Zendoji Temple

善導寺 · Buddhist temple

Kurume City's official tourism guide records that the temple was established in 1208 by Shoko Shonin, a leading disciple of Honen, and that as a leading temple of the Jodo school it holds the formal title Daihonzan.

The main hall of Zendoji in Kurume, seen across a moss-covered courtyard with a stone monument in front. — そらみみ · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0This resized file is offered under CC BY-SA 4.0, the same licence as the original.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs records the main hall of Zendoji in Kurume as an Important Cultural Property of the late Edo period.

Hours

The directions below are the ones Kurume City's official tourism guide publishes.

We have not found opening hours published for this temple. The sources below give the other details on this page.

Admission

We have not confirmed a charge from this temple's own pages. We have no page published by the temple itself to link to, so check on the day. The sources below are public bodies.

Getting there

Zendoji Station on the JR Kyudai Main Line — about 10 minutes on foot
Nishitetsu bus 20 or 23 to the Zendoji stop — about 5 minutes on foot

Kurume City Official Tourism Guide — Zendoji Temple (English)

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Sources

History and background, Getting there	Kurume City Official Tourism Guide — Zendoji Temple (English)
What you can see	Agency for Cultural Affairs — Zendoji main hall (Important Cultural Property)

Information checked: September 13, 2026.