"The establishment of the temple started in the 9th year of the Temmu era(680) with the wish of Emperor Temmu that Empress would recover from her illness. With the transfer of the capital to Nara, the temple was moved to the present site in the 2nd year of the Yoro era (718). As for the transfer of the temple, there are two theories, one being that temple buildings and images of Buddha were totally transferred to the present site, and the other going that only the name of the temple was transferred, and temple buildings and images were newly constructed on the present site. If the former theory is correct, the East Pagoda and the Yakushi Triad prove to have been made in the Hakuho period. But if the latter is correct, those are the works of the early Tempyo period. The two theories used to pose a controversial issue for the academic society of art history,but the latter theory has recently been predominant over the former. Two three-storied pagodas (the East Pagoda and the West Pagoda) are placed centering around the Golden Hall and Lecture Hall. The arrangement of the temple buildings is so unique that the style of this temple is called ""Yakushi Style"". A fire broke out several times and most of the buildings were burned down. The East Pagoda is now the only structure that was constructed at the time of the foundation of the temple. The other buildings including the Golden Hall were reconstructed, and finally in the spring of the 56th year of Showa(1982), the West Pagoda was completed.
The popular visiting course is to start from the station and begin with the Lecture Hall. Another course can be to go through the south gate and then visit the East Pagoda, the West Pagoda, the Golden Hall, the Bussoku-do Hall, Toin-do Hall,and the Lecture Hall in this order. After you finish visiting this temple, why don't you go to Toshodai-ji Temple?
(1 minute's walk from Kintetsu Nishinokyo Station)"
Basic Information
| Address | 457, Nshinokyo-cho, Naracity |
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| Access | 18 minutes by bus from JR Nara and Kintetsu Nara Stations. Immediately in front of "Yakushi-ji" bus stop. Immediately in front of Kintetsu Nishi-no-Kyo Station. |
| Inquiries | Tel: +81-742-33-6001 Fax: 0742-33-6004 |
| Website | Yakushi-ji Temple Official Websitehttps://yakushiji.or.jp/en/ |
| Closed on | Open all year |
| Parking | Cars: 500 yen Motorcycles: 100 yen Microbus（Medium-sized vehicles）: 2,000 yen Bus（Large vehicles）: 2,200 yen Please note: ＊From March 1, 2024, parking hours are 8:45 AM (opening) to 4:20 PM (last entry), with the facility closing at 5:15 PM. ＊There is a free bicycle parking area available. |
Entrance Fee
| Price (Individual) | Adults: 1,000 yen Middle and High School Students: 600 yen Elementary School Students: 200 yen *Note: Technical college students, night school students (junior high and high school), and students in correspondence courses are eligible for the middle and high school student rate regardless of age. Note: ＊Accessible areas include the Hakuho Garan (Main Hall, Great Lecture Hall, East Hall). ＊For details on special viewing fees, please refer to the official Yakushiji website. |
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| Price (Group) | For 25 people or more Adults: 900 yen Middle and High School Students: 540 yen Elementary School Students: 180 yen *Note: Technical college students, night school students (junior high and high school), and students in correspondence courses are eligible for the middle and high school student rate regardless of age. Note: ＊Accessible areas include the Hakuho Garan (Main Hall, Great Lecture Hall, East Hall). ＊For details on special viewing fees, please refer to the official Yakushiji website. |
| Discount for Disabled Visitors | Visitors with handicaps or disabilities who make their visits with their official handicapped citizens booklets will receive a 50% discount on entry for themselves and up to one helper. |
| Senior Discount | Free upon presentation of Nara senior citizen's handbook ("roushun teichou"). |
| Hours of Operation | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (The admission desk will be open until 4:30 p.m.) |
Sightseeing
| Events | Shushoe: Jan 1st -Jan 3rd Hanaeshiki: Mar 25th-Mar 31st Genjo-Sanzoe: May 5th Urabon-e: Aug 13-Aug 15 13:30- Tenmuki・Mantoe: Oct 8th 18:30- Jion-e(every 2 years): Nov 13th 19:00- Ominugui: Dec 29th 13:00- New years eve: Dec 31st-Jan 1st |
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| National Treasures | Totoh, Toindoh, and others |
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