What has changed this year
Changes to fees, reservations and opening, and exceptions, grouped by type: which place, from when, and what it is now.
Fee changes
Ginkaku-ji
From 1 Apr
Admission revised
Adult (high school and up) ¥1,000, ¥500 primary and junior high.
Official site ↗真正極楽寺 真如堂
18 Nov–7 Dec
Grounds fee introduced
¥500 to enter the grounds, plus ¥500 for the main hall and shoin. Entering the grounds used to be free.
Official site ↗Tofuku-ji
From 1 Nov; autumn 14 Nov–6 Dec
Main garden price rise
Adult ¥500 → ¥600. Autumn Tsūten-kyō and Kaisandō ¥1,000 (¥600 normally); no combined ticket.
Official site ↗宝泉院
From 10 Apr
Admission revised
Adult ¥1,000, junior/senior high ¥900, primary ¥800.
Official site ↗
Reservations
Kennin-ji
8 Nov
8 Nov viewing is by reservation
“Autumn Evening” special viewing, reservation only, ¥5,000.
Official site ↗圓光寺
10 Nov–10 Dec
Reservation required
Reserve a date and time (open since 20 Oct, 9:00); groups of 10+ phone first. No reservation outside the special period.
Official site ↗
Closed days
Soken-in (Daitoku-ji)
10 Oct–30 Nov
Four closed days
10 Oct–30 Nov, 10:00–16:00, ¥800; closed 4, 5, 21 and 22 Nov.
Official site ↗Zuishin-in
2 Nov
Closed day during the special opening
Main image on view 1–30 Nov, ¥500; closed on 2 Nov for a temple ceremony.
Official site ↗Ninna-ji
24 Oct–13 Dec
Illumination only Fri–Sun and holidays
18:30–21:00, ¥2,800; closed 8 and 28 Nov.
Official site ↗Daigo-ji
Currently
Upper Daigo is closed to hikers
Upper Daigo is closed because of landslide risk on the trail; the lower precinct is open as usual.
Special openings and restrictions
Tenryu-ji
14–30 Nov
Early-morning garden opening
Garden from 7:30 (north gate from 8:30); normally 8:30.
Official site ↗Jukoin (Daitoku-ji)
18 Sep–6 Dec
No children under school age
460th-anniversary opening, 18 Sep–6 Dec; babies in arms are not admitted either; cash only, adult ¥1,000.
Official site ↗Shorin-ji (Tofuku-ji)
14 Nov–6 Dec
No night illumination; use the east gate
Special viewing 14 Nov–6 Dec, 10:00–16:30, adult ¥800. The main (south) gate is closed — enter from the east gate.
Official site ↗法然院
18–24 Nov
Halls open for one week
The halls are normally closed. 9:30–16:00, adult ¥800, university ¥400, free for high school and under.
Official site ↗厭離庵
1 Nov–7 Dec
Autumn-only opening
9:00–16:00, ¥500.
Official site ↗