Zojo-ji Temple Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Zojo-ji Temple. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Tokyo Guided Small-Group Biking Tour

• Tokyo Great Cycling Tour

• Popular Sushi Making Class near Tokyo Tower

• Small Group Cycling Tour in Tokyo

• Tokyo: 3-Hour Bike/E-Bike Tour of the City's Highlights

Zojo-ji Temple is free to enter, but many travelers opt to join tours to explore the area in more depth. Self-guided audio tours cost from US$9, small-group cycling tours are from US$60, and hop-on hop-off bus tours start around US$50.

Yes, Zojo-ji Temple is a popular spot for hatsumode—a Japanese tradition of visiting a temple or shrine at the new year to pray for good luck. Visitors typically arrive before 12am to hear the temple bell ring 108 times. After midnight, you can donate a ¥5 coin and make a special wish for the year ahead.

Yes, Zojo-ji Temple is an excellent spot for photography, especially as it has the magnificent Tokyo Tower as a backdrop. Key photo opportunities include Daimon (the Great Gate), seasonal cherry blossoms, the atmospheric Kumano Shrine with its famous crow, and the rows of Jizo statues.

To reach Zojo-ji Temple from Tokyo station, take the Yamanote Line toward Shibuya/Shinjuku and get off at Hamamatsucho; from there, it’s around a 12-minute walk to the temple. Alternatively, a taxi from Tokyo station takes around 15 minutes.

Yes, Zojo-ji Temple is partially accessible to wheelchair users. There is an elevator in the main temple hall, and there’s a smooth path to the right of the main gate. This path provides access to most of the grounds, except the mausoleum. Also, the temple office has accessible restrooms.