DIFFERENCES IN SHRINES AND TEMPLES

On one of your Tokyo tours with us you will be visiting Shrines and Temples. These are the two main religious grounds in Japan: Buddhism and Shintoism. A difference between them is that a shrine is for Shintoism while a temple is for Buddhism. A key architectural difference between the two is that a shrine will have a torii gate that stands as the entrance while a temple will not.

A torii gate standing in front of a shrine.