maintained.

Centuries-old prayer & festival site with stone cows said to bring luck, plus plum blooms in spring.

Founded in 1904, this temple has a granite stupa, a gold-&-bronze Buddha statue & a 5-story pagoda.

👍👍 Hikami Aneko Shrine is named after the neighboring Mt. Hikami. However, it was originally Hijin (meaning Amaterasu Omikami). Apparently it was written on fire to hide it. After that, there was a fire and it was said that he was changed from fire to ice, but it seems that he was changed to ice to sea...

Rebuilt 8th-century Shinto shrine featuring ornate architectural details & a yearly festival.

👍👍 There is a stone monument of Togu Shrine on the east side of Atsuta Shrine. The inner wall on the east side of the shrine is decorated with a picture of Takeru and his wife Takeru of Japan, and they are reciting a poem by Ayuchigata, which is said to be the origin of the name of Aichi Prefecture....

Rebuilt Buddhist temple founded in the 14th century, with a library of important classical works.

👍👍 Seimei Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Abe Seimei, an onmyoji from the Heian period. This shrine was built when Abe Seimei visited this place to get rid of pit vipers when he lived in this area. This shrine has a prayer charm that represents the purification of all things, as well as a sacred water...

This 17th-century temple with a 5-story wooden pagoda offers tours of its modern garden & tea house.

😐 名古屋市出身の知人と久しぶりに名古屋市を訪れました。戦国時代の後半から江戸時代の初期に熊本で活躍した加藤清正が、豊臣秀吉とほぼ同じ地域の出生と知りちょっとビックリしました。豊国神社は威厳は無く庶民的な雰囲気の神社で、この地区の公園の中核と成っています。一角には秀吉と清正の事を扱ったミニ博物館が有りま...

Shinto site commemorating fallen Japanese soldiers, with colorful, seasonal hydrangea blooms.

Tranquil temple containing Nobuhide's tomb, a bamboo grove & a towering green Buddha statue.

😐 ⭐️ One of the four Owari Kannon ... Arako Kannon, Jimokuji Kannon, Ryusenji Kannon, and Kasadera Kannon ❗️ When Ieyasu built Nagoya Castle, he set four Kannon as a guardian ground on all sides of the castle's demon gate, and in the event of an emergency, it also plays a role as a temple fort that...

👍👍 天平元年（729年）創建の天台宗の寺院です。 尾張四観音のひとつであり、国の重要文化財に指定されている多宝塔（1536年に再建され、名古屋市内に現存する最古の建物）がある、由緒あるお寺です。 また、数多くの円空仏があることでも有名です。 落ち着いた雰囲気の境内で、歴史を感じられてよかったです！

👍👍 Retro architecture. The oldest church in the Tokai area. Its main function has been moved to Nunoike Church, and it has become one of the cultural tourist spots. The building was erected in the Meiji and Taisho eras. The Lourdes Cave, located to the south of the site, was built in the Meiji era us...

👍 In New Year 2022, I went to Hatsumode for the first time along with Nagino Shrine. Last year, I learned that there is Toshogu Shrine in Nagoya, and I visited Nikko Toshogu Shrine two years ago, so I marked it as a place I would like to visit on Google Maps someday. going to hatsumode Parking on r...

👍 名古屋市中区丸の内にあります、那古野神社に参拝をさせて頂きました。この地は私が幼少期に過ごした故郷でもあります。 やはり多くの方は、名古屋城を中心とする那古野神社の存在について、その歴史的背景に興味を持たれるかと思います。 また敷地内には金山神社、福寿稲荷社を始め幾つかの社が存在しております。 久々...

Ancient, traditional temple with a stone gate, paper lanterns, incense & wares for sale.