Buddhist temples

Todai-ji: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees and access

This guide covers the highlights of the World Heritage site Todai-ji, including the Great Buddha of Nara, the South Gate, Nigatsudo, and Hokke-do (Sangatsudo), as well as visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

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Nara

Kiyomizu-dera: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees, and access

This guide covers the highlights of the World Heritage site Kiyomizudera, including the main hall and Kiyomizu Stage, Otowa-no-Taki Waterfall, and three-story pagoda, along with visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

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Kyoto

Tō-ji: Highlights, hours, tickets, and access

This guide covers the highlights of Tō-ji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, including its five-story pagoda, the three-dimensional mandala in the Lecture Hall, the Main Hall, and Mieidō Hall, along with visiting hours, tickets, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

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Kyoto

Daikakuji: Highlights, Visiting Hours, Admission Fees, and Access

We explain the highlights of the former Saga Imperial Palace, including the Daikakuji temple complex, Shinden Hall, the Murasame Corridor, the pier at Ōsawa Pond, cherry blossoms, the water’s surface at dusk, the Shingyō-hōtō pagoda, and the Imperial Sealed Heart Sutra Hall, along with visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

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Kyoto

Aizu Sazaedō: Highlights, Visiting Hours, Admission Fees, and Access

This guide explains the highlights of Aizu Sazae-dō, including its hexagonal three-story exterior and double-helix structure, along with visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of 2026 9.

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Aizuwakamatsu

Baisui Amidadō: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees and access

This guide covers the architecture of the National Treasure Shirazu Amidado, its Pure Land garden and other highlights, along with visiting hours, admission fees and access, based on official information and local reporting as of 2026 9.

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Iwaki

Tenryū-ji: Highlights, Visiting Hours, Admission Fees, and Access

This guide covers the highlights of the World Heritage site Tenryū-ji, including the Sōgenchi Garden, the Large Abbot’s Quarters and the dragon painting in the Dharma Hall, as well as opening hours, admission fees and access, based on official information and an on-site visit as of 2026 9.

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Kyoto

Daitoku-ji: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees, and access

This guide explains Daitokuji’s highlights, including the Sanmon gate Kimmōkaku, the complex’s seven temple buildings, its subtemples, and its connection with the tea ceremony, along with visiting hours, prices, and access, based on official information and on-site reporting as of 2026year9month.

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Kyoto

Hōon-ji Temple: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees, and access

This guide explains the highlights of Hoon-ji Temple in Morioka, including the Five Hundred Arhats, the Arhat Hall, and the temple gate, along with the admission fee for viewing the Five Hundred Arhats and access from Kamimorioka Station, based on official information and on-site research as of 2026 9.

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Morioka

Chikurinji Temple: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees, and access

This guide explains Chikurin-ji Temple’s highlights, including the main hall, which is designated an Important Cultural Property, the five-story pagoda, garden, and treasure house, along with visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information as of September 2026.

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Kochi