Kita-in

Kosenbamachi, Saitama

4.2★★★★★★★★★★6.1K reviews

Buddhist temple with gardens & over 500 statues, first built in 830 CE & rebuilt after fires.

Buddhist TempleHistorical LandmarkTourist Attraction

Why it's in the ranking

We blend the rating (4.2) with the volume of 6,093 reviews to compute a confidence score of 4.19 (out of 5).

● Closed now

Address: Japan, 〒350-0036 Saitama, Kawagoe, Kosenbamachi, 1-chōme−２０−１

Reviews from Google

★★★★★★★★★★akylinakn· 6 months ago
Kita-in Temple is a beautiful and historically rich Buddhist temple with a very peaceful atmosphere. The temple complex is quite large and walking through the grounds feels like stepping back into another era of Japan. The architecture i…
★★★★★★★★★★G Bean· 8 months ago
Went to the Daruma fest. Enjoyed street food. I queued for the fortune telling but realized I do not even understand the language. Got tiny Darumas instead to inspire me to reach my goals this year. 500 yen each - i learned later they se…
★★★★★★★★★★Maikel Esteves· 5 months ago
Very relaxed place, managed to get an interaction from one of the locals, the gentleman very kindly read and translated our fortunes. Bonus, if you looking for good quality Daruma dolls right at the small kiosk in the main entrance they…