Toyokuni Shrine
Higashiyama, Kyoto
- Daily
- 9:00 to 17:00
These are the treasure hall hours (last entry 16:30). The grounds and the Karamon gate are open to all.
Source: toyokuni-kyoto.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Toyokuni Shrine enshrines Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was rebuilt in 1880 on the site of Hoko-ji's Great Buddha Hall, which was the largest building in Japan in its day. The National Treasure Karamon gate in front is said to come from Fushimi Castle. Next door hangs Hoko-ji's bell of 1614, whose inscription Tokugawa Ieyasu used as a pretext to turn on the Toyotomi.
Insider tip
The grounds and the gate are free. The treasure hall is ¥500 and has Kano Naizen's folding screens of the shrine's great festival and things said to be Hideyoshi's, like a pillow shaped as a baku, the beast that eats nightmares. A market, the Hokoku-san Omoshiro-ichi, sets up on the 8th, 18th and 28th unless it rains.
What's on near Toyokuni Shrine
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Toyokuni Shrine, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
The Tale of Genji: Radiance of the Heian Court
特別展 源氏物語 王朝のかがやき
Time 9:00 to 17:30, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
The Kyoto National Museum's first Tale of Genji exhibition in about 50 years shows paintings, crafts, manuscripts and commentaries, about 250 works across its Kyoto and Tokyo runs, including the Aobyoshi-bon text edited by Fujiwara no Teika and the scattered 'phantom' Moriyasu Genji scroll. The display changes on 3 Nov, and the museum is closed on Mondays (open 12 Oct and 23 Nov), 13 Oct and 24 Nov.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 Hijiya Music Club Concert at Kyoto National Museum
ヒジヤミュージッククラブ（京都国立博物館）
Time 14:00 start (doors 13:45), numbered tickets from 13:00 Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
A concert at the Kyoto National Museum on 8 November, with numbered tickets given out from 13:00 in front of the lecture hall and a special exhibition ticket required.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 Layered Histories: Renowned Tea Utensils and Their Boxes
特集展示 茶の湯の道具と次第
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), Fridays to 20:00, closed Mondays except 11 Jan and 22 Mar, and 28 Dec to 1 Jan and 12 Jan Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
A feature exhibition in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing on tea utensils and the boxes and wrappings that came with them, open from late December to late March.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 New Year Feature: All About Sheep
新春特集展示 ひつじづくし 干支を愛でる
Time 9:30 to 17:00, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
For 2027, the Year of the Sheep, the museum's New Year display gathers sheep in art from its collection, an animal rarely kept in Japan outside Hokkaido, so expect some oddities. A tea utensils feature runs at the same time, the ticket covers every gallery in the Heisei Chishinkan, and it's closed on Mondays (open 11 Jan), from 28 Dec to 1 Jan and on 12 Jan.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 800 Years Since the Karoku Persecution (Meihin Gallery, picture scrolls)
名品ギャラリー 絵巻 嘉禄の法難800年
Picture scroll display in the museum's permanent collection galleries. The page lists it from 22 Dec 2026 to 24 Jan 2027.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 Nearby
Around Higashiyama
Kiyomizu-dera at opening, then the temples and pottery below it
Higashiyama is a whole ward, but this guide covers the slope from Kiyomizu-dera down to Shichijo-dori. Go early. The temple's gates open at 6:00, and if you're there then, you'll reach its wooden stage long before the day's crowds. Later, walk down past the pottery shops of Gojozaka to Sanjusangendo, where 1,001 statues of Kannon stand in a hall 120 metres long.
Higashiyama has 22 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 10 shrines and temples, 4 shops, 2 museums, 2 neighbourhoods, 1 cafe, 1 viewpoint, 1 restaurant and 1 landmark. Read the Higashiyama guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Toyokuni Shrine?
- 530 Chaya-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市東山区茶屋町530).
- What are the opening hours of Toyokuni Shrine?
- Daily 9:00 to 17:00. These are the treasure hall hours (last entry 16:30). The grounds and the Karamon gate are open to all.
- How do I get to Toyokuni Shrine?
- The nearest station is Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae bus stop (City Bus 100, 206, 208). Toyokuni Shrine is in Higashiyama, Kyoto.
- How much does Toyokuni Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Toyokuni Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Toyokuni Shrine?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Toyokuni Shrine?
- On the 8th, 18th or 28th.
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