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Our guide
Kōfuku-ji was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples of Nara, and it is still the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school of Buddhism. It is part of the World Heritage Site of Ancient Nara.
Plan your money before you go: the temple takes cash only, and the Central Golden Hall, the Eastern Golden Hall and the National Treasure Museum each charge separately. A ticket for all three is cheaper than paying for each, but it is sold only until 16:00, earlier than the halls close. Kintetsu Nara Station is about 350 m away in a straight line, which makes this the natural first stop from the station.
From here Nara opens out: Naramachi Merchant District and Isuien Garden are about 0.6 km away, Todai-ji Great Buddha 1 km and Kasuga Taisha 1.6 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Kofukuji12st5s3200 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kofuku-ji, han-nya-no-shiba — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Kofuku-ji, gakuzuka — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Kofuku-ji, gaikan-1 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Kofuku-ji, chumon — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Gyoga SixPatriarchs Hosso Kofukuji — Kōkei, photo: ASUKAYEN · Public domain · source · resized
- Eastern Golden Hall Kofukuji inside — Bamse · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Bodai-in Omido Hall, Kofuku-ji — A photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 181029 Chū-kondō of Kōfuku-ji — 名古屋太郎 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukukensaku Kannon Nanendo Kofukuji — Minamoto Hoshu · Public domain · source · resized
What this place is
Kōfuku-ji (興福寺) is a Buddhist temple in Japan that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji 'Seven Great Temples' in the city of Nara. The temple is the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school. It is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a World Heritage Site.
Visitor information checked: 2026-09-15 · Kōfuku-ji: visiting information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Temple
Nearby station
Nearby station: Nara (Kintetsu Nara Line), about 350 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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