Zuiganji Temple

Miyagi (宮城県)
Place of Worship
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Chōnai-91 Matsushima, Miyagi District, Miyagi 981-0213, Japan

022-354-2023

4.3 (5.5k reviews)

Opening Hours

Monday8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

About

17th-century Zen temple famed for its painted sliding doors, with a cedar-lined path & prayer caves.

Reviews

Tracy Loh

Tracy Loh

4 months ago

the temple grounds are spacious and surrounded by tall trees and greens, the atmosphere is really calm and peaceful, perfect for a relaxing walk. entrance fee is required but you get to see so much - beautiful temple grounds, buildings, garden, old architecture and artifacts, recreation of lots of artwork and scenes, it's pretty interesting. i love how serene the place is and you can just take your time to explore.
PW

PW

2 months ago

Definitely a must-visit site in Matsushima bay! It's a very well maintained historical site and gives a good glimpse into the history and cultural context of the shogun era.
Harro

Harro

9 months ago

Serene. Peaceful. Blissful. Amazing place to visit to allow your eyes tk feast upon the magnificent landscapes of the Zuiganji Temple. It was not crowded and there were photo opportunities around every corner and at every angle. Lots of history in this place. A very easy place to get to from Matsushima and just 25 minutes by train from Sendai station. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area and are looking for some inner solace.
Donatella Polizzi

Donatella Polizzi

a year ago

This temple has been recently restored and it is beautiful, period. The carvings where you can still the original paint, the restored wall paintings where original materials have been used, the beautiful zen, moss, and rose gardens. And at the entrance seeing the stumps of the old cedar trees ruined by the tsunami and next to them the newly planted trees. On one of the centenary cedar trees you can see pink orchids growing in big bunches. You cannot visit Japan and not visit Matsushita
Villagemayor

Villagemayor

6 months ago

The larger temple in town, it is an amazing place to visit especially new year's eve for hatsumode. You get the chance to ring the bell with the aid of monks. There are no food vendors like in temples/shrines in Tokyo. The temple includes a museum which has English descriptions. A must visit when in town