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Eihei-ji Temple Fukui · · Culture & History
Japanese name: 大本山永平寺
Photo: Hiroaki Kikuchi / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ WHAT TO DO Eihei-ji Temple A Zen training monastery founded by Dogen in 1244.
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Address 5-15 Shihi, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui
Hours & fees Hours: 8:30–16:30 (admission until 16:00)
May change by season
Closed: Open year-round
Fees: Admission
Adult: 700 yen
Elementary and junior high school students: 300 yen
Holders of a disability certificate: 300 yen
Preschool children: Free
Booking & access About 30 minutes direct on the Keifuku Bus "Limited Express Eiheiji Liner" from the East Exit of Fukui Station / from Fukui Station on the Echizen Railway, take the Katsuyama-Eiheiji Line to Eiheijiguchi Station and transfer to the Keifuku Bus bound for Eiheiji, get off at the terminus, 5-minute walk (about 45 minutes in total) / from Fukui-Kita IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, take the Chubu-Jukan Expressway (free section) to Eiheiji Sando IC, then 15 minutes by car via Route 364.
Parking: Available
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