Adashino Nenbutsu-ji
Arashiyama, Kyoto
1 Dec to 29 Feb
- Daily
- 9:00 to 15:30
Rest of the year
- Daily
- 9:00 to 16:30
The times shown are for entry, and the gate closes up to 30 minutes after the last entry. Closed on days with a storm warning, snow or ice.
Source: nenbutsuji.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Adashino was a burial ground from the Heian period on, and in the middle of the Meiji era local people gathered up the stone markers scattered across its hills. About 8,000 of them now stand in rows in the temple's Sai no Kawara enclosure, facing a seated Amida and a 13-tier pagoda. At the back of the grounds, steps climb through a grove of moso bamboo.
Insider tip
Entry is ¥500, or ¥400 for junior high and high school students. You can't take photos inside the Sai no Kawara walls. On the last Saturday and Sunday of August, candles are lit among the stones for Sento Kuyo, with entry from 17:30 to 20:30.
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What's on at Adashino Nenbutsu-ji
Upcoming events at Adashino Nenbutsu-ji and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Sento Kuyo Candle Service at Adashino Nenbutsu-ji
千灯供養（化野念仏寺）
Time 17:30 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30), sutras from 18:00 Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line)
On the last weekend of August, candles are lit at dusk among the temple's stone Buddhas and stupas, which local people gathered from the old Adashino burial ground in the Meiji era, for the souls nobody remembers. Sutras start at 18:00, and lanterns line the old Atago road outside on the same evenings.
Zairon, CC BY 4.0 Hina doll exhibition at the Sagano Doll House Museum
博物館さがの人形の家 節句人形展（Ⅰ）お雛さま展
Edo-period court and townsfolk hina dolls and rarer modern ones, with the permanent Saga, Kamo, Gosho and karakuri doll displays at the Sagano Doll House Museum.
Early-morning autumn viewing at Nison-in
二尊院 秋の早朝特別拝観
Time 8:00 to 9:00 on 22, 23 and 29 November Station City bus stop Saga-Shakado-mae, about 10 min walk
Private entry from 08:00 to 09:00 before regular opening, limited to 50 people, among the maple avenue of Nison-in. Entry fee included, booking through Peatix.
Tetsuhiro Terada, CC BY 2.0 Nearby
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 Adashino Nenbutsu-ji?
- 17 Saga-Toriimoto Adashino-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市右京区嵯峨鳥居本化野町17).
- What are the opening hours of Adashino Nenbutsu-ji?
- 1 Dec to 29 Feb: Daily 9:00 to 15:30. Rest of the year: Daily 9:00 to 16:30. The times shown are for entry, and the gate closes up to 30 minutes after the last entry. Closed on days with a storm warning, snow or ice.
- How do I get to Adashino Nenbutsu-ji?
- The nearest station is Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line). Adashino Nenbutsu-ji is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
- How much does Adashino Nenbutsu-ji cost?
- Adashino Nenbutsu-ji is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Adashino Nenbutsu-ji?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Adashino Nenbutsu-ji?
- Weekday mornings.
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