Beautiful tranquil and peaceful place to walk through. Excellent place to stop by and see unique Asian architecture. It is located at the top of a hill around a cemetery worth a stop takes only 30 min to an hour to check out. They even have a big gong you can ring for luck.

Absolutely beautiful temple and grounds. This is such a peaceful place and well worth the visit for the historic aspects, and the beautiful scenery and plants. The koi pond is amazing. Parking is tight so I recommend not going on a weekend.

The grounds and temple were beautiful. A good spot to take a few minutes and reflect. Can feed the fish, shop a little and find a quiet spot to spend a little time The parking was limited.

We really enjoyed the temple. Buy tickets online and go early to avoid the crowds. Feed to fish and check out the little gift shop. The rope to the bell is nasty! Bring hand sanitizer.

My wife and I visited as part of a Holland America cruise shore excursions. This was 1 of several stops. We arrived by motor coach, our tickets already purchased. It was a gloomy, rainy day, but the temple and the grounds were beautiful. We were able to spend a little time at the temple and the grounds. I thought it was a very nice visit.

lovely temple and garden. paid $5 at the door to get in. there are so many koi fish, lots of kids feeding fish food you can buy there to them. you can stop by for a quick walk to check it out or spend longer enjoying the peace/beautifully kept grounds. very picturesque with the mountain range behind it. fyi you have to drive/walk through a road running through a beautiful cemetery grounds to get to the temple entrance which is tucked away from the main road

We were originally planning to visit the nearby botanical gardens, but heavy rain made us change our plans - and we're grateful for it. This was my first time visiting this gem, even having lived on Oahu for several years. It's amazingly peaceful and photogenic from almost every angle. Parents: if you're brining children with you, please keep them under control. Our experience was dampened with unattended children chasing the birds around and ringing the bell as hard as they possibly could, often multiple times. This isn't a playground. Be respectful.

This is an important site for Japanese immigrants and is a small place that takes about 30 minutes to tour around. The architecture has its uniqueness (no screw), and the pond is the home of an elegant goose and countless fishes. The bell on the side is an important part of the temple complex too. Worth visiting if you happen to drive by.

Vary nice temple located at the rear of a gorgeous cemetery. The temple had large Koi, fish, beautiful scenery, and the biggest Buddha I ever seen in my life remove shoes, and show respect even though I am not a Buddhist. Also, you must ring a bell before you enter

First time visiting Byodo-In Temple since we had a rental car. As you first enter onto the property before the temple, it is a large cemetery with different sections like for Chinese, Japanese, and etc. The cemetery is very pretty and is vast and open. The temple is $4 for seniors and $5 adults...cashless payment only by credit card. The visit was worthwhile because it is so peaceful and serene. Our visit did not take long...about 45 minutes and that included a washroom break. there is a little gift shop and for $2 you can get a bag of fish food to feed the many kois. Ringing the gigantic bell with a timber log was our highlight. Apparently it is to clear our minds and to bring us clarity. We each rung it twice because the resonating sound of this gigantic bell was so soothing. After our visit at the temple, we drove for less than 10 minutes to the Botanical Gardens for a free visit. We drove around the gardens and there was a look out point. The entire morning visiting both these sites were worthwhile and enjoyable.