Zuiryuji

瑞龍寺 · Buddhist temple

The temple's own English page records that it was built on the order of Maeda Toshitsune, third head of the Kaga domain, to mourn Maeda Toshinaga, and that it took about twenty years to build, ending in 1663.

The Buddha hall of Zuiryuji in Takaoka. — そらみみ · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed for web display. Not cropped.This resized file is offered under CC BY-SA 4.0, the same licence as the original.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs records the temple's Buddha hall as a National Treasure of the early Edo period.

Hours

The times and charges below are the ones the temple publishes itself.

Open	9:00–16:30Zuiryuji — the temple's own English page
Open, 10 December to 31 January	9:00–16:00Zuiryuji — the temple's own English page
Last entry	30 minutes before the gate closesZuiryuji — visiting hours and charges (official site)

Admission

Adults	500 yen
Junior high and high school students	200 yen
Elementary school students	100 yen

These charges are the ones for individual visitors.

Zuiryuji — the temple's own English page

Getting there

Takaoka Station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway — about 10 minutes on foot
Shin-Takaoka Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen — about 15 minutes on foot

Zuiryuji — access map (official site)

All places in TakaokaWhat each place publishes, and how to reach it

Sources

History and background, Open, Open, 10 December to 31 January, Admission	Zuiryuji — the temple's own English page
What you can see	Agency for Cultural Affairs — Zuiryuji Buddha hall (National Treasure)
Last entry	Zuiryuji — visiting hours and charges (official site)
Getting there	Zuiryuji — access map (official site)

Information checked: September 13, 2026.