Travel in Wakayama
Kongobuji
Kongobuji · Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
Visit Kongobuji for temple paintings and gardens on Koyasan. Look at paintings on sliding doors and the garden depicting dragons and clouds with stones and white sand.
Visitor information
Address
和歌山県伊都郡高野町高野山132
132 Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 648-0294, Japan
Location on the mapAdmission
Interior admission is 1,000 yen for junior high school students and older, or 300 yen for elementary school children. Preschool children enter free.
Opening hours
Open 08:30–17:00, with reception until 16:30. The official fee table does not separately list a regular closing day.
What to see at Kongobuji
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 fees and hours
Dragons and clouds in 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 Kongobuji
Take the Nankai Koya Line to Gokurakubashi, then the cable car to Koyasan Station and a mountain bus. Check services stopping at Kongobuji-mae and the walk to the temple. Alighting at Senjuinbashi changes the walking route.
Kongobuji rail access and mountain map Nankai Koya Line information
Before you visit
Bus from Koyasan Station to the temple
Use a mountain bus stopping at Kongobuji-mae from Koyasan Station. Senjuinbashi is a different stop, so your walk to the temple depends on where you alight.
Kongobuji rail access and mountain map Nankai Koya Line information
If staying in temple accommodation
Kongobuji reception closes at 16:30. If staying in temple accommodation, finish visiting in time to return for your booked dinner. Check meal times with your property.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan fees and hours Koyasan Shukubo Association: accommodation by property
Questions about Kongobuji
What is the latest admission time at Kongobuji?
Reception closes at 16:30 and visiting ends at 17:00. Allow time after Koyasan Station arrival for the mountain bus to the temple.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan fees and hours Kongobuji rail access and mountain map
Official sources
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