Ninna-ji
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April — at its best. Omuro Flower Festival with the late-blooming Omuro cherry trees (spring).
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. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
A temple long tied to the imperial family and a World Heritage site. Its Kondo hall is a National Treasure, and the late-blooming Omuro cherry trees are famous.
World Heritage; National Treasure (Kondo hall); Place of Scenic Beauty (Omuro cherry trees)
Nearby
- Ryoanji Temple ≈ 15 min by car
- Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) ≈ 15 min by car
- Nijo Castle ≈ 25 min by car
- Tenryuji Temple ≈ 25 min by car
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove ≈ 25 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- April — Omuro Flower Festival with the late-blooming Omuro cherry trees (spring)
- Getting there
- 3 min walk from Omuro-Ninnaji Sta. (Keifuku/Randen Kitano Line); or about 40 min by Kyoto City Bus No. 26 from JR Kyoto Sta.
- Fee
- Goten Garden: adults ¥800 (high school students and under free); Reihokan (limited periods) ¥500
- Good to know
- Goten Garden open 9:00-17:00 (Mar-Nov, last entry 16:30) and 9:00-16:30 (Dec-Feb). Garden closed to visitors on Oct 23. A special entry fee of ¥800 applies during the Omuro Flower Festival.
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info