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Half-day Courses

Visiting National Treasure Sculptures of the Buddha
-Abe Monjuin Temple and Shorinji Temple-

  • 12:00
    Arrive at Sakurai Station. Have lunch in the area around the station.
  • 13:00
    Walk to Abe Monjuin Temple

    (Walk: 20 min. 1.6km)

  • 13:30
    Pay the admission fee and enter the main hall.

    You’ll have a chance to be treated to matcha green tea and Japanese sweets in the atmospheric main hall.

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  • 13:45
    Be awed at the powerful presence of the Buddha statue, a national treasure.

    There is other precious Buddhist iconography here as well, so make sure to have a careful look.

  • 14:00
    Sign up for the Shichimairi (“seven worships”) at Kinkaku Ukimido Floating Pavilion.

    Fill your heart with a prayer of “May I be spared of...,” and make a circuit around the pavilion,
    inserting one of the tags you received for each full circuit. Once you’ve gone around 7 times, you’re done.
    Head into the pavilion to see the Buddha statue.

    Don’t forget to check out the Monjuin Nishi Kofun(Western Burial Mound and viewing platform).

  • 14:40
    Return to Sakurai Station on foot or by bus.

    (Walk: 20 min. 1.6km)

  • 15:05
    Bus stop Sakurai Station South Exit

    * Buses come once per hour, so take care not to miss one

    (Bus: Sakurai Community Bus Tounomine Line 10 min. 2.7km)

  • 15:20
    Bus stop Shorinji Temple

    * Check the schedule for the bus back to Sakurai Station South Exit

    (Walk: Short walk)

  • 15:30
    View the Kannon statue, registered as a national treasure, at Shorinji Temple. They’re sure to leave you enraptured.

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  • 16:00
    Rest under the temple eaves as you enjoy the view of Mount Miwa in the distance.
  • 16:51
    Bus stop Shorinji Temple

    * Buses come once per hour, so take care not to miss one

    (Bus: Sakurai Community Bus Tounomine Line 10 min. 2.7km)17:00 Bus stop Sakurai Station South Exit

  • 17:00
    Bus stop Sakurai Station South Exit

    (Walk: Short walk)

  • 17:05
    Sakurai Station (Kintetsu/JR)