Travel in Wakayama
Kongobuji
Kongobuji · Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
At Kongobuji in Koyasan, see paintings on the rooms’ sliding doors and a garden depicting dragons and clouds with stones and white sand.
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Visitor information at a glance
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
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Interior admission costs JPY 1,000 for junior high school pupils and older or JPY 300 for primary school children. Preschool children enter free.
Opening hours and closed days
Kongobuji opens from 08:30 to 17:00, with admission until 16:30. The official fee table does not list a regular closure day.
What can I see at Kongobuji?
Paintings on sliding doors
Inside Kongobuji, see paintings on the rooms’ sliding doors as you explore the temple.
Kongobuji’s interior paintings and stone garden Kongobuji and Danjo Garan fees and hours
Garden of stones and white sand
The garden’s stones and white sand depict dragons and clouds. See it alongside the painted rooms.
How to get to Kongobuji
Take the Nankai Koya Line to Gokurakubashi, then the cable car up to Koyasan Station and a mountain bus. Check services calling at Kongobuji-mae and the walk from the stop to the temple. Alighting at Senjuinbashi gives a different walk.
Kongobuji rail access and mountain map Nankai Koya Line route information
Before you visit
Bus from Koyasan Station to the temple
Take a mountain bus from Koyasan Station that calls at Kongobuji-mae. Senjuinbashi is a different stop, so the walking route to the temple depends on where you alight.
Kongobuji rail access and mountain map Nankai Koya Line route information
If staying at temple accommodation
Kongobuji admission ends at 16:30. Finish sightseeing in time to return for your booked property’s dinner. Check meal times with each property.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan fees and hours Koyasan Shukubo Association accommodation information by property
Questions about Kongobuji
What is Kongobuji’s last admission time?
Admission ends at 16:30 and visits finish at 17:00. Allow time after reaching Koyasan Station for the mountain bus to the temple.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan fees and hours Kongobuji rail access and mountain map
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