Matsuno-dera is temple 29 of a 33 temple pilgrimage route through western Japan. All of these temples enshrine the bodhisattva Kannon, Goddess of Mercy. Matsuno-dera Temple is also famous for the Buddhist dances that are performed here. The natural landscape at the temple is beautiful, too, and the grounds contain Japanese cultural assets.
- Tel
- 0773-62-2900
- Address
- 532 Matsuo, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Access
- Train: Approx. 50 minute walk from JR Matsunodera Station
Car:
From Kyoto, approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes
[Kyoto Jukan Expressway Tamba IC to National Route 9 to National Route 27]
From Osaka, approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes
[Chugoku Expressway to Maizuru Wakasa Expressway, get off at Maizuru East I.C]
From Kobe, approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes
[Shin-Kobe Tunnel to Hanshin Expressway Kita Kobe Line to Rokko Kita Toll Road to Chugoku Expressway to Maizuru Wakasa Expressway Maizuru East I.C.]
From Tsuruga, approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes
[National Route 27 to Maizuru Wakasa Expressway Obama Nishi I.C to Maizuru East I.C] - Business Hours
- 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Parking
- Regular-sized cars 400 yen, Buses 1,500 yen
*Higashi-Maizuru side approach parking lot
(Parking spaces: 80 cars, 8 buses)
*Obama / Takahama side approach parking lot
(Parking spaces: 25 cars, 5 buses)