Temple

Daihikaku Senko-ji

Arashiyama, Kyoto

Address
62 Arashiyama Nakaoshita-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 〒616-0004 京都府京都市西京区嵐山中尾下町62
Hours
Daily
10:00 to 16:00

Closing time changes with the season.

Source: city.kyoto.lg.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The Daihikaku hall of Senko-ji perched on the wooded slope above the Hozu gorge among red autumn maples
Photo: Hiroyuki0904 / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

About 1 km upstream from Togetsukyo, some 200 stone steps climb from the river to this small temple. The merchant Suminokura Ryoi, who opened the Hozu River to boats, moved it here in 1606 for the workers who died on his river works, and a statue of him sits inside. The Daihikaku hall is built out over the rock face, with a view down the gorge and across the city.

Nearest station Arashiyama (Hankyu)
Cost ¥
Time needed 1 hour
Best time Clear days

Insider tip

Entry is ¥400. Follow the river path on the south bank from the bridge, about 30 minutes from Hankyu Arashiyama Station. Look for Basho's haiku stones, one at the foot of the steps and one halfway up.

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What's on near Daihikaku Senko-ji

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Daihikaku Senko-ji, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Illumination On now ¥1,500

Arashiyama Tsukitouro Bamboo Light-up

嵐山月灯路 Arashiyama Bamboo Light-up

30 Sept to 8 Nov Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Arashiyama

Time 18:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:40) Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line), 10 min walk

Bamboo lanterns, some made by local residents in workshops, line the Bamboo Grove path and about 1 km of lit walkways. At the gate it's ¥1,500 in cash, online tickets with guaranteed entry cost ¥2,000, and children 12 and under go free.

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The walking path through the tall green stalks of the Arashiyama bamboo grove dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0
Illumination ¥1,500

Arashiyama Tsukitouro Bamboo Light-up

嵐山月灯路

30 Sept to 8 Nov (dates to be confirmed) Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Arashiyama

Time 18:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:40) Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line), 10 min walk

The bamboo grove path is lit every evening, with a 30-metre bamboo corridor hung with 1,500 woven bamboo balls and mist drifting through the grove. In 2026 it was ¥1,500 cash at the ticket booth in the grove or ¥2,000 online, and free for 12 and under.

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The walking path through the tall green stalks of the Arashiyama bamboo grove dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0
Garden On now ¥700

Hogon-in Autumn Opening and Night Viewing

宝厳院 秋の特別拝観・夜間特別拝観

3 Oct to 6 Dec Hogon-in, Arashiyama

Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45), night viewing from 13 Nov 17:30 to 20:30 (last entry 20:00) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 3 min walk

This Tenryu-ji sub-temple opens its Shishiku garden, which borrows Arashiyama as a backdrop, round a lion-shaped rock under heavy maples, and for an extra ¥500 you can see Tamura Noriko's paintings in the main hall. From 13 Nov the garden is also lit at night (17:30 to 20:30, ¥1,000).

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The great mossy lion rock in the Shishiku garden of Hogon-in, with a bamboo railed path in front 663highland, CC BY 2.5

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Nearby

Okochi Sanso Park · 5 min walk Okochi Denjiro, a period-film star of the early Showa years, fell for the view from Mount Ogura and spent 30 years building this hillside garden at... Jojakko-ji Temple · 6 min walk Jojakko-ji climbs the lower slope of Mount Ogura in flights of stone steps under the maples. Kameyama Park Viewpoint · 7 min walk Kameyama is the hillside section of Arashiyama Park, upstream from Togetsukyo on the north bank, a slope of red pines, cherries and maples with wild... Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Park · 7 min walk This bamboo path is one of the sights Kyoto is best known for. Tenryu-ji Temple · 8 min walk The shogun Ashikaga Takauji founded Tenryu-ji in 1339 in memory of Emperor Go-Daigo, and it still ranks first among Kyoto's five great Zen temples. Nison-in Temple · 8 min walk Nison-in is named for its two main images, a Shaka who sends souls off and an Amida who welcomes them, a gilded pair carved in the mid-Kamakura...

Around Arashiyama

Bamboo at first light, then the maple temples under Mount Ogura

Arashiyama is on Kyoto's north-western edge, where Togetsukyo Bridge crosses the Oi River with wooded hills right behind it. You'll want the bridge, Tenryu-ji and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and so will everyone else. Go early. Then walk north into Sagano. Its temples line the foot of Mount Ogura, and it's quieter at the far end, which Kyoto's official tourism site calls Okusaga.

Arashiyama has 30 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 14 shrines and temples, 4 landmarks, 3 parks and gardens, 2 restaurants, 2 bathhouses, 1 cafe, 1 museum, 1 viewpoint, 1 shop and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Arashiyama guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Daihikaku Senko-ji?
62 Arashiyama Nakaoshita-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市西京区嵐山中尾下町62).
What are the opening hours of Daihikaku Senko-ji?
Daily 10:00 to 16:00. Closing time changes with the season.
How do I get to Daihikaku Senko-ji?
The nearest station is Arashiyama (Hankyu). Daihikaku Senko-ji is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
How much does Daihikaku Senko-ji cost?
Daihikaku Senko-ji is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Daihikaku Senko-ji?
Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Daihikaku Senko-ji?
Clear days.

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