Shrine

Nonomiya Shrine

Arashiyama, Kyoto

Address
1 Saga-Nonomiya-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 〒616-8393 京都市右京区嵯峨野宮町1

Source: nonomiya.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The black wooden torii of Nonomiya Shrine above stone steps, hung with a grass ring
Photo: Seven010 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nonomiya is a small shrine on the bamboo path, on the site where imperial princesses once stayed before going to serve at the Grand Shrine of Ise, and it turns up in The Tale of Genji. Its black torii is sawtooth oak with the bark left on, the oldest style of torii in Japan, set in a low brushwood fence.

Nearest station Arashiyama (Randen)
Cost Free
Time needed 15 min
Best time Early morning
Free

Insider tip

People come to pray for a good match and for children, at Nonomiya Daikokuten and Shirafuku Inari. Rub the turtle stone while you make your wish. It's where the bamboo path starts, a short walk east of Tenryu-ji's north gate.

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What's on near Nonomiya Shrine

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Nonomiya Shrine, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

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
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
Garden On now ¥500 (child ¥300)

Kogen-ji Autumn Special Opening

弘源寺 秋の特別拝観

3 Oct to 6 Dec Kogen-ji, Arashiyama

Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 3 min walk

A Tenryu-ji sub-temple opens its dry landscape garden, the Bishamonten statue and paintings by Takeuchi Seiho and his circle. A combined ticket with Hogon-in is ¥1,000.

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Garden Garden admission ¥500 (high school and up)

Early Morning Visit to Sogenchi Garden at Tenryu-ji

天龍寺 曹源池庭園《早朝参拝》

14 to 30 Nov Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama

Time From 7:30 (garden ticket office only; north gate from 8:30) Station Randen Arashiyama Station (Keifuku), 13 min on foot from JR Saga-Arashiyama

The garden opens early on the garden ticket during the peak autumn-leaf weeks.

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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
Festival

New Year's Eve Bell at Tenryu-ji

天龍寺 除夜の鐘

31 Dec Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama

Time From about 23:30 (tickets from 23:15) Station Randen Arashiyama Station (Keifuku), 13 min on foot from JR Saga-Arashiyama

The temple bell is rung from about 23:30 on New Year's Eve, with numbered tickets for the first 108 groups handed out from 23:15.

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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

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. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Park · 4 min walk This bamboo path is one of the sights Kyoto is best known for. Shigetsu Food · 4 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... Hogon-in Temple · 5 min walk Hogon-in is a subtemple of Tenryu-ji that only opens in spring and autumn. Kameyama Park Viewpoint · 5 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... Arashiyama Yoshimura Food · 5 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...

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 Nonomiya Shrine?
1 Saga-Nonomiya-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市右京区嵯峨野宮町1).
How do I get to Nonomiya Shrine?
The nearest station is Arashiyama (Randen). Nonomiya Shrine is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
How much does Nonomiya Shrine cost?
Nothing. Nonomiya Shrine is free to visit.
How long do you need at Nonomiya Shrine?
Plan for 15 min.
When is the best time to visit Nonomiya Shrine?
Early morning.

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