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Kunozan Toshogu 久能山東照宮

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027 · On our list

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Visiting Kunozan Toshogu today

  • What it is: The ornate shrine where Tokugawa Ieyasu was first buried, on a cliff above Suruga Bay. Its lacquered main hall is a National Treasure.
  • Getting there: Take a bus from JR Shizuoka Station about 45 minutes to Nihondaira, then the 5-minute Nihondaira Ropeway. Or climb the 1,159 stone steps from Kunozan-shita, about 20 minutes. No road reaches the shrine.
  • Hours: 9:00–17:00 every day. Ticket sales end 10 minutes before closing.
  • Admission: Shrine ¥700, museum ¥600, combined ¥1,200 (children ¥300 / ¥300 / ¥500). Fees rose on April 1, 2025.
  • Tip: The Nihondaira Ropeway is suspended in December for upgrade work, so the stone steps are the only way up then.
Best timeGood any time of yearOpen all year; ropeway suspended in December

Checked against: Kunozan Toshogu – Fees (official) · Kunozan Toshogu – Fee revision notice (official) · Kunozan Toshogu – Access (official) · Shizuoka City Tourism – Nihondaira Ropeway. Check opening times and prices before you go.

Kunozan Toshogu on Shibuya246

We haven't been yet, so there are no photos here. The notes above come from official sources and are checked every quarter. Our own photos and story will appear here after we visit.