Obitoke-dera Temple

This temple was built in 858. When the Empress Fujiwara Akiko was pregnant, she prayed to have an easy birth. As a result, she had a baby safely. Since then this temple has been believed as a prayer's temple for easy birth. A lot of pregnant mothers visit here from all over Japan. It is customary in Japan that when a women is five month pregnant, she comes to this temple and gets a maternity cotton sash 30cm wide and wraps it on her stomach to protect and keep a baby warm and safe.

Access
Nearest station	JR Obitoke station
Traffic from a station	5 min. on foot for north. To "Shimoyama" bus stop by "Nara-kotsu Tenri-sen" bus and 10 min. on foot.
Parking lot scale	50(General car),2(Large-sized bus)
Parking lot charge	Free
Admission
Admission fees(yen)	Adults College Senior high Junior high Elementary Individual 400yen 400yen 300yen 200yen 100yen Group 300yen 300yen 250yen 150yen 50yen (Special exibition special visit) Adults College Senior high Junior high Elementary Individual 500yen 500yen 300yen 200yen 100yen Group 400yen 400yen 250yen 150yen 50yen
Opening hours	9:00~16:30（enter by 16:00）
Group charge application	More than 30 people Adults・College discounts it by 100 yen,Senior high / Junior high / Elementary deicounts it by 50 yen.
Others	A money of special admission fee column gives a child, and it is money of easy delivery prayer faith celebration of a child's stage of attainment of a separate obi Koyasu guardian deity of children admission fee
Point
Event	Special events name The date and time Star Festival February "Setsubun" 18:00〜 Jizo-e July 23~24
Flower	Kind Season Scale Summary "Shomeiyoshino""yae"Cherry tree Early April~Mid April 10 Indian lilac last July~Late September 4~5 Japanese bush clover Early September~MidOctober 30 SatsukiI,Azalea Early May~Mid May 100
Open it specially.	Date Details Summary November 1~8 Treasure of a temple exibition Kasuga red apprentice to a priest images (city appointment cultural assets) are exhibited a lot
Others
Encouraging information	23 days of every month(July and August are closed.)14:00~ There are "copying of a sutra society" holding, a sermon, and powdered green tea gives a service.