What's the difference betweeen temple and shrine.

There are two type religious buildings , temple and  shrine in Japan.

Do you know the differance?

The difference is very simple.

The temples are for the buddhist.The shrines are for laity of Shinto.

Temple is like this

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This is Kiyomizu-dera temple.It's the most famous In kyoto.

 

This is the shrine

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This is Ise-jingu shrine.It's the most famous In Japan.Most of all japanese want to go and pray once in their life.