Shinshō-ji

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Phone inquiries 084-988-1111(temple office)

    2020/09/25

    Changes to admission fees.

    Thank you sincerely for your support for Shinshōji Zen Garden and Museum.

    From the 1st of October 2020, our general admission and Zen Experience fees will change as outlined below. We will continue to provide our valued guests with an outstanding experience whilst at Shinshōji and thank you for your understanding.

    Admission Fees
    Adults ¥1,500
    University and High School Students ¥1,000
    Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥500

    Food and drinks for young children to be paid for separately.

    * Prices in brackets are for groups of more than 20 people.
    * Persons with a physical disability and one attendant may enter at the reduced group rate upon presentation of a physical disability certificate.

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    Graveyard contact

    Contact Shinshō-ji International Zen Training Hall here

    Access

    Click here for a map

    91,Kamisanna, Numakuma-chō, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-0401 Japan
    Tomotetsu bus (direct bus, only weekend and holidays)
    Fukuyama station, bus terminal, bus stop #6, enter a bus heading for 『Miroku no Sato direct bus』 and get off at 「Shinshōji」

    Tomotetsu bus (regular bus)
    Fukuyama station, bus terminal, bus stop #6, enter a bus heading for 「Chitosebashi」,「Abuto」,「Tsuneishi」or「Utsuminyōkyō」and get off at 「Tenjinyama」. From there it is 15 minutes to walk.(We can pick you up at the 「Tenjinyama」bus stop. Please call us.)

    ※Please ask directly Tomotetsu bus for the boarding time etc.
    084-952-3100

    Sanyō Shinkansen (Bullet Train), Sanyō Main Line: 30 minutes by Tomotetsu Bus
    25 minutes from Fukuyama Station by car.
    Exit Miroku-no-sato - 3min

    Experiences and Relaxation

    Gokan-dō (Shinshō-ji udon)

    Information on the origins of and the way of eating Shinshō-ji udon.

    Gankū-in (Café)

    Enjoy green tea in an over 400 year-old thatched roof building moved to its present location from Eigen-ji.

    Bathhouse

    The bathhouse is one of the seven regular buildings of a traditional Zen temple. Visitors may take a bath there.

    About the admission fee

    About Shinshō-ji

    Shinshōji Zen Temple overview
    Introduction to Shinshōji Zen Temple (Rinzai sect Kennin-ji school)

    Temple office information
    Information on the Temple Office, designed by architect Fujimori Terunobu.

    Hibutsu-dō information
    An overview of the hall and how to use it.

    Shōshintei (Garden of the Appreciating Heart) information
    Information on Shinshō-ji's garden Shōshintei.