Daizenji Temple
大善寺 · Buddhist temple
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records that the main hall is a National Treasure, designated on 22 June 1955, and that an inscription on a rear pillar dates it to 1286. It records the building as five bays by five bays, single-storeyed, with a hipped roof of cypress bark.
The temple gives its full name as Kashiozan Daizenji of the Chisan branch of the Shingon school, and calls itself the grape temple. Yamanashi Tourism Organization records the legend that it was established in 718 after the priest Gyoki had a vision of Yakushi holding a bunch of grapes, and that Gyoki then taught local people how to grow Koshu grapes.
Hours
The times and charges below are the ones the temple publishes itself. The temple gives different closing times for summer and winter.
| Open, March to November | 9:00–16:30, last admission 16:00Daizenji Temple — the temple's own visitor information |
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| Open, December to February | 9:00–16:00, last admission 15:30Daizenji Temple — the temple's own visitor information |
Admission
| Adults | 500 yen |
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| Primary, junior high and high school students | 300 yen |
These are the charges for individual visitors. The temple publishes lower charges for parties of eleven or more.
Getting there
- Katsunuma-budokyo Station on the JR Chuo Main Line — about 5 minutes by taxi
- Katsunuma interchange on the Chuo Expressway — about 2 minutes
Address: 3559 Katsunumacho Katsunuma, Koshu-shi, Yamanashi 409-1316
Sources
| History and background | Agency for Cultural Affairs — Daizenji main hall (National Treasure) |
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| What you can see | Yamanashi Tourism Organization — Daizenji Temple |
| Open, March to November, Open, December to February, Admission | Daizenji Temple — the temple's own visitor information |
| Getting there | Daizenji Temple — the temple's own directions page |
Information checked: September 10, 2026.