Nanendo Temple

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This octagonal temple located inside the Kohfukuji Temple is designated an Important Cultural Property. As the ninth station in the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, the temple is visited by an unending stream of worshippers. The temple was built in 813 by the noble Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu in prayer for the happiness in the next world of his father, Fujiwara no Uchimaro. The current temple was rebuilt in 1789, the fourth time the temple was rebuilt, in an old-fashioned style believed to be modeled after the Hokuendo Temple, also located inside the Kohfukuji. The two principle objects of worship enshrined inside the temple, the Seated Figure of Amoghapasa and the Standing Figures of the Four Heavenly Kings, were created by famed sculptor Kokei. The temple doors behind which these statues are hidden are only opened on October 17 each year during the Reading of the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra.

Spot details

Address: Nara Pref. Narashi Noboriojichou 48 Map
Area: Nara Park Area
Phone: 0742227755
Hours: [Special opening Sunday] 9:00-17:00
*Indoor admission fee is only available on special opening Sunday on October 17th every year.
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [10/17 special opening Sunday only] Adults 300 yen, Junior and senior high school students 200 yen, Elementary School Students 100 yen
Parking Lot: Available(46spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Possible (not allowed inside the hall)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

最も古い

Reviewed : 2021.06.17

興福寺の境内の北西にあります。興福寺内の建築としては創建自体も五重塔よりも古いそうです。現存している建物は再建されたものですが、1210年頃ということで、境内の建物としては最も長いレべルだそうです。その割にはここに来る人は少なく、じっくり鑑賞できました。
周囲を柵に囲まれていました。

Reviewed : 2021.05.05

元々広い境内を有する興福寺境内のお堂の一つでしたが、北円堂の周囲は柵に囲まれ、直ぐ近くに行くには特別拝観時に限られるようでした。近くの南円堂に比べると小ぶりな印象でしたが、朱塗り等は無く落ち着いた色調となっていました。
国宝です

Reviewed : 2020.04.02

南円堂は西国三十三か所の第九番で賑やかですが、北円堂は国宝にもかかわらず地味め。中金堂の周囲が工事で立ち入り禁止になっていて、このエリアには南円堂下から入り、東向商店街へと抜けるルートを通らないとアクセスできないみたいでした。