Zuihoden serves as the mausoleum for Date Masamune, one of the most influential feudal lords from the Edo Period. We recommend visiting Zuihoden on a sunny day. Although it is very beautiful, the many steep stone steps can be difficult for many and for those that are not in good health. Please see below for information in English.

• Facility Overview, Access, and Barrier-free Information

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Zuihoden

  Address: 23-2, Otamayashita, Aoba-ku Sendai-shi, Miyagi, 980-0814, Japan

  Telephone Number: 022-262-6250

  Opening Hours: February 1 - November 30: 9am - 4:50pm (last admission 4:30pm)                            December 1 - January 31:  9am - 4:20pm (last admission 4pm)

  Closed: December 31st

  General Admission Fee:  Adults: 570JPY High school students: 410JPY Junior high school and primary school students: 210JPY

  Discount for those with Disabilities:  Adults: 360JPY High school students: 210JPY ​Junior high school and primary school students: 110JPY ​Discount available with presentation of disability certificate issued in Japan. One carer may also receive the same discount.

  Home Page URL: https://www.zuihoden.com/en/

  Access

  Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Please get off at JR Sendai Station. It is about 10 minutes by taxi and 15 minutes 15 minutes by Loople Bus from there. City buses are wheelchair-accessible. The Loople Sendai bus stop is the closest, but the buses are always full due to the small size of the buses. (The bus comes every 15 minutes.)

  Approximate travel time from the bus stop: 5-minute walk to the entrance from the nearest bus stop

  Barrier-free Information

  ・Parking is available at the Zuihoden employee parking lot on the Mukaiyama side of the temple. When requesting to a taxi driver, be sure to specify the parking lot to avoid confusion with the general parking lot. (It is near Toyokan, a kappo restaurant.) ・There are20 stone steps from the parking lot. ・Zuihouden is not accessible by regular buses (Loople, City bus/Miyako). ・Even if you take the normal route, the stairs to the ticket booth are very steep and the height of the stone steps is high, even though there are only around 20 steps. Please only proceed up the path if you are in good health and accustomed to climbing.  ・Zuiho Temple, which is a separate temple of Zuihoden, is located before the stairs at the top of the hill. If you are in a wheelchair or have a disability, you may want to visit Zuiho Temple instead.
• 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