Kongobu-ji Temple

This famously beautiful temple is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users. We recommend Kongobu-ji Temple for a sunny day. Please see below for information in English on the temple.

Facility Overview

Facility Name: Kongobu-ji Temple

Address: 648-0200 Wakayama Ito-gun Koyachou 132

Telephone Number: 0736-56-2011

Opening Hours: 8:30 -16:30 (differ by facilities)

Closed: N/A

Discount for those with Disabilities:
Free of charge for those who with disabilities and an attendant (except ordination)

Home Page URL: https://www.koyasan.or.jp/

General Admission Fee
	Junior high school students and older	Elementary school student and younger
Kongobu-ji Temple	1000 yen	300 yen (free for preschooler)
Kondo	500 yen	free
Konpon-Daito	500 yen	free
Tokugawa Mausoleum	200 yen	free
fees for ordination	1000 yen	1000 yen
Ticket for all facilities above	2500 yen	N/A

Access

Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Koyasan Station, Koyasan Cable Car

Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Koyasan Cable Car Koyasan Station 4.3 km

Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 11 minute by bus from Koyasan Cable Car Koyasan Station

Accessibility

Suitable in All Weather: Not good for rainy days

Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 3 hour

Parking for those with Disabilities: Available

Mulitlingual Guidance Available: Available

Map of Wheelchair accessible paths Available: No

Basic Information for Accessibility

Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）
Kongobuji-Temple : 15cm
Kondo : 5〜23cm
Tokugawa Mausoleum : 19〜21cm
Okuno-In : 15cm

Wheelchair accessible Entryway option(Slope）: N/A

Elevator: １, From Main Shrine to Senbon-torii Gate

Nursing Room Available: None

First Aid Room: Available

Babysitting/Childcare: None

Sensory Room: None

Prayer Room: None

Service Dogs Allowed:　Yes

Rentals

Wheelchair Rental: Available at each facility

Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

Audio Guide Rental: Available at Koyasan Travel Information Center

Other Available Rentals: No

Parking Area

Map from Parking to Facility Availale: Available

Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: Available

Surface type of Parking Area: Asphalt

Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: No

Distance from Parking Area to an Indoor Facility: 50m

Parking Attendants Available: No

Information for those with Physical Disabilities

Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Yes, 3 spaces

Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: Rampway, 7.9 to 12.7 degree

Vehicle Available to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: No

Toilet

Restroom Entryway Width: 70 cm

Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 58 cm

Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: Yes, L bar style

Availability of heated bidet: Yes

Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites: Available

Door Style: Sliding Door

Door Width: 110 cm

Handrail Available: L bar style

Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes

Ostomate-compatible facilities: None

Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

Emergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes

For Young Children

Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: Available

Diaper Changing Bed: Available

For the Visually Impaired

Audio Guide Available: No

Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: No

Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest station/bus stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility

Restrooms

Elevator

Parking

Cafe

Paths & Walkways at Facility

Uneven surfaces on Paths: Some wooden paths

Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

Accesibility Path around Steps: 4.2°～11.3° steep Rampway in Kongobuji-Temple
3.3°～7.9° steep Rampway in Reiho-kan

Pathway Surfaces: Some wooden paths

Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: None

Rest Area: Yes, Free rest area available

Braille Ground Blocks : None

Braille Exhibit Guide Information: None

Other difficult to traverse areas: None

Condition of Stairways at Facility

Wheelchair Stairlift Available: Available

Handrail Available: Almost all stairs have handrails

Braille Labelled Handrails: No

Escalators

Escalator: None

Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

Elevators

Number of Elevators Available: No

Width Inside Elevator: N/A

Door Width: N/A

Wheelchair Accessible Control Panel: N/A

Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: N/A

Audio guidance at Destination Floors: N/A

Braille on Control Panel: N/A

Visual Display of Destination Floor: N/A

Multilingual Guidance: N/A

Multilingual Control Panel: N/A

Accommodations for Different Needs at Facility

Support & Guidance Available: None

Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Most areas

Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: None

Audio Guide Available: Yes

Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: None

Displays/Exhibits made for the Hearing impaired & Deaf: Yes

Speech to Text Convertion Available: None

Multilingual Displays: English available

Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: None

Accommodations provided by Staff

Staff trained to accommodate those with Physical Dissabilities: No

Staff trained to accommodate the Visually Impaired & Blind: No

Staff trained to accommodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: No

Staff can use Sign Language: No

Multilingual Staff Available: English and Chinese staff available

General Information

The is no cafe/restaurant in Kongobu-ji Temple

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