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Kongobu-ji Temple
Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
Visit Kongobuji to see temple paintings and a garden in Koyasan. Look at the rooms’ sliding-door paintings and the garden’s dragons and clouds represented by stones and white sand.
Visitor information
Admission
Interior admission is JPY 1,000 for junior high school age and above and JPY 300 for elementary school students. Preschool children enter free.
Opening hours
Visiting hours are 08:30–17:00, with last admission at 16:30. The official fee table does not list a regular closing day.
What to see at Kongobu-ji Temple
Paintings on sliding doors
Inside Kongobuji, look at paintings on the rooms’ sliding doors as you explore the temple.
Kongobuji interior paintings and stone garden Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours
A garden of stones and white sand
Stones and white sand represent dragons and clouds in the garden. Explore it alongside the rooms with paintings.
How to get to Kongobu-ji Temple
Take the Nankai Koya Line to Gokurakubashi, change to the cable car for Koyasan Station, then use a mountain bus. Check a service stopping at Kongobuji-mae and the walk from the stop to the temple. Alighting at Senjuinbashi gives a different walking route.
Kongobuji rail access and mountain map Nankai Koya Line route guide
Visiting tips
Bus from Koyasan Station to the temple
From Koyasan Station, use a mountain bus stopping at Kongobuji-mae. Senjuinbashi is a different stop; your walking route to the temple depends on where you get off.
Kongobuji rail access and mountain map Nankai Koya Line route guide
Staying in temple accommodation
Kongobuji’s last admission is at 16:30. If staying in temple accommodation, finish your visit in time to return for your booked dinner. Check the meal time with each property.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours Koyasan Shukubo Association accommodation guide by property
Questions about Kongobu-ji Temple
What is the latest admission time for Kongobuji?
Last admission is at 16:30 and visiting ends at 17:00. Allow time after reaching Koyasan Station for the mountain bus to the temple.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours Kongobuji rail access and mountain map
Official sources
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- Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours ·
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- Nankai Koya Line route guide ·
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