Tenryu-ji

Kyoto, Japan
The Sogenchi garden and hall at Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama

Tenryu-ji

TempleSaga-Arashiyama, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto

A UNESCO-listed Zen head temple whose 14th-century Sogenchi garden borrows the Arashiyama hills.

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JPY 500 adult (Sogenchi Garden) · +JPY 300 for the main hall buildings
Allow about 1 hour
Your expert’s note
The garden ticket (JPY 500) alone doesn't cover the main hall buildings (Daihojo, shoin, Tahoden) — add JPY 300 for those, and note they close earlier, at 16:45 (last entry 16:30), than the garden's 17:00.
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