Travel in Wakayama · 和歌山県
Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
Visit Kongobuji in Koyasan for temple paintings and gardens. See paintings on the rooms' sliding doors and the garden that depicts 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 for junior high school students and older and ¥300 for elementary school students. Preschool children enter free.
Opening hours
Visiting hours are 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with reception until 4:30 p.m. The official fare table does not list regular closing days.
What to see at Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
Paintings on sliding doors
Inside Kongobuji, see paintings on the rooms' sliding doors as you explore the temple.
Paintings and stone garden inside Kongobuji Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours
Garden of stones and white sand
Stones and white sand depict dragons and clouds in the garden. Explore it alongside the rooms with paintings.
How to get to Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
Take the Nankai Koya Line to Gokurakubashi Station. Transfer 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. Getting off at Senjuinbashi gives a different walking route.
Kongobuji railway access and mountain area map Nankai Koya Line route guide
Visit tips
Bus from Koyasan Station to the temple
From Koyasan Station, take a mountain bus stopping at Kongobuji-mae. Senjuinbashi is a different stop, so your walk to the temple varies according to where you get off.
Kongobuji railway access and mountain area map Nankai Koya Line route guide
If staying at a temple lodging
Kongobuji reception ends at 4:30 p.m. If staying at a temple lodging, finish sightseeing in time to return for your booked dinner. Check meal times with the individual property.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours Koyasan Shukubo Association lodging guide by property
Questions about Kongobu-ji Temple · 金剛峯寺
What is the last entry time for Kongobuji?
Reception is until 4:30 p.m., and visiting ends at 5:00 p.m. Allow time after reaching Koyasan Station to take a mountain bus to the temple.
Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours Kongobuji railway access and mountain area map
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- Kongobuji and Danjo Garan admission and hours ·
- Kongobuji railway access and mountain area map ·
- Nankai Koya Line route guide ·
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