
ACCESS
To the banks
of the Tone River.
Chiyoda, Gunma. By train or by car.
TEMPLE STAY ZENSŌ
Horinji Temple, 705 Shinpukuji, Chiyoda, Ora District, Gunma
(Inside the temple grounds)
- Check-in 15:00–20:00
- Check-out by 11:00
- Free parking
HOW TO GET HERE
How to get to ZENSŌ
BY CAR
By car
- From central Tokyo, take the Tohoku Expressway about 80 min
- Tatebayashi IC about 25 minor about 30 min from Hanyu IC
- Look for the two stone pillarsPark in the temple grounds (free, no reservation needed)
BY TRAIN
By train and taxi
- From Tokyo Station: Ueno-Tokyo Line, then Tobu Isesaki Line
- Kawamata Station (west exit)
- Taxi about 20 min
— or —
- From Asakusa Station: Limited Express Ryomo, change at Tatebayashi to the Tobu Koizumi Line
- Higashi-Koizumi Station
- Taxi about 10 min
BY BUS
By bus
- Tobu Koizumi Line to Nishi-Koizumi Station
- Bus about 40 minGet off at “Shinpukuji Kominkan-nishi” or “Shinpukuji Tsuji”
- On foot 5–10 min
Buses are infrequent, so please check the timetable.
GOOD TO KNOW
Good to know before you go
Book your taxi
There may be no taxi waiting at the station. Kita-Kanto Taxi (Kawamata and Higashi-Koizumi stations), Asahi Taxi (Higashi-Koizumi station, reservation required). If the name of the facility is not understood, tell the driver “Horinji Temple, 705 Shinpukuji, Chiyoda, Ora District, Gunma.”
An access guide is on its way
After you book, we will send you a guide with the parking location and the route to the house.
Around town, by car or bicycle
We lend electric-assist bicycles and mountain bikes. For shopping trips, or rides along the Tone River bank.

