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Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Kansai - Nara
Shin-Yakushiji Temple
# 12   of 14 sights
in Nara

The main hall of Shin-Yakushiji

Shin-Yakushiji Temple was founded during the Nara Period (710-794) by an empress for the sake of the ailing emperor. It is devoted to Yakushi Buddha, the patron of medicine in Japanese Buddhism. Shin-Yakushiji means "New Yakushi Temple", because there already existed a Yakushiji Temple. During its heyday, Shin-Yakushiji consisted of a large complex of buildings, but all except for the main hall (Hondo) have since been lost.

Inside the main hall there are life size statues of 12 guardian deities surrounding a two meter tall statue of a seated Yakushi Buddha, which are the temple's main objects of worship. The Yakushi statue is made of wood while the guardians are made of clay. Each guardian has a different character and possesses a different weapon, and visitors can spend quite a while admiring them. There are also a few small paths around the temple grounds.

One of the paths at Shin-Yakushiji

How to get there
Shin-Yakushiji Temple is about five minutes by foot south of Nara Park. The temple is also a ten minute walk from the Warishicho bus stop, which can be reached on frequently departing Nara City Loop Buses and other buses from both JR Nara Station (10 minutes, 180 yen, platform 1) and Kintetsu Nara Station (5 minutes, 180 yen, platform 1).

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Hours:9:00 to 17:00
Closed:No closing days
Admission:600 yen

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