Temple

Hogon-in

Arashiyama, Kyoto

Address
36 Saga-Tenryuji Susukinobaba-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 京都市右京区嵯峨天竜寺芒ノ馬場町36

Source: ja.kyoto.travel, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The great mossy lion rock in the Shishiku garden of Hogon-in, with a bamboo railed path in front
Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)

Hogon-in is a subtemple of Tenryu-ji that only opens in spring and autumn. Its Shishiku garden, laid out by the Zen monk Sakugen Shuryo, borrows Arashiyama as a backdrop and centres on a huge lion rock under a canopy of maples. The temple was founded in 1461 and moved to this site in 2002.

Nearest station Arashiyama (Randen)
Cost ¥
Time needed 45 min
Best time October to early December
Autumn colour

Insider tip

In 2026 the autumn opening runs from 3 October to 6 December. The garden is ¥700, and Tamura Noriko's sliding-door paintings in the main hall are ¥500 more. A ¥1,000 ticket covers both Hogon-in and Kogen-ji.

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What's on at Hogon-in

Upcoming events at Hogon-in and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Garden On now ¥700

Hogon-in Autumn Opening and Night Viewing

宝厳院 秋の特別拝観・夜間特別拝観

3 Oct to 6 Dec Hogon-in, Arashiyama

Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45), night viewing from 13 Nov 17:30 to 20:30 (last entry 20:00) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 3 min walk

This Tenryu-ji sub-temple opens its Shishiku garden, which borrows Arashiyama as a backdrop, round a lion-shaped rock under heavy maples, and for an extra ¥500 you can see Tamura Noriko's paintings in the main hall. From 13 Nov the garden is also lit at night (17:30 to 20:30, ¥1,000).

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The great mossy lion rock in the Shishiku garden of Hogon-in, with a bamboo railed path in front 663highland, CC BY 2.5
Exhibition On now ¥1,500

Shapes of Love: The Lost Shunga Scroll Chigo no Soshi

「愛のカタチ－幻の春画《稚児草紙》公開－」

19 Sept to 17 Jan Fukuda Art Museum, Arashiyama

Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 4 min walk

The museum shows the early 14th-century Chigo no Soshi scroll in public for the first time, with painted shunga by Tsukioka Settei and others, Hokusai's Nami Chidori, made in his 70s, and paintings about love by Uemura Shoen and Kaburaki Kiyokata. Nobody under 18 is admitted, and you may be asked for photo ID.

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The glass and dark steel front of the Fukuda Art Museum in Arashiyama, with its name plate on the stone wall 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
Exhibition ¥1,600

Timeless Code: Contemporary and Edo

Timeless Code 現代⇔江戸

30 Jan to 6 Jun Fukuda Art Museum, Arashiyama

Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed 9 Feb, 2 Mar, 13 Apr and 18 May Station Arashiyama (Randen), 4 min walk

Works by Kusama Yayoi, Nara Yoshitomo and Kato Izumi hang beside Edo-period paintings by Ito Jakuchu, Ike no Taiga and Maruyama Okyo, in two display periods.

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The glass and dark steel front of the Fukuda Art Museum in Arashiyama, with its name plate on the stone wall 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
Exhibition

Rin Rin Rinpa

りん・りん・琳派

19 Jun to 29 Aug Fukuda Art Museum, Arashiyama

Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 4 min walk

The Fukuda Art Museum traces the Rinpa school with about 20 Edo Rinpa works added to its collection in 2026, plus Kayama Matazo's Hatsuzuki screen.

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The glass and dark steel front of the Fukuda Art Museum in Arashiyama, with its name plate on the stone wall 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
Exhibition On now ¥500 (separate from garden admission of ¥500)

Tenryu-ji Hatto Cloud Dragon Painting Autumn Opening

天龍寺 法堂「雲龍図」特別公開

19 Sept to 6 Dec Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama

Time 9:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:20) Station Randen Arashiyama Station (Keifuku), 13 min on foot from JR Saga-Arashiyama

The Hatto hall's Cloud Dragon ceiling painting by Kayama Matazo is open daily in autumn, with a separate ticket from the garden.

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The Sogenchi pond garden of Tenryu-ji with rocks and a cherry tree in bloom Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Smaller local events nearby

  • Knowing and Enjoying Kyoto Through Paintings Exhibition

    On now, until 28 Feb · Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture

    An exhibition of Nihonga that introduces Kyoto sights, festivals, geiko and Kyoto vegetables, with folding screens of Kyoto and wagashi wrapping paper designs.

    ¥1,000, combined ticket with Fukuda Art Museum ¥2,300 · 10:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Saga Arashiyama Bunkakan · 絵で知る、もっと楽しむ京都

  • Monthly zazen at Tenryu-ji Festival

    Sun 8 Nov, Sun 13 Dec, Sun 10 Jan · Yuun-an, Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama

    A 9:00 to 10:00 zazen session on the 2nd Sunday of the month needs no booking and welcomes beginners. A talk (Ryumonkai) follows at 10:00. There are no sessions in February, July or August.

    Free · Map · Source: Tenryu-ji · 天龍寺坐禅会

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Nearby

Shigetsu Food · 1 min walk Shigetsu is Tenryu-ji's own restaurant, serving shojin ryori, the Zen vegetarian cooking made with no animal products at all, in a hall just south of... Arashiyama Yoshimura Food · 2 min walk Yoshimura makes its own soba in the former home of the painter Kawamura Manshu, two doors west of the north end of Togetsukyo, with the bridge and... Fukuda Art Museum Museum · 3 min walk This museum by Togetsukyo shows Japanese painting, mostly from the Edo period to the modern era, in seasonal exhibitions. Tenryu-ji Temple · 3 min walk The shogun Ashikaga Takauji founded Tenryu-ji in 1339 in memory of Emperor Go-Daigo, and it still ranks first among Kyoto's five great Zen temples. Kameyama Park Viewpoint · 3 min walk Kameyama is the hillside section of Arashiyama Park, upstream from Togetsukyo on the north bank, a slope of red pines, cherries and maples with wild... Togetsukyo Bridge Landmark · 5 min walk The 155 m bridge over the Oi River, with wooded hills rising right behind it, is the picture most people carry of Arashiyama.

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 Hogon-in?
36 Saga-Tenryuji Susukinobaba-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市右京区嵯峨天竜寺芒ノ馬場町36).
How do I get to Hogon-in?
The nearest station is Arashiyama (Randen). Hogon-in is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
How much does Hogon-in cost?
Hogon-in is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Hogon-in?
Plan for 45 min.
When is the best time to visit Hogon-in?
October to early December.

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