Rinnoji — Attraction in Sendai

Beautiful temple with serenity and positive vibes continued thorough out the year!!! Rinnoji (輪王寺, Rinnōji) is lying to the north of Sendai's downtown!

A big bell is rung on the evening of 31 December to prepare to welcome a new year with HAPPY VIBES!!! Donguri and maple leaves are in plenty around AUTUMN (Do you know that donguri is bear’s favorite as it helps them in hibernation). A beautiful Japanese garden is located at the backyard (entry to the garden needs 300 yen fees) ! Once inside you 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. In the three-storied pagoda is a seated statue of the Amida Buddha that is designated as a tangible cultural property by Sendai City. On the first and 15th of every month the doors to the statue are opened. The 7.8m-tall five-storied pagoda is made entirely of natural stone and beneath it are buried 2,600 heart sutras to memorialise the war dead.

Access: It’s 20-30 min drive from Sendai station. Parking is free in the temple premises. TRAIN: From Sendai Station, take the JR Senzan Line to Kitayama Station (10 minutes, 200 yen). Rinnoji is a 10 minute walk to the southeast of the station. Otherwise: 15 minutes by taxi from JR Sendai Station 15 minutes on foot from Kita-Sendai Station on the Namboku Subway Line

Opening hours: 8:00 to 17:00

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Rinnoji (輪王寺, Rinnōji), 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 enter Rinnoji's inner gardens via a paid, unmanned turn style, and once inside 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...

This place is very close to where I live at the moment. I enjoy going here in my free time. The best part of the temple is the Japanese garden at the back yard. You have to pay 300 yen to enter but it's kinda worth it. Either summer, spring or winter gives you different view. The best for me perhaps is autumn. The colors are just gorgeous.

Also to be noted you can experience meditation here on the weekend. Ask the temple office for more...