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Our guide
Nigatsu-dō, the “Hall of the Second Month”, is one of the important structures of Tōdai-ji in Nara. It stands east of the Great Buddha Hall, on the slope of Mount Wakakusa, and together with several other buildings around it forms a small complex of its own within Tōdai-ji.
It is easy to combine with the rest of the temple: Todai-ji Great Buddha and Nara Park are each about 400 m away in a straight line, and Kasuga Taisha about 1 km. Kintetsu Nara Station is about 1.6 km off.
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
- Toudai-ji nigatudou Ⅱ — Hiro2006 (uploader on Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Todaiji nigatsudo2 — KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Todaiji nigatsudo1 — KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Todaiji Syunie Nara JPN 002 — ignis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Todaiji Syunie Nara JPN 001 — ignis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Todaiji09s3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Todai-ji Nigatsu-do National Treasure 国宝東大寺二月堂03 — Nekosuki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Todai-ji Nigatsu-do National Treasure 国宝東大寺二月堂06 — Nekosuki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Todai-ji Nigatsu-do National Treasure 国宝東大寺二月堂14 — Nekosuki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Todai-ji Nigatsu-do National Treasure 国宝東大寺二月堂20 — Nekosuki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Nigatsu-dō (二月堂, 'Hall of the Second Month') is one of the important structures of Tōdai-ji, a temple in Nara, Japan. Nigatsu-dō is located to the east of the Great Buddha Hall, on the hillside of Mount Wakakusa. It includes several other buildings in addition to the specific hall named Nigatsu-dō, thus comprising its own sub-complex within Tōdai-ji.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Todaiji: Nigatsudo
Background text adapted 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 1.6 km 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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