Bukko-ji
Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto
- Daily
- 9:00 to 15:30
The 7:00 morning service in the Amida Hall is open to anyone.
Source: ja.kyoto.travel, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Bukko-ji is the head temple of the Shinshu Bukkoji school of Pure Land Buddhism, moved to this spot in 1586 on Toyotomi Hideyoshi's orders. Its founder's hall, rebuilt in 1884, is a single-storey wooden hall 26.5 metres wide and 33.1 deep, and the Amida Hall next to it dates from 1904. Since 2014 the grounds have also held D&Department Kyoto, a design shop and gallery with a canteen that cooks with local produce.
Insider tip
The grounds are free and open 9:00 to 15:30. The morning service starts at 7:00 in the Amida Hall and moves to the founder's hall at 7:15, and you can walk in and sit through it. A talk follows in the tea room from 7:45 to 8:15. D&Department posts its own hours on its social accounts.
What's on near Bukko-ji
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Bukko-ji, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Sugimoto House Autumn Opening
杉本家住宅一般公開「くらしを彩る手仕事」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:00), Fri to Sun Station Karasuma Station (Hankyu) or Shijo Station (Subway), exit 26, 5 min walk
A 156-year-old machiya (Important Cultural Property) shows household craft items. Open Fri to Sun only, Oct 2 to 18 and Nov 6 to 22. No reservation needed, and children of elementary school age and under are not admitted.
Kakoku Tetsuji Oil Painting Exhibition, Renaissance of Light
～光のルネッサンス～ 加國 哲二 油彩画展
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
An oil painting exhibition at the Art Gallery on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Muraoka Akemi Painting Exhibition
村岡 顕美 絵画展
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
A painting exhibition on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Fukui Hikaru Ink and Colour Painting Exhibition
福井 光 墨彩画展 －日溜りのように－
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
An exhibition of about 30 ink and colour paintings and calligraphy on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Maestro Takako Ceramics Exhibition, Invitation to a New World
マエストロ貴古作陶展 ～新世界への招待状～
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
A ceramics exhibition on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Smaller local events nearby
Matsubara-dori old shrines and temples walk (Shimogyo A) Festival
Listed days, mornings Oct to Dec 9:30, afternoons Jan to Feb 13:00. Next: Fri 30 Oct · Bukko-ji, Shijo-Karasuma
Guided walk of old shrines and temples around Matsubara-dori from Bukko-ji. In Japanese only, booking required, 10 places a day.
¥3,500 (elementary and under ¥1,750) · 9:30 to 12:00 (Oct to Dec), 13:00 to 15:30 (Jan to Feb) · Map · Source: Heritage Hub Kyoto · 【京都下京A】松原通界隈の古社寺めぐり
Handmade Market at Inaba Yakushi (Byodo-ji) Market
Sun 8 Nov, Tue 8 Dec, Fri 8 Jan · Inaba-do (Byodo-ji), Shimogyo
A handmade market with food, small goods and miscellaneous stalls on the temple grounds on the 8th of every month, held in rain.
9:00 to 16:00 · Map · Source: Inaba-do (Byodo-ji) · 因幡薬師 手づくり市（八日市）
Nearby
Around Shijo-Karasuma
Kyoto's old bank corner, with kimono streets one block back
Shijo-Karasuma is the crossing where the subway meets the Hankyu line from Osaka, and by 1915 three of the big banks stood on it. It doesn't look much like the Kyoto on the posters. Walk one block west, though, and you're on Muromachi-dori, the old kimono wholesalers' street, near the lanes where the Gion Matsuri floats are built every July.
Shijo-Karasuma has 16 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shops, 3 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 museums, 1 restaurant, 1 bar and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Shijo-Karasuma guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Bukko-ji?
- 397 Shinkaicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区高倉通仏光寺下ル新開町397).
- What are the opening hours of Bukko-ji?
- Daily 9:00 to 15:30. The 7:00 morning service in the Amida Hall is open to anyone.
- How do I get to Bukko-ji?
- The nearest station is Shijo (Karasuma Line). Bukko-ji is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
- How much does Bukko-ji cost?
- Nothing. Bukko-ji is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Bukko-ji?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Bukko-ji?
- Early morning.
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