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Hiraizumi, Iwate / 中尊寺

Chusonji Temple

The head Tendai temple of Tohoku in Hiraizumi, home of the gold-covered Konjikido hall.

Stone steps leading up through tall cedars to a temple hall with a curved roof
Chusonji in HiraizumiPhoto: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

Mar 1 - Nov 3: 8:30-17:00; Nov 4 - end of Feb: 8:30-16:30. Tickets stop 10 min before closing (at that point you may only see the Konjikido, not the Sankozo museum).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

The temple grounds are open all year.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

The ticket covers the Sankozo museum, Konjikido, Kyozo sutra hall and the old Oido shelter. Standard ticket (Konjikido and Sankozo): adults 1,000 yen, high school 700, junior high 500, elementary 300. Combined ticket with the special hidden-Buddha viewing: 1,600 / 900 / 700 / 500 yen (the hidden-Buddha ticket alone does not cover Konjikido or Sankozo). 10% off for groups of 30+; half price with a disability certificate.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

JR Tohoku Line from Ichinoseki to Hiraizumi (9 min; Tohoku Shinkansen Sendai to Ichinoseki 32 min). Hiraizumi loop bus "Runrun" or the Iwate Kotsu bus Ichinoseki Sta. - Hiraizumi Sta. - Chusonji. By car, Hiraizumi-Maesawa IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

Car park 1 (about 850 m to the main hall): 400 yen per car (large vehicles 950 yen), open all year, 8:30-17:00 in Mar-Nov and 8:30-16:30 in Dec-Feb. Car park 2 (about 700 m): 400 yen, irregular closures Dec-Mar. The nearest is the private Sakanoue car park (about 240 m, 30 cars, 500 yen).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: 202 Koromonoseki, Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate

Official site: https://www.chusonji.or.jp/

Location

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Visiting respectfully

  • RulesPets may walk in the grounds but not into the Konjikido/Sankozo area or any building. There are no coin lockers on the temple grounds (use those at Hiraizumi Station).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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