Temple

Jojakko-ji

Arashiyama, Kyoto

Address
3 Saga-Ogurayama Ogura-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 京都市右京区嵯峨小倉山小倉町3
Hours
Daily
9:00 to 17:00

Last entry 16:30.

Source: jojakko-ji.or.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The approach path of Jojakko-ji under red and orange autumn maples
Photo: Kzaral / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Jojakko-ji climbs the lower slope of Mount Ogura in flights of stone steps under the maples. The priest Nisshin founded it in 1596, and its main hall was the guest hall of Fushimi Momoyama Castle, moved here with help from Kobayakawa Hideaki. The thatched Niomon gate, built in the 1340s and brought here in 1616, is the oldest building on the grounds, and its guardian statues are attributed to Unkei.

Nearest station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line)
Cost ¥
Time needed 45 min
Best time Mid to late November
Autumn colour

Insider tip

Entry is ¥600 and it's open every day. The leaves usually start to turn in the second week of November, peak from mid to late November and hang on in places into the first week of December. Tripods and monopods aren't allowed, and the desk won't hold them for you.

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What's on near Jojakko-ji

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Jojakko-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
Festival Starts in 6 days Free

Saigu Procession

斎宮行列

18 Oct Nonomiya Shrine to Togetsukyo Bridge, Arashiyama

Time Procession from 12:00 Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line), 10 min walk

A Heian-style procession re-creates an imperial princess setting out to serve at Ise Shrine, walking from Nonomiya Shrine to Togetsukyo Bridge from noon after a rite at the shrine. A purification rite at the river's north boat landing is planned for about 14:00.

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The black wooden torii of Nonomiya Shrine above stone steps, hung with a grass ring Seven010, CC BY-SA 3.0
Performance Starts in 13 days Free

Saga Dainenbutsu Kyogen Autumn Performance

嵯峨大念佛狂言 秋季定期公演

25 Oct Kyogen-do, Seiryo-ji (Saga Shakado), Arashiyama

Time 13:30 to 16:30 (former members' show from 11:30) Station Saga-Shakado-mae bus stop (City Bus 28, 91), 2 min walk

Masked players act out plays without a word on Seiryo-ji's kyogen stage, one of Kyoto's three great nembutsu kyogen and an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. This autumn it's Hashi Benkei, Shibari Bozu and Tsuchigumo from 13:30, after a show of Momijigari by former members at 11:30, and it's free and goes ahead in rain.

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The main halls of Seiryo-ji, known as Saga Shakado, in Saga, Kyoto Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0
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

Rakushisha Landmark · 3 min walk Rakushisha is the thatched hut of Mukai Kyorai (1651 to 1704), the disciple Matsuo Basho trusted most. Nison-in Temple · 3 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... Okochi Sanso Park · 4 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... Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Park · 5 min walk This bamboo path is one of the sights Kyoto is best known for. Gio-ji Temple · 6 min walk Gio-ji is a small thatched nunnery hidden in bamboo and maples, with a story straight out of The Tale of the Heike. Daihikaku Senko-ji Temple · 6 min walk About 1 km upstream from Togetsukyo, some 200 stone steps climb from the river to this small temple.

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 Jojakko-ji?
3 Saga-Ogurayama Ogura-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市右京区嵯峨小倉山小倉町3).
What are the opening hours of Jojakko-ji?
Daily 9:00 to 17:00. Last entry 16:30.
How do I get to Jojakko-ji?
The nearest station is Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line). Jojakko-ji is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
How much does Jojakko-ji cost?
Jojakko-ji is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Jojakko-ji?
Plan for 45 min.
When is the best time to visit Jojakko-ji?
Mid to late November.

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