Collecting Goshuin

(Red Ink Stamps)

●A Goshuin Fee : ¥300

The “Goshuin (red ink stamp)” received at shrines and temples is a “record of the connection with Shinto and Buddhist deities” that is given as proof of visiting the shrine or temple. It depends on the individual shrine and temple, but a Goshuin stamp usually consists of a seal and the name of the shrine or temple, or the name of Buddhist images written in black ink. At Todaiji Temple, a Goshuin stamp can be obtained at each of the following halls. (See list below) A Goshuin stamp is usually recorded in a specific Goshuin notebook, and these notebooks can be purchased at Todaiji Temple.

◇Goshuin notebook
Here

※Collecting Goshuin Guide Route Map : Here

① Great Buddha Hall(Daibutsu-den)

Opening Hours (Apr-Oct)7:30-17:30, (Nov-Mar)8:00-17:00

Kegon
(Skt. Avatamsa)
Aizen-Myoō
(Skt. Ragaraja)
Chōgen-syonin
(A holy priest Chogen)
Amida-nyorai
(Skt.  Amitabha Tathagata)
※The above 3 Goshuins are available at Nembutsu-dō.
Gyōki-Bosatsu
(Gyoki Bodhisattva)
※This Goshuin is available at Nembutsu-dō.

④Nembutsu-dō Opening Hours 8:30-16:00

Jizō-Bosatsu
(Jizo Bodhisattva)
(Skt. Ksitigarbha)

⑤ Fudō-dō Opening Hours 8:30-16:00

Godairikison
(Five Forceful Great Wisdom Kings)

⑥ Hokke-dō(Sangatsu-dō) Opening Hours 8:30-16:00 

Fukūkensaku
Shukongō-jin
<only on Dec. 16th>

⑦ Shigatsu-dō(Sanmai-den) ★The hall is closed for seismic retrofitting works.

Fugen-Bosatsu
(Fugen Bodhisattva)
(Skt. Samantabhadra)
Juichimen-Kannon
(Eleven-headed Kannon)

⑧ Nigatsu-dō Opening Hours (Apr-Oct)7:30-17:30, (Nov-Mar)8:00-17:00

Namukan
Nigatsu-dō-goeika

⑨ Sashizu-dō Opening Hours 8:30-16:30 (Goshuins are available until 16:00)

Enkō-Daishi
(Posthumous title of a holy priest Hohnen)

⑩ Kaidan-dō at the Kaidan-in Opening Hours 8:30-16:00 

Shiten-nō

●Goshuin notebook

¥2,000
¥2,000
L: ¥1,300
S: ¥900
L: ¥1,300
S: ¥900
L: ¥1,500
S: ¥1,100