Outline

This temple has a 5-storied stone pagoda, with a stock of 2,600 rolls of Hannya-shingyo (Buddhist scriptures), Chasitsu "Hanjakuan" (a tea ceremony room), and a 3-storied pagoda. The site is affluent with flowers from all seasons, and it also has a Japanese garden with lanes to wander around its pond and fountains.

Highlights

The 1 hectare garden, main gate, bell tower, Heiwa Kannon-zo (image of the God of Mercy), main temple, tea ceremony room, Zazen-do (Zen practice hall), and the 3-storied and 5-storied pagodas are all highlights of Rinnoji temple.

Information

[Telephone] 022-234-5327
[Fax] 022-275-5050
[Address] 1-14-1 Kitayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan 981-0931
[Hours] 8:00-17:00
[Closed] None
[Off-season] None
[Access] Take the JR Senzan Line. Get off at Kitayama Sta. Walk 10 min. or by taxi 5 min./ Take subway to Kita-Sendai Sta. Walk 15 min. or 10 min. by taxi/ From Sendai Sta. Go to bus pool #14 for Nishi-Nakayama via Yamate-cho, Nishi-Nakayama for Shihei-cho via Kitayama and get off at Rinnoji. Walk 1 min.
[Estimated tour time] 20 min.
[Admission fee] per person: 300, group (30 people or more): 250
[Booking for groups] Not required
[Parking (buses)] 10 cars/ free
[Parking] 70 cars/ free
[Food and Drinks] Not available
[Shop] Not available
[Souvenirs recommended] Not available
[Special services] Information service/ Western-style toilets/Guide dogs permitted
[Volunteer tour guide] Not available
[Education programs for students on school trips] Not available