Toji-in
Kinkakuji, Kyoto
30 Dec to 3 Jan
- Daily
- 9:00 to 15:00
Rest of the year
- Daily
- 9:00 to 16:30
Last entry 30 minutes before closing. Open every day of the year.
Source: toujiin.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Ashikaga Takauji founded Toji-in in 1341 at the foot of Mount Kinugasa, and it became the family temple of the Ashikaga shoguns. The Reikoden hall holds wooden statues of the shoguns, and one of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Takauji's grave is a stone pagoda behind the abbot's hall. The Fuyo pond, in a garden said to be by Muso Soseki, is shaped like a lotus flower.
Insider tip
Entry is ¥600 for adults and ¥300 for children. Order a matcha (¥600) and drink it in the shoin looking out over the pond. Walk the abbot's hall veranda slowly and you'll hear its nightingale floor squeak. The garden turns red in autumn, and sasanqua camellias flower there in winter.
What the guides say about Toji-in
11. Myoshin-ji, open day and night. Local roads run through the grounds, so you can wander between more than 40 subtemples at any hour. Hatto tickets, for Kano Tan'yu's ceiling dragon, cost ¥500 and are sold until 15:30, but there are no visits at all from 19 to 22 October 2026. In the same neighbourhood, walk the veranda at Toji-in slowly and you'll hear its nightingale floor squeak.
What's on near Toji-in
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Toji-in, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Okasai Cherry Blossom Festival at Hirano Shrine
桜花祭（平野神社）
Time Rite 10:00, procession 13:00, back about 15:00 Station Kinugasako-mae bus stop (City Bus 50, 205), 3 min walk
A procession of about 200 people in period costume, weaving maidens and a column of court poets among them, leaves the shrine at 13:00 and tours the neighbourhood. It's held on 10 April every year.
lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0 Meigetsu-sai at Hirano Shrine
名月祭（平野神社）
Time Rite 18:30, performances from 19:00 Station Kinugasako-mae bus stop (City Bus)
A harvest moon rite at 18:30, then folk song, dance, koto, shakuhachi and gagaku from 19:00, with matcha served for a fee.
lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0 Nearby
Around Kinkakuji
Three World Heritage temples on one road under Mount Kinugasa
Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji and Ninna-ji all sit on Kinukake-no-Michi, a road that climbs about 2.5 km from Omuro-Ninnaji Station up to the Golden Pavilion. Start at Ryoan-ji, which opens at 8:00 from March to November, an hour before Kinkaku-ji. South of the road, Myoshin-ji's grounds don't close at all, and they hold more than 40 subtemples.
Kinkakuji has 14 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 9 shrines and temples, 2 museums, 1 cafe, 1 restaurant and 1 viewpoint. Read the Kinkakuji guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Toji-in?
- 63 Tojiin Kitamachi, Kita-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市北区等持院北町63番地).
- What are the opening hours of Toji-in?
- 30 Dec to 3 Jan: Daily 9:00 to 15:00. Rest of the year: Daily 9:00 to 16:30. Last entry 30 minutes before closing. Open every day of the year.
- How do I get to Toji-in?
- The nearest station is Toji-in Ritsumeikan Univ. Kinugasa Campus (Randen Kitano Line). Toji-in is in Kinkakuji, Kyoto.
- How much does Toji-in cost?
- Toji-in is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Toji-in?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Toji-in?
- Autumn.
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