Daigo-ji Temple
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November — at its best. Hotaiko Hanami Gyoretsu, a costumed cherry-blossom procession recalling Hideyoshi, on the second Sunday of April.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
Head temple of the Daigo school of Shingon Buddhism, founded in 874 and spread over a whole mountain. Its five-story pagoda, completed in 951, is the oldest wooden building in Kyoto, and the Sanboin garden was planned by Toyotomi Hideyoshi for his famous cherry-blossom party.
World Heritage site (Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto); National Treasure five-story pagoda; Sanboin garden is a Special Historic Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty
Nearby
- Mii-dera Temple (Onjo-ji) ≈ 25 min by car
- Ishiyama-dera Temple ≈ 25 min by car
- Fushimi Inari Taisha ≈ 30 min by car
- Tofuku-ji Temple ≈ 30 min by car
- Fushimi Sake District & Jikkokubune Boat ≈ 30 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- November — Hotaiko Hanami Gyoretsu, a costumed cherry-blossom procession recalling Hideyoshi, on the second Sunday of April
- Getting there
- About 10 min walk from Daigo Sta. (Subway Tozai Line)
- Fee
- ¥1,500 for Sanboin, Garan and Reihokan (¥1,800 in spring); ¥600 for one site
- Good to know
- 9:00–17:00 (to 16:30 from the day after the first Sunday of Dec to end of Feb); last entry 30 min before closing; open every day. Kami-Daigo on the mountain is reached only on foot
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info