GOD ROAD JAPAN

Nikkozan Rinno-ji Temple

輪王寺  ·  Buddhist temple

The Agency for Cultural Affairs records the temple's main hall, the Sanbutsudo, as an Important Cultural Property of the early Edo period.

The temple opens at 8:00 all year and closes an hour earlier from November to March.

Hours

The times and the charge below are the ones the temple publishes itself in English. Visitors cannot enter later than thirty minutes before closing.

Open, April to October8:00–17:00Nikkozan Rinno-ji — the temple's own English information page
Open, November to March8:00–16:00Nikkozan Rinno-ji — the temple's own English information page
Last admission30 minutes before closingNikkozan Rinno-ji — the temple's own English information page

Admission

Adults400 yen
Elementary and junior high school children200 yen

Nikkozan Rinno-ji — the temple's own English information page

Getting there

  • Nikko Station or Tobu-Nikko Station — 12 minutes by World Heritage Tour bus to Shodoshoninzo-mae bus stop

Nikko City Tourism Association — Nikkosan Rinnoji Temple (English)

Sources

History and backgroundAgency for Cultural Affairs — Rinnoji main hall, Sanbutsudo (Important Cultural Property)
What you can see, Open, April to October, Open, November to March, Last admission, AdmissionNikkozan Rinno-ji — the temple's own English information page
Getting thereNikko City Tourism Association — Nikkosan Rinnoji Temple (English)

Information checked: September 11, 2026.