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Tenryū-ji

Landmark · Saga-Arashiyama · Kyoto

Tenryū-ji

A still pond, raked gravel, hills stacked behind

‹ Kyoto
When it fits
Best in the morning · about 60 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove 216 m · Togetsu-kyō Bridge 465 m · Ryōan-ji 4.4 km. Not travel times.

Why Aura
A World Heritage Zen temple whose 14th-century pond garden borrows the Arashiyama hills behind it. Its north gate opens straight onto the bamboo grove: see both in one early walk.
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Today08:30–17:00
All hoursMo-Su 08:30-17:00 (last admission 16:50; buildings occasionally closed without notice, and closed 29–30 Oct 2026; the Dharma Hall (Cloud Dragon) opens on weekends and holidays only)
Price range¥500 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 60 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (6)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: per tenryuji.com, read 30 Sept 2026
  • Price range: per tenryuji.com, read 30 Sept 2026
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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If it rains

Kyoto National MuseumHigashiyama · Kyoto's treasure house: Buddhist sculpture, screens, ceramics and calligraphy in the Heisei Chishinkan wing. Open late on Fridays; during special exhibitions the collection galleries change, so check what is on.
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Also in this area

Arashiyama Bamboo GroveSaga-Arashiyama · A path between walls of giant bamboo, from Tenryū-ji's north gate towards Ōkōchi Sansō. Go at first light: by mid-morning it is shoulder to shoulder. Do not touch or carve the bamboo.
Togetsu-kyō BridgeSaga-Arashiyama · The long wooden-railed bridge over the Katsura river with the forested Arashiyama hills behind. Walk across at the end of the day, when the day-trippers head for the station.