Has a national treasure sutra written 1000 years ago along with other cool stuff. There is a nice garden in the back.

The temple is located at the base of Mt. Nantai and the natural surroundings add to the serene atmosphere of the place. The main hall of the temple houses a large wooden statue of the Yakushi Nyorai, which is the temple's main object of worship. The temple also features several other buildings such as the Sanbutsudo Hall and the Futarasan Shrine, which are both beautiful and worth visiting. The architecture of the buildings is amazing and the intricate carvings and paintings on the walls and ceilings are truly breathtaking.

One of many temples in the area, the gardens are a beautiful example of Japanese landscaping and attention to detail.

Wonderful complex of building and temples. Worthwhile visit if you like Japanese architecture and art.

Tiny garden with a tiny admission fee. Worth it in all seasons in my opinion. You can walk the whole thing in under 10-12 minutes.

Love Rin-no-ji, loved Nikko. Everything in this whole Nikko complex it feels like it was froze in time and is permanently in the Edo era. The feeling of peace and serenity you get in Nikko is probably unique. Despite the crowds and there were plenty you can connect and be one there.

I didn't get to enter, no time. Very well maintained. The colors really stand out. If you're going to visit the Nikko shrine compound area, better go early. The place is always packed with both locals and tourists. There's a tree outside Rennoji that they say has never bloomed in 400 (or was it 200) years. Tickets for the Toshogu shrine and museum complex does not cover the museum at the foot of the Rennoji house. If we had time, it would've been nice to stay for an hour or so, but the train and shinkansen ride back to Tokyo takes a while. The World Heritage Bus route goes around the entire Grand Shrine complex, down to the Nikko train station.

There is a petit japanese garden just in front and its beatiful. The surroundings are also really enjoyable but in comparison the insides of this temple are not as interesting visually or as an expirience. When you go to the other temples first they offer you the ticket of this particular temple as a set and is not expensive, but except that you have some knollege about budism it probably won't be as interesting.

The best experience ever, you would need to climb a bit, but it's worth.

Good thing the construction was finished when we went there was able to enjoy looking around the place.

Difficult to find if you can't read Japanese. It was mostly being renovated when we were there in May, so we didn't actually go inside.

this place is great. i came when it was under renovation, but i could still had a good time enjoying the place there.

Visited August 2017, still pretty much under renovation but you could still tour the inside via their track to follow of where you could walk. No photography was allowed. Costs us 1800 yen to visit (wish I hadn't spent that). You can't see the gold Buddhas but through slats in the walls. I would recommend skipping this one and heading straight to Toshogu shrine just a bit of a walk up from this one.

The treasure house is located opposite the main hall of the Rinnoji Temple. You need to pay an entrance fee. We decided to buy combined tickets, which include the main hall, the treasure house&garden, and the Taiyuin Mausoleum. It is a bit cheaper than buying them separately. Photography is not allowed inside the house. There are several antique artworks related to Buddhism and the Tokugawa era displayed inside. The portraits of all the shoguns in the Tokugawa family are exhibited there. It is nice to sit quietly and see those portraits, imagining their feelings and responsibilities as shoguns in their time. Don't miss the garden located behind the house. The garden is small but beautiful, with a pleasant landscape, good design, and it's not too crowded. It must be a wonderful place during autumn when color of leaves change..

It’s okay but if you’re short on time there are better places to see.

The first temple you see when you enter the shrine complex. It is a very peaceful place in the morning silence before all the buses filled with tourists arrive. There is in front of it a small museum and a beautiful Japanese garden both worth seeing for a fee.