Raigoin

Raigoin（来迎院） is an ancient temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, whose principal deities are Yakushi Nyorai, Shakyamuni Nyorai, and Amitabha Nyorai.

Raigoin

The temple was originally built by Jikaku Daishi Ennin in the early Heian period (794-1185) as a place to practice Buddhist chanting (shomyo).

Raigoin

Walking toward the mountain for about 300 meters from Raigoin, you will come to “Otonashi Waterfall“.It is said that when Ryonin Shonin was practicing his shomyo, the sound of the waterfall overlapped with his shomyo and he could no longer hear the sound of the waterfall.

Raigoin

To get to Raigoin from Kyoto Station, take Kyoto Bus No. 17 (Kyoto Station bus stop ⇒ Ohara bus stop), which takes about 1 hour, and from Ohara bus stop to Raigoin is about a 10-minute walk.

Raigoin

Raigoin Map

opening hours	9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
regular closing day	without a holiday
entrance fee	Adults 400 yen, Junior high and high school students 300 yen※General admission 500 yen during the period of the Treasures Exhibition
bus stop	Kyoto Bus Ohara Bus Stop※10 minutes walk from the nearest bus stop
station	Subway　Kokusai Kaikan Station※Need to transfer to bus (line 19)
parking lot	without※Private pay parking available nearby