Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Shiga Prefecture
Explore 9 sacred places in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in Shiga Prefecture
Site types in Shiga Prefecture
Showing 1-9 of 9 sites in this regional guide
Chōmei-ji
Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Chōmei-ji is station 31 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a Tendai Buddhism temple in Shiga dedicated to Senju Kannon Jūichimen Kannon Shō Kannon....
Enryaku-ji temple and Mt. Hiei
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Enryaku-ji stands as the root of Japanese Buddhism, the mountain monastery that trained the founders of virtually every major Buddhist school in Japan....
Hiyoshi Taisha
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
At the foot of sacred Mount Hiei, Hiyoshi Taisha has served as spiritual guardian for over two thousand years....
Hōgon-ji
Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Hogon-ji is station 30 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a Shingon-shū Buzan-ha, Benzaiten devotion temple in Shiga dedicated to Senju Kannon....
Ishiyama-dera
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Ishiyama-dera is station 13 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a Shingon Buddhism, Heian aristocratic Kannon devotion temple in Shiga dedicated to Nyoirin Kannon....
Kannonshō-ji
Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Kannonshō-ji is station 32 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a Tendai Buddhism temple in Shiga dedicated to Senju Kannon....
Mii-dera
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Mii-dera has earned its nickname—the Phoenix Temple—through seven destructions and seven risings....
Shōhō-ji (Iwama-dera)
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Shōhō-ji (Iwama-dera) is station 12 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a Shingon-shū Daigoji-ha temple in Shiga dedicated to Senju Kannon....
Tachiki-Kannon An’yō-ji
Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Tachiki Kannon An'yō-ji stands above the Seta River on a cliff that pilgrims reach by climbing roughly 800 stone steps....
Key questions
Shiga Prefecture sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Shiga Prefecture?
- This regional guide currently includes 9 sacred sites in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
- Which traditions are represented in Shiga Prefecture?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Buddhism, Shinto.
- Can I view Shiga Prefecture sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.