Inaba-do
Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto
- Daily
- 6:00 to 17:00
Charms are on sale 9:00 to 16:30 and goshuin stamps 10:00 to 15:00. Closed for a day around 27 December.
Source: inabado.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Inaba-do, formally Byodo-ji, is a Shingon temple where people pray to its Yakushi, the healing Buddha, for protection from cancer. The temple dates its founding to 1003, and its buildings were rebuilt in 1886. It's also the setting of two kyogen comedies, Inabado and Onigawara.
Insider tip
On the 8th of every month a handmade market fills the grounds from 9:00 to 16:00, rain or shine. The gates open at 6:00 and entry is free. The six-cat charm, mubyo, is a pun on the word for staying free of illness.
What's on near Inaba-do
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Inaba-do, 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.
Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession)
祇園祭 前祭宵山
Time Evenings Station Shijo (Karasuma Line) or Karasuma (Hankyu)
The floats of the first procession stand built in the streets round Shijo-Karasuma, lit by komagata lanterns with Gion-bayashi music played on top. Old townhouses in the float districts open to show their folding screens, and the float associations display their figures and tapestries.
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 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 Inaba-do?
- 728 Inabadocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区因幡堂町728).
- What are the opening hours of Inaba-do?
- Daily 6:00 to 17:00. Charms are on sale 9:00 to 16:30 and goshuin stamps 10:00 to 15:00. Closed for a day around 27 December.
- How do I get to Inaba-do?
- The nearest station is Shijo (Karasuma Line). Inaba-do is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
- How much does Inaba-do cost?
- Nothing. Inaba-do is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Inaba-do?
- Plan for 20 min.
- When is the best time to visit Inaba-do?
- The 8th of the month.
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