Sendai Travel: Rinnoji Temple

Travel

Living

A-Z

Forum

Jobs

Friends

Shopping

Food

Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Tohoku - Sendai

Rinnoji Temple

of 7 most visited
sights in Sendai

jump to: access - admission - hotels - ratings - links

Rinnoji, lying to the north of Sendai's downtown, may first appear to be a somewhat unexceptional temple. However, beyond the main hall of the temple is a beautiful Japanese garden and pagoda that are well worth visiting.

The temple was founded in 1441 by Date Mochimune, a member of the Date clan that later controlled large parts of northern Japan in the Edo Period. Rinnoji is the family temple of the Date clan, and although it was not always located at its present spot in Sendai, it moved there together with the Date family in the early 1600s. All of the buildings have been recently restored to their original appearances.

Visitors to Rinnoji's inner gardens can walk along the various paths, admire the koi (carps), the three-storied pagoda and the well tended trees, flowers and plants. There are also several benches for visitors to sit and relax as they take in the scenery.

Any Questions? Ask them in our question forum.

How to get there

From Sendai Station, take the JR Senzan Line to Kitayama Station (10 minutes, 190 yen). Rinnoji is a 10 minute walk to the southeast of the station.

How to get to and around Sendai

Google Map

Hours and Fees

Rinnoji Inner Gardens
Hours:	8:00 to 17:00
Closed:	No closing days
Admission:	300 yen

Advertisement

Hotels and Ryokan

Search Hotels

Dormy Inn Sendai Annex
Business hotel a short walk from Sendai Station.
Reserve through Agoda or Japanican

Hotel Metropolitan Sendai
Very convenient hotel located just adjacent to Sendai Station.
Reserve through Agoda or Japanican

User Ratings

Ratings for Rinnoji Temple:

japan-guide.com Rating:		interesting
User Rating (by 42 users):	75/100	recommended

Best rated sights nationwide (out of 725):

531. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Kobe) 75/100

532. Nikko Edomura (Kinugawa Onsen) 75/100

533. Earthquake Museum (Kobe) 75/100

534. Tanabata Matsuri (Sendai) 75/100

535. Kobe Harborland (Kobe) 75/100

536. Rinnoji Temple (Sendai) 75/100

537. Confucian Shrine (Nagasaki) 75/100

538. Noritake Garden (Nagoya) 75/100

539. Prefectural Museum (Okinawa Island) 75/100

540. Tokyo Midtown (Tokyo) 75/100

Most visited sights nationwide (out of 836):

433. Sunport Takamatsu (Takamatsu) 98

434. Perry Black Ships (Izu Peninsula) 96

435. Kobe City Museum (Kobe) 96

436. Hakkeijima (Yokohama) 96

437. Asahikawa Ramen (Asahikawa) 95

438. Rinnoji Temple (Sendai) 95

439. Ishigaki Island (Yaeyama Islands) 93

440. Five Lakes (Shiretoko) 93

441. Umitamago Aquarium (Beppu) 93

442. Mt. Tenjo Ropeway (Fuji Five Lakes) 93

User Feedback

Japanese Links

Rinnoji Temple
Official website.

Related Pages

Travel
Sightseeing
Tohoku Region
Sendai

Temples
Gardens

Aoba Castle
Zuihoden Mausoleum
Rinnoji Temple
Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
Downtown Sendai
Gyutan (Beef Tongue)
Tanabata Matsuri

Cherry Blossom Spots

Sendai: Access and Orientation

News and Reports

	April 18, 2013 Sendai Report by scott
	April 25, 2012 Sendai Cherry Blossom Report by sean
	April 21, 2011 After the Earthquake: A trip to Matsushima by schauwecker
	April 21, 2011 Sendai Cherry Blossom Report by schauwecker, scott and francois

Related Questions

Does JR east pass cover Sendai sub-train?...
1 reaction, last updated 20 days ago
Robatayaki Restaurant Sendai?
1 reaction, last updated 107 days ago
3 days to Sendai area
9 reactions, last updated 141 days ago
Making mochi in Sendai?
1 reaction, last updated 159 days ago
Sendai?
5 reactions, last updated 168 days ago
Sendai subway system
4 reactions, last updated 230 days ago
From KKR Sendai Hotel to department...
3 reactions, last updated 328 days ago
Going from Narita to Sendai by Shinkansen...
5 reactions, last updated 343 days ago
Cost of travel from narita airport to...
2 reactions, last updated 403 days ago
What to see in Sendai
5 reactions, last updated 419 days ago
Cost of transpertation from Tokyo to...
3 reactions, last updated 426 days ago
Bicycle rental in Sendai
2 reactions, last updated 467 days ago
2011 pageant of starlight in Sendai?
1 reaction, last updated 527 days ago
OK to visit Sendai?
4 reactions, last updated 618 days ago
Best way to Narita Airport from Sendai
5 reactions, last updated 656 days ago
Voluntourism in Sendai
5 reactions, last updated 697 days ago
Sendai flights?
4 reactions, last updated 699 days ago
Tokyo to Sendai
3 reactions, last updated 756 days ago
Sendai Question?
8 reactions, last updated 794 days ago
Directions to go to Sendai Sun Plaza?
9 reactions, last updated 813 days ago

Travel		Living	Japan A-Z		Community
Sightseeing Accommodation Transportation Shopping	Essentials Regions Prefectures Cities	Working Studying Living Cost Apartments	Arts and Crafts Entertainment History Religion	Etiquette Food Language Tradition	Question Forum Classifieds Trip Reports Member Area

Sightseeing Guide
Hokkaido Sapporo Otaru Hakodate Noboribetsu Niseko Furano Daisetsuzan Shiretoko more...	Tohoku Sendai Matsushima Hiraizumi Hachimantai Hirosaki Lake Towada Dewa Sanzan Aizu more...	Kanto Tokyo Yokohama Kamakura Hakone Nikko Kawagoe Kusatsu Narita more...	Chubu Nagoya Mount Fuji Izu Peninsula Matsumoto Kiso Valley Takayama Shirakawa-go Kanazawa more...	Kansai Kyoto Osaka Nara Kobe Himeji Mount Koya Kumano Ise Shima more...	Chugoku Hiroshima Miyajima Okayama Kurashiki Tottori Matsue Iwakuni Hagi more...	Shikoku Takamatsu Kotohira Naoshima Matsuyama Kochi Tokushima Naruto Iya Valley more...	Kyushu Fukuoka Nagasaki Kumamoto Mount Aso Beppu Kagoshima Kirishima Yakushima more...	Okinawa Honto Kume Miyako Yaeyama