Jotenkaku Museum
Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Daily
- 10:00 to 17:00
Last entry 16:30. Closed between exhibitions, until 16 October 2026.
Source: shokoku-ji.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Shokoku-ji opened this museum in 1984 for the treasures of its own temples, Kinkaku-ji and Ginkaku-ji, five National Treasures and 145 Important Cultural Properties among them. The permanent rooms show part of Ito Jakuchu's ink screen paintings from Kinkaku-ji and a reconstruction of the Sekka-tei tea house.
Insider tip
From 17 October 2026 to 14 February 2027 the show is Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu, with Okyo's Peonies and Peacock and his Great Waterfall. Entry is ¥1,000, and you take your shoes off inside. It closes between exhibitions, so check the dates first.
What's on at Jotenkaku Museum
Upcoming events at Jotenkaku Museum and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu
「円山応挙と伊藤若冲」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 3, 8 min walk
Okyo's Peony and Peacock (first half of the autumn period) and his Great Waterfall, over 3.6 m tall (second half), hang alongside all 50 of Jakuchu's ink panels from the great study room of Kinkaku-ji, where he shows what he could do without colour. It's closed for New Year from 27 Dec to 8 Jan.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 Shokoku-ji Autumn Special Opening
相国寺 秋の特別拝観
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line)
Shokoku-ji opens its Hatto, the oldest surviving Dharma hall in Japan, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall. Look up at the 'crying dragon' Kano Mitsunobu painted on the Hatto ceiling. It's closed for services from 18 to 21 Oct.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Shokoku-ji Spring Special Opening
春の特別拝観（相国寺）
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), 8 min walk
The Hatto hall opens with Kano Mitsunobu's crying dragon painted on its ceiling, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Goryo Matsuri at Kamigoryo Shrine
御霊祭 還幸祭（上御霊神社）
Time Rite 11:30, procession from 13:00 Station Kuramaguchi (Karasuma Line)
Three mikoshi, an ox-drawn imperial cart and halberd floats tour the parish, and since 2009 the procession passes through the Imperial Palace park again. It's said to keep the oldest form of a goryo-e festival.
Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nearby
Around Imperial Palace
Free palace walks, a park that never shuts, and the court's old shops
Kyoto Gyoen, a park 1.3 km long in central Kyoto, never closes. The Kyoto Imperial Palace sits inside it, and you can walk round it for free without booking. Around the edges you'll find Shokoku-ji (head of the Zen branch that takes in Kinkaku-ji), the house site where The Tale of Genji was written, and shops that once supplied the court.
Imperial Palace has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 6 shrines and temples, 5 landmarks, 3 museums, 2 cafes, 2 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 parks and gardens and 1 bar. Read the Imperial Palace guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Jotenkaku Museum?
- Imadegawa-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区今出川通烏丸東入).
- What are the opening hours of Jotenkaku Museum?
- Daily 10:00 to 17:00. Last entry 16:30. Closed between exhibitions, until 16 October 2026.
- How do I get to Jotenkaku Museum?
- The nearest station is Imadegawa (Karasuma Line). Jotenkaku Museum is in Imperial Palace, Kyoto.
- How much does Jotenkaku Museum cost?
- Jotenkaku Museum is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Jotenkaku Museum?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Jotenkaku Museum?
- Rainy afternoons.
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