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Rurikoji five-storey pagoda

Rurikoji five-storey pagoda · Rurikoji Temple's Five-storied Pagoda · 瑠璃光寺五重塔

Explore the pagoda's exterior architecture, then continue through Kozan Park. Visit both if you want time to enjoy the building and its surroundings.

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Rurikoji five-storey pagoda — Maria-Yamaguchi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source

Visitor information

Address

山口県山口市香山町7-1 香山公園内

In Kozankoen Park, Kozan-cho, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan

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Admission

Viewing the pagoda exterior and Kozan Park is free. Special interior viewing on specified 2026 dates costs JPY 1,700 per person for adults and children alike and requires booking.

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Opening hours

The park and pagoda exterior have no closing days. Goshuin stamp reception and the Rurikoji museum open 09:00–17:00. The information centre in front of Kozan Park opens 09:00–18:00; pagoda illumination runs from sunset to 22:00. Special interior viewing takes place only on specified dates and sessions.

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What to see at Rurikoji five-storey pagoda

The five-storey pagoda from the park

View the pagoda from Kozan Park and walk around its surroundings. You can explore the exterior architecture and park scenery without entering the pagoda.

Standard Rurikoji visit and walk from the prefectural office 2026-10-08

How to get to Rurikoji five-storey pagoda

Take a JR Yamaguchi Line local train towards Yamaguchi from Shin-Yamaguchi and get off at Yamaguchi Station. The ride takes about 25 minutes; the walk to Rurikoji is about another 25 minutes. Use the official city map to locate the station, Ichinosaka River and Kozan Park. Return along the same walking route, then take a local train towards Shin-Yamaguchi. Choose a return allowing for the station walk and your next journey after arrival. Adult local fares are JPY 240 one way or JPY 480 return, included in guide costs for itineraries using this section. Look up outward and return times separately for your date.

JR access from Shin-Yamaguchi to Yamaguchi Station 2026-10-08Official prefectural tourism guide: approximately 25-minute walk from Yamaguchi Station to Rurikoji 2026-10-09Official Yamaguchi city map: station, Ichinosaka River and Kozan Park 2026-10-09JR train and fare search 2026-10-08Official JR adult local train section fares, searched 9 October 2026 2026-10-09

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Dates and bookings for special interior viewing

Allow 45–60 minutes for the pagoda exterior and Kozan Park. For the interior, check specified dates, sessions and booking conditions for October–December 2026 special viewing. Station travel, meals and train waits are additional to viewing time.

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Questions about Rurikoji five-storey pagoda

Can I go inside Rurikoji's pagoda?

Special interior viewing allows entry. It is a separate paid programme with specified dates, sessions and booking conditions, distinct from standard exterior viewing.