Know Before Going Opening hours: Mar 1 – November 30: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm; December 1 – February 28: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Admission fee: 500 yen How to Get There from Kyoto Station? By bus (40 minutes or more in peak seasons): Take Kyoto City Bus No. 17/No. 5 and get ...
It is however packed with tourists so I highly recommend a visit first up at 9am upon opening and you will find time to chill out. At the top of the circular route there’s nice views of the zen Ginkakuji precinct & Kyoto town. Also, you get to see the silver rooster perched on ...
Opening hours and admission cost Traveler’s tips Other things to do near Ginkaku-ji Quick facts: Construction completed around 1482, built as a villa for the Shogun. Converted into a Buddhist temple and named Jisho-ji when the Shogun died in 1490. Originally the exterior of the Kannon Hall...