Tenryuji Temple
Tenryuji Temple（天龍寺）, a World Heritage Site, is the head temple of the Tenryuji School of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.It was originally built by Ashikaga Takauji to mourn the loss of Emperor Godaigo.
Since its foundation, the temple has suffered eight major fires, including the Onin War and the Hamagurimon Incident (the Hamagurimon Incident).The ceiling of the Hatto Hall(special exhibition) is decorated with a 9-meter-diameter dragon with an eight-pointed stare, and the dragon on the ceiling keeps staring at you as you move around the hall.
The garden, the first in Japan to be designated as a Special Historic Site of Scenic Beauty, is a garden with a pond and garden paths that incorporate the Arashiyama and Kameyama mountains into the borrowed scenery.There is a small elevated area in the garden called “Boukyou Hill”.
To get to Tenryuji Temple from Kyoto Station, take a 16-minute JR train ride and a 10-minute walk from Saga-Arashiyama Station.
Tenryuji Temple Map
| opening hours | 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.※October 21 - March 20: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| regular closing day | without a holiday |
| entrance fee | Garden: Adults 500 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 300 yen※Additional 300 yen for visiting the halls (Daihojo, Shoin, and Tahouden)※Hatto Hall (special exhibition) 500 yen |
| bus stop | City bus Arashiyama Tenryuji-mae bus stop |
| station | Randen Arashiyama Station※The nearest stations are JR Saga-Arashiyama Station and Hankyu Arashiyama Station, both within a 10-minute walk. |
| parking lot | Parking lot available (charged) |
| official site | Tenryuji Temple |
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