Rokkaku-do
Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto
- Daily
- 6:00 to 17:00
The temple office, for goshuin stamps, opens 8:30 to 17:00. Hours change during the special night opening in mid-March.
Source: ikenobo.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Rokkaku-do, formally Choho-ji, is a small temple a block off Karasuma-dori, named for its six-sided main hall (the one standing now was rebuilt in 1877). Its priests, the Ikenobo line, shaped ikebana here in the 1400s. Just inside the gate, look for the hexagonal heso-ishi, the 'navel stone', named because Kyoto once thought of this spot as its centre.
Insider tip
The grounds are free and open from 6:00, so it's an easy stop before breakfast. One of the three lifts in the ten-storey building just south of the Ikenobo Kaikan is a viewing lift, and it's how you see the six-sided roof from above. In mid-November the Ikenobo national ikebana show opens the practice hall in the grounds.
What's on near Rokkaku-do
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Rokkaku-do, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Ikenobo Lecture: Kan'ei Culture and Rikka Flower Arrangement
寛永行幸四百年祭 記念文化講座『寛永文化と立花』
Time 13:00 to 15:00 (doors 12:30) Station Karasuma-Oike Station about 3 min walk
A free lecture and round table at the Ikenobo headquarters on Kan'ei-era rikka flowers and Emperor Go-Mizunoo, with the ikebana museum open afterwards. Advance booking required, 300 seats, in Japanese.
Ikenobo Sasaki Jiyuka Collection 2026
池坊佐々木自由花 COLLECTION 2026
Time 10:00 to 17:00
An ikebana show of 85 free-style jiyuka arrangements by different arrangers, open to people with no ikebana knowledge. Free.
Otoko-katen Men's Ikebana Show: Winter Kyoto 2026
男花展 “冬の京都2026”
Time Sat 13:00 to 17:00, Sun 10:00 to 16:00 Station Karasuma-Oike Station (exit 5) about 3 min walk
A mini ikebana show of about 50 works by men, themed 'My Serious Effort', in the Ikenobo headquarters lobby. Free.
Kyu-Tanabata-e Ikenobo National Ikebana Exhibition
令和8年度 旧七夕会池坊全国華道展
Time Ikenobo venue 13 to 16 Nov 10:00 to 17:00, Daimaru venue 11 to 16 Nov 10:00 to 19:00 (to 17:00 on 12 and 14 Nov, to 16:00 on 16 Nov) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), exit 5, 3 min walk
Ikenobo's oldest and largest ikebana exhibition, held at its Rokkaku-do headquarters and at Daimaru Museum Kyoto, with a section recreating the work of the second Ikenobo Senko.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Medalist Exhibition
メダリスト展
Time 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays to 19:30 (last entry 30 min before) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk from exit 5
An exhibition on Tsurumaikada's figure skating manga Medalist, with new illustrations drawn for it, famous scenes from the manga, sets that recreate its world and picks from the TV anime. It fills the museum's third and fourth floor galleries.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Smaller local events nearby
Pedro Vian plays Jon Hassell Performance
Sun 25 Oct · Lobby Lounge, Ace Hotel Kyoto, Karasuma Oike
A 90-minute listening session of Jon Hassell's music, presented in the Lobby Lounge.
16:00 to 17:30 · Map · Source: Ace Hotel Kyoto · Modern Obscure Music SPA at Ace Hotel Kyoto
KYOTO by Noritake Exhibition
On now, until 31 Oct · Ace Hotel Kyoto, Karasuma Oike
A solo exhibition by the illustrator Noritake at Ace Hotel Kyoto, made during his artist residency in the city.
Free · from 03:00 · Map · Source: Ace Hotel Kyoto · KYOTO BY NORITAKE
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 Rokkaku-do?
- Rokkaku-dori Higashinotoin Nishi-iru, Donomaecho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区六角通東洞院西入堂之前町).
- What are the opening hours of Rokkaku-do?
- Daily 6:00 to 17:00. The temple office, for goshuin stamps, opens 8:30 to 17:00. Hours change during the special night opening in mid-March.
- How do I get to Rokkaku-do?
- The nearest station is Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line). Rokkaku-do is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
- How much does Rokkaku-do cost?
- Nothing. Rokkaku-do is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Rokkaku-do?
- Plan for 20 min.
- When is the best time to visit Rokkaku-do?
- Early morning.
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