Okazaki Shrine
Okazaki, Kyoto
Source: okazakijinja.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Okazaki Shrine was founded in 794 as one of the shrines guarding the four sides of the new capital, the eastern one, which is why it's also called Higashi Tenno. Wild rabbits once lived all over this area, so rabbits are its messengers, and you'll find rabbit guardian statues and a black granite rabbit at the water basin.
Insider tip
People come here to pray for children and safe births, by pouring water over the basin rabbit and rubbing its belly. The parish festival on 16 October brings a children's procession, a children's mikoshi and yu-kagura.
What's on near Okazaki Shrine
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Okazaki Shrine, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Cultural property repair site open day at Konkai Komyo-ji
京都府文化財建造物修理現場公開 金戒光明寺
Time 9:30, 11:00, 13:30 and 15:00 Station City bus stop Okazaki-michi, about 15 min walk
Guided look at a building under repair, with explanations by Kyoto Prefecture cultural property staff, in four sessions. Free, about one hour each.
NORITO,S, CC BY-SA 3.0 Bronze Gallery: The World of Kinbun (Bronze Inscriptions)
ブロンズギャラリー 中国青銅器の時代 ギャラリー３特集展示「金文の世界」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (Sep 24, Oct 13 and Nov 24 also closed)
Feature display of ancient Chinese bronzes with cast inscriptions, shown with the Sumitomo Collection. Admission is ¥1,200 while the Kan'ei exhibition runs to 18 October and ¥600 on 20 to 30 October, when only the Bronze Gallery is open.
Sumitomo Shunsui: 100 Years On
特別展 没後100年記念 住友春翠 －仕合せの住友近代美術コレクション
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed Mondays (open 23 Nov) and 24 Nov Station Miyanomae-cho bus stop (City Bus 32, 105), 1 min walk
A centenary show for Sumitomo Shunsui, the 15th head of the Sumitomo family, whose collecting laid the museum's foundations, with Japanese and Western paintings and crafts including Monet's Parc Monceau and Fujishima Takeji's Sachi aru asa. Under-18s get in free, and the ticket covers the Bronze Gallery of ancient Chinese bronzes too.
Kurodani Konkai Komyo-ji Autumn Night Viewing
くろ谷 金戒光明寺 秋の特別公開 夜間拝観
Time 17:30 to 20:30 (last entry 20:00) Station Okazaki-michi bus stop (City Bus 32, 203, 204), 10 min walk
Konkai Komyo-ji lights its Goeido hall and the Shiun garden, where the maples reflect in the pond, shows Ito Jakuchu's rooster screens in the great abbot's hall, and lights next-door Eisho-in too (¥1,600 for both). Koto and shinobue players give 20-minute sets at 17:45, 18:30 and 19:30, included in the ticket.
NORITO,S, CC BY-SA 3.0 Anko Photo Exhibition at Kyoto City Zoo
みんなでつくる「アンコ」写真展
Time Zoo hours 9:00 to 17:00 (to 16:30 from December), last entry 30 minutes before closing, closed Mondays and Dec 28 to Jan 1 Station Keage (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Visitor-submitted photos of Anko displayed on the wall of the serval exhibition room.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Sugiura and Hayashi Joint Piano Concert: Scenes from Russia Performance
Sun 29 Nov · NAM HALL, Okazaki
A joint piano concert by Yume Sugiura and Kenmi Hayashi at NAM HALL, doors at 12:30.
13:00 · Map · Source: NAM HALL concerts · 杉浦有芽 林賢美 ジョイントコンサート ～ロシアの情景～
Nearby
Around Okazaki
Art museums, Meiji gardens and Nanzen-ji along the Lake Biwa Canal
Okazaki is Kyoto's museum quarter. Two art museums sit either side of the approach to Heian Shrine, by its giant torii, and the zoo, a crafts museum and ROHM Theatre Kyoto are a few minutes away round Okazaki Park. Follow the Lake Biwa Canal east and you're at Nanzen-ji, with Eikan-do and Murin-an a short walk from its gate.
Okazaki has 27 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 9 shrines and temples, 6 museums, 4 restaurants, 2 cafes, 2 shops, 2 landmarks and 2 parks and gardens. Read the Okazaki guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Okazaki Shrine?
- 51 Okazaki Higashitennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区岡崎東天王町51番地).
- How do I get to Okazaki Shrine?
- The nearest station is Okazaki-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 32, 93, 203, 204). Okazaki Shrine is in Okazaki, Kyoto.
- How much does Okazaki Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Okazaki Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Okazaki Shrine?
- Plan for 20 min.
- When is the best time to visit Okazaki Shrine?
- Festival day, 16 October.
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