← Venues
Temple · Sakyo

Rurikoin

瑠璃光院

Rurikoin is the Kyoto head temple of Muryōjusan Kōmyō-ji, at the foot of Mt. Hiei in Yase, Kyoto. It opens only during its spring, summer and autumn special viewing periods; outside them you cannot go in.

Autumn 2026

  • 1 Oct–13 Dec Rurikoin autumn viewing · 13 Nov–6 Dec by reservation

Opening and last entry

  • 1 Oct–13 Dec：10:00 open · last entry 16:30 · Official hours 10:00–17:00, last admission 16:30; no closed days in the period

Admission (official)

  • Autumn special viewing (1 Oct–13 Dec; reservation 13 Nov–6 Dec) ¥2,000 per person; ¥1,000 for junior and senior high (student ID); one primary-school or younger child free per adult, ¥1,000 from the second
Conditions
  • Autumn special viewing 1 Oct–13 Dec, 10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30), no closed days
  • Reservation needed 13 Nov–6 Dec; not needed outside that period

What is different this year

  • 13 Nov–6 Dec Reservation 13 Nov–6 Dec：During the special viewing, 13 Nov–6 Dec needs a reservation; outside that period no reservation is needed. The booking page is linked from the official site (AirRESERVE).

Data 21 OctReserve (booking page linked from the official site) ↗Official site ↗Kyoto’s autumn leaf season →

Running now

10:00

Rurikoin autumn special viewing

Runs Oct 21 – Dec 13
New · From ¥1,000

Location & getting there