Toshodai-ji Temple

〒630-8032  13-46 Goji-Cho,Nara-City 
TEL:0742-33-7900/FAX:0742-33-5266
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Photo Toshodai-ji Temple was founded by Tang Dynasty's Priest Ganjin in the 3rd year of Tempyo-hoji era (759). The name of the temple is derived from the word "Shodai" meaning the Buddhist training site shared with an Enlightened Person, or Ganjin, who came to Japan from the Tang Dynasty. The temple precincts with various halls including the Lecture Hall, the Treasure House, and the Golden Hall nicknamed "Tempyo Tiled Roofs" are vividly reminiscent of the Tempyo style architecture.
 
Access
Nearest station JR / Kintetsu Nara station, Kintetsu Nishi-no-kyo station
Traffic from a station To "Toshodai-ji(temple)" bus stop by "Rokujo-yama-iki" bus.
From Kintetsu Nishi-no-kyo station- to "Yakushi-ji(temple)" bus stop by "Rokujo-yama-iki" bus and 4 min. on foot.
Parking lot scale There is it
Handicapped person facility Rest room
 
Admission
Admission fees(yen)
Adults College Senior high Junior high Elementary
Individual 600yen 600yen 400yen 400yen 200yen
Group 480yen 480yen 320yen 320yen 160yen
Opening hours 8:30~17:00(enter by 16:30)
Group charge application More than 30 people
引率者料金 Leader of a school(free)
Handicapped person discount Half price
Senior citizen discount Free by "Roshun" notebook bringing (Nara-shi residence)
Others Mikage-do Hall(June 5~7)Adults / Senior high (500yen), Junior high / Elementary300yen Shin-hozo(Spring/Autumn)Adults〜Junior high100yen、Elementary50yen
 
Point
Event
Special events name The date and time
Fan-throwing Ceremony
(Uchiwa-maki)
May 19 16:00〜
Anniversary of the Founder's Death June 5~7 8:30〜16:00
Shusho-e
(Grand Prayer Ceremony)
January 1~3
Moon-viewing Ceremony in Honor of Buddhas
(SANBUTSU-KANGETSU-E)
September"Tyushun-no-meigetsu"(Midautumn)18:00~
Ceremony of shakyo
(Copying of a sutra)
November 17 8:00〜
Ominugui December 15 9:00~
Flower
Kind Season Scale Summary
lotus Late June~late July About 60 kind Honbo front yard being planted in a pot
National treasure Inner temple / Lecture hall / Hand drum cherry tree / Storehouse for keeping the Buddhist scripture / Treasury / Rusyana Buddha seated image / Ganjin-wajo seated image / The Buddha of Healing statue / Kannon-with-One-Thousand-Arms statue / Bonten / Sakra Deranam Indra statue / Four Four Devas statue
Open it specially.
Date Details Summary
June 5~June 7 Mikage-do Hall
(Ganjin image)
March21~May 19 Storage of new treasury exhibition There is a change by the age
September15~November 3 Storage of new treasury exhibition There is achange by a year
October21~23 Worship hall of a Buddhist temple liberation
 
Others
Encouraging information A meeting to enjoy a lecture and music in a shrine in which the founder's image is installed in where there is a sliding paper-door picture of Mr.Kaii-Higashiyama at November 22~23 (there is a change by a year) 13:00.(I need it and am crowded)