Oya-ji Temple (Oya Kannon)
Utsunomiya, Japan
There is nothing to book in advance for Oya-ji. No ticket for the temple alone is sold online;
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Best buddhist temples to visit worldwide
A Buddhist temple is a working monastery as much as a monument, and its parts vary by tradition. In Thailand and Sri Lanka look for the ordination hall, the assembly hall with its main Buddha image and a bell-shaped stupa holding relics; in Japan, a gate with guardian figures, a main hall, a pagoda and often a garden; in Nepal and Tibetan Buddhist temples, a white stupa ringed by prayer wheels. Murals, Buddha footprints and great reclining images are the details worth slowing down for.
How to visit a Buddhist temple: shoes, dress and manners — Shoes, dress, feet, photos and offerings in Buddhist temples, from the wats of Thailand and Sri Lanka to the Zen temples of Japan.
Paro Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest)
Paro, Bhutan
There is no ticket for Tiger's Nest that you can simply buy online and use on your own.
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Phra Nang Cave Shrine
Krabi, Thailand
There is nothing to book for the shrine itself. It sits on the public beach of Phra Nang at the southern tip of the…
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Shoshazan Engyo-ji
Himeji, Japan
No ticket for Engyo-ji alone is sold online, and none is needed.
No online ticket
Sinheungsa Temple, Seoraksan
Sokcho, South Korea
No ticket for Sinheungsa alone is sold online, and none is needed.
No online ticket
Thien Mu Pagoda
Hue, Vietnam
Thien Mu Pagoda is a working Buddhist monastery with free entry, and no ticket for it is sold online.
No online ticket
Thien Tru Pagoda (Perfume Pagoda)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Thien Tru Pagoda is the first major stop on the pilgrimage route through the Huong Son mountains, the complex usually…
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Truc Lam Zen Monastery, Da Lat
Da Lat, Vietnam
Truc Lam Zen Monastery charges no entry fee and sells no tickets online; you simply walk through the gate.
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Tsukiji Hongan-ji
Tokyo, Japan
Tsukiji Hongan-ji is free to enter and no ticket is needed; nothing for the temple alone is sold online.
No online ticket
Wat Aranyawiwake (Wat Ban Pong)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Aranyawiwake, often called Wat Ban Pong after its village, is a forest meditation monastery rather than a…
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Wat Ban Den (Wat Den Sali Si Mueang Kaen)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Ban Den is a monastery and entry is free; no ticket for the temple alone is sold online, and the only spending on…
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Wat Bang Kung
Samut Songkhram, Thailand
Wat Bang Kung is free to enter and no ticket for it is sold online.
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Wat Chayamangkalaram
George Town, Malaysia
There is nothing to book for Wat Chayamangkalaram itself.
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Wat Chiang Man
Chiang Mai, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Chiang Man alone is sold online, and you do not need one.
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Wat Huay Mongkol
Hua Hin, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Huay Mongkol alone is sold online, and none is needed: the temple grounds are open to everyone and…
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Wat Huay Pla Kang
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Wat Huay Pla Kang is free to enter and no ticket for it is sold online.
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Wat Kalayanamit
Bangkok, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Kalayanamit alone is sold online, and there is nothing to reserve: the temple on the Thonburi bank of…
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Wat Leu Pagoda
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
No ticket for Wat Leu alone is sold online, and none is needed.
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Wat Lok Moli
Chiang Mai, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Lok Moli alone is sold online, and none is needed.
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Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit
Bangkok, Thailand
There is no ticket to buy for Wat Mahathat, and no ticket for this temple alone is sold online.
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Wat Na Phra Men
Ayutthaya, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Na Phra Men alone is sold online. It is a working temple that charges a small entrance fee to foreign…
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Wat Nang Kui
Ayutthaya, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Nang Kui alone is sold online, and it is not one of the headline sites covered by the combined ticket…
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Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen
Bangkok, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Paknam alone is sold online, and none is needed: entry to the temple, the great stupa and the grounds…
No online ticket
Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai, Thailand
No ticket for Wat Phra Kaew alone is sold online, and none is needed.
No online ticket