Hatsumode (pilgrimage to Yakushi-ji Temple)

12/31 to 1/15

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We hope that 2026 will be a good year for each and every citizen, and we will hold a correction party for Iwao.

Yakushi-ji Temple

last updated：2025.12.12

2025.12.31（Wed.） to 2026.01.15（Thu.）09:00~17:00

Seasonal outings
Amulets・Lucky charms
Temples and Shrines・Buddhist Temples
first visit of the year to a shrine
New Year's holiday
New Year's Day event available

The bell tolling on New Year's Eve on December 31st will begin at 11:30 PM. (Numbered tickets will be distributed from 11 PM.) From January 1st to 3rd, there will be a New Year's sutra copying event, and from January 1st to 3rd, the "National Treasure Image of Kisshoten" will be enshrined in the Kondo Hall, and from January 4th to 15th, the "Heisei Original Image of Kisshoten" will be enshrined as the principal image.

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Basic Information

Name of the venue: Yakushi-ji Temple, Hakuho Garan, and Shakyo Dojo
Location: 〒630-8563 457, Nishinokyocho, Nara-shi, Nara

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Notes: Reception will open until 4:30 pm on New Year's Eve after closing at 5:00 pm on New Year's Eve, from around 10:30 pm to 2:00 pm on the following day.
URL: Yakushi-ji Temple
Yakushi-ji Temple, the head temple of the Hosso sect
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Prices: Admission fee Adults 1,000 yen Junior and senior high school students 600 yen Elementary school students 200 yen
Access: 18 minutes walk from Nishinokyo Station on the Kintetsu Kashihara Line From Kintetsu-Nara Station on the JR Line or Kintetsu Nara Line, about 20 minutes walk from Koriyama IC on the Nishi-Meihan Expressway.
Parking Lot: Paid
Notes: We recommend that you use public transportation because parking lots and surrounding roads are very crowded. Please refer to each traffic schedule from midnight on New Year's Eve to early morning on New Year's Eve.

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Contact Us

Yakushi-ji Temple
TEL
0742-33-6001
FAX
0742-33-6004