Zuiganji is a renowned Zen temple in the Tohoku Region, famous for its beautifully gilded and painted sliding doors. The temple houses numerous national treasures and important cultural properties. Please see below for information in English.

• Facility Overview, Access, and Barrier-free Information

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​​Zuiganji

  Address: 91 Aza-chonai Matsushima, Matsushima-shi, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi 981-0213, Japan

  Telephone Number: 022-354-2023

  Opening Hours: 8:30 AM - 5 PM (April to September) 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (March and October) 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (February and November) 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (January and December) *Last reception is 30 minutes before closing

  Closed: Open year round

  General Admission Fee:  Adults (University, High school students): 700JPY Children (Junior High school, Primary school students) :400JPY

  Discount for those with Disabilities:  Adults: 300JPY Children: 100JPY ​・Discount available with presentation of disability certificate issued in Japan. One carer may also receive the same discount. ・If a facility group submits a fee reduction application form and a list of expected visitors in advance, there is no need to present the disability certificate on the day of the visit.

  Home Page URL: https://www.zuiganji.or.jp/english/

  Access

  Nearest Station: JR Matsushima Kaigan Station

  Approximate travel time from the station: 10-minute walk from Matsushima Kaigan Station on the JR Senseki Line

  Barrier-free Information

  ・The main hall is not accessible by wheelchair.　 ・Only the approach (free of charge) and the Treasure Museum (entrance fee required) are wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator at the Treasure Museum.  ・As the temple's main hall is a National Treasure, visitors must remove their shoes to enter. Photography is prohibited. If you wish to visit in a wheelchair, you can view the main hall and stone garden from the middle gate only (you cannot enter inside).
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: Not good for rainy days, Mostly outdoors

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 3 hours for whole Koyasan area

  Parking for those with Disabilities: Available, see photos

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: Yes

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: None

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: Kongobuji temple entrance:15cm/Monk's dormitory entrance:23cm/The main hall of a Buddhist temple entrance:5-23cm/Tokugawa Clan Mausoleum entrance:19-21cm/Okunoin entrance:15cm

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）: N/A

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: None

  First Aid Room: None but there is a clinic in Koyasan area

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed:　Yes

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: Yes

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: Available at Koyasan Tourist Information Centre

  Other Available Rentals: No