Todaiji Betsuin Amida Temple Hydrangea Festival

Todaiji Betsuin Amida Temple is an ancient temple built in the 3rd year of Bunji (1187) by the great priest Shunkyo-bo Jigen, who went west to Suo Province for the reconstruction of Todaiji, praying for the peace of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. It houses many precious Buddhist statues and ancient documents, including the national treasure, the Iron Pagoda. The temple grounds feature about 4,000 hydrangeas of 80 varieties, famous as the "Hydrangea Temple.

Date & Time

6/1(Sun) 08:00～17:006/2(Mon) 08:00～17:006/3(Tue) 08:00～17:006/4(Wed) 08:00～17:006/5(Thu) 08:00～17:006/6(Fri) 08:00～17:006/7(Sat) 08:00～17:006/8(Sun) 08:00～17:006/9(Mon) 08:00～17:006/10(Tue) 08:00～17:006/11(Wed) 08:00～17:006/12(Thu) 08:00～17:006/13(Fri) 08:00～17:006/14(Sat) 08:00～17:006/15(Sun) 08:00～17:006/16(Mon) 08:00～17:006/17(Tue) 08:00～17:006/18(Wed) 08:00～17:006/19(Thu) 08:00～17:006/20(Fri) 08:00～17:006/21(Sat) 08:00～17:006/22(Sun) 08:00～17:006/23(Mon) 08:00～17:006/24(Tue) 08:00～17:006/25(Wed) 08:00～17:006/26(Thu) 08:00～17:006/27(Fri) 08:00～17:006/28(Sat) 08:00～17:006/29(Sun) 08:00～17:006/30(Mon) 08:00～17:00

Venue

Todaiji Betsuin Amida Temple

Address

1869 Mure, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Free

From June 1 to 30, adults 200 yen, free for middle school students and below

parking

Free parking

Access

About 15 minutes by car from Sanyo Expressway Hofu-Higashi IC, about 20 minutes by car from Hofu-Nishi IC

Access (Public)

About 20 minutes by bus (to Amida Temple) from JR Hofu Station, get off at "Amida Temple," a short walk away

Contact

0835-38-0839 （Todaiji Betsuin Amida Temple）

URL

https://visit-hofu.jp/spot/%e6%9d%b1%e5%a4%a7%e5%af%ba%e5%88%a5%e9%99%a2%e9%98%bf%e5%bc%a5%e9%99%80%e5%af%ba/