On New Year's Day every year, the Chumon Gate (Important Cultural Heritage) is open to the public between midnight and 8am, and people can enter the Kon-do Hall (the Great Buddha Hall: National Treasure) with admission free (normally 500 Japanese yen for an adult and 300 yen for a child).
毎年1月1日の0時から8時までの間、中門（重要文化財）が開かれ、金堂（大仏殿・国宝）内に無料で入堂できる（通常入堂料：大人500円・小人300円）。