Temple

Inaba-do

Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto

Address
728 Inabadocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 〒600-8415 京都市下京区因幡堂町728
Hours
Daily
6:00 to 17:00

Charms are on sale 9:00 to 16:30 and goshuin stamps 10:00 to 15:00. Closed for a day around 27 December.

Source: inabado.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The main hall of Inaba-do, hung with paper lanterns, framed by pine trees in its small courtyard
Photo: KishujiRapid / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Inaba-do, formally Byodo-ji, is a Shingon temple where people pray to its Yakushi, the healing Buddha, for protection from cancer. The temple dates its founding to 1003, and its buildings were rebuilt in 1886. It's also the setting of two kyogen comedies, Inabado and Onigawara.

Nearest station Shijo (Karasuma Line)
Cost Free
Time needed 20 min
Best time The 8th of the month
FreeEarly morning

Insider tip

On the 8th of every month a handmade market fills the grounds from 9:00 to 16:00, rain or shine. The gates open at 6:00 and entry is free. The six-cat charm, mubyo, is a pun on the word for staying free of illness.

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What's on near Inaba-do

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Inaba-do, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Festival Free

Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession)

祇園祭 前祭宵山

14 to 16 Jul (dates to be confirmed) Float streets round Shijo-Karasuma, Shijo-Karasuma

Time Evenings Station Shijo (Karasuma Line) or Karasuma (Hankyu)

The floats of the first procession stand built in the streets round Shijo-Karasuma, lit by komagata lanterns with Gion-bayashi music played on top. Old townhouses in the float districts open to show their folding screens, and the float associations display their figures and tapestries.

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Nearby

Morita Washi Shopping · 3 min walk Morita Washi is a paper wholesaler that opened in 1927 and has traded from Higashinotoin-dori since 1942. Bukko-ji Temple · 4 min walk Bukko-ji is the head temple of the Shinshu Bukkoji school of Pure Land Buddhism, moved to this spot in 1586 on Toyotomi Hideyoshi's orders. Taku Taku Nightlife · 5 min walk Taku Taku is a live house in a wooden sake storehouse built in May 1917, a few steps south of the Tominokoji and Bukkoji corner. Daimaru Kyoto Shopping · 7 min walk Daimaru is the department store on Shijo-dori just west of Takakura-dori, and its food halls fill both basement floors. Kyoto Art Center Museum · 8 min walk Kyoto Art Center took over the 1931 building of Meirin Elementary School, which opened in 1869 and closed in 1993. Maeda Coffee Cafe · 9 min walk Maeda Coffee's main shop opened in 1981 in a former kimono merchant's building near Shijo-Karasuma, and it seats 100.

Around Shijo-Karasuma

Kyoto's old bank corner, with kimono streets one block back

Shijo-Karasuma is the crossing where the subway meets the Hankyu line from Osaka, and by 1915 three of the big banks stood on it. It doesn't look much like the Kyoto on the posters. Walk one block west, though, and you're on Muromachi-dori, the old kimono wholesalers' street, near the lanes where the Gion Matsuri floats are built every July.

Shijo-Karasuma has 16 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shops, 3 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 museums, 1 restaurant, 1 bar and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Shijo-Karasuma guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Inaba-do?
728 Inabadocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区因幡堂町728).
What are the opening hours of Inaba-do?
Daily 6:00 to 17:00. Charms are on sale 9:00 to 16:30 and goshuin stamps 10:00 to 15:00. Closed for a day around 27 December.
How do I get to Inaba-do?
The nearest station is Shijo (Karasuma Line). Inaba-do is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
How much does Inaba-do cost?
Nothing. Inaba-do is free to visit.
How long do you need at Inaba-do?
Plan for 20 min.
When is the best time to visit Inaba-do?
The 8th of the month.

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