[Kyoto] Arashiyama 🎋 World Heritage Site Tenryu-ji Temple 🐉

A must-see spot for sightseeing in Arashiyama is Tenryuji Temple, a registered World Heritage Site. It is a historic temple that is said to have been built by Ashikaga Takauji to commemorate the soul of Emperor Godaigo, and is the head temple of the Rinzai sect. A particular highlight is the Sogenchi Garden, designed by Muso Soseki. The garden features a stroll-style pond, and the scenery with Arashiyama and Kameyama as backdrops is truly spectacular! You can enjoy the beauty of the four seasons. Also, don't miss the "Cloud Dragon Painting" painted on the ceiling of the lecture hall. The dragon's eyes meet from any angle, and the "Eight-Way Glancing Dragon" is very impressive! It is usually only open on weekends and holidays, but it will be open every day until June 30th, so be sure to check it out when you visit📅  

The grounds are filled with the quiet atmosphere of a Zen temple, and it feels like your soul is being cleansed✨
The bamboo forest path can be accessed from the north gate, so it's the perfect place to start or end your Arashiyama stroll🎋 

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📍 Address: 68, Maminobaba-cho, Sagatenryuji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
🕰 Visiting hours: Garden 8:30-17:00 (last admission at 16:50)
💴 Admission fee: Garden 500 yen (high school students and above), additional 300 yen for visiting the various halls, additional 500 yen for the lecture hall "Cloud Dragon Painting"
🚃 Access: Get off at Arashiyama Station on the Keifuku Electric Railway Arashiyama Line, then walk for about 13 minutes from Saga-Arashiyama Station on the JR Sagano Line.   

Tenryuji Temple is a place where you can feel the nature and history of Arashiyama. Please come and visit us😊

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Post by moe / 모에 | May 27, 2025