---
name: "Tenryu-ji Temple"
lat: 35.0158
lng: 135.6739
official_url: "https://www.tenryuji.com/"
fee: "Garden (Sogenchi & Hyakkaen): ¥500 high school and up, ¥300 elementary/junior high, free for pre-school children. The halls (Ohojo, Shoin, Tahoden) add ¥300; the Cloud Dragon in the Hatto is a separate ¥500. With a disability certificate, the holder and one carer get ¥100 off"
last_verified: "2026-08-14"
---

# Tenryu-ji Temple

Ashikaga Takauji founded this Rinzai Zen temple in 1339 to mourn the late Emperor Go-Daigo. Its pond garden, laid out by the monk Muso Soseki some 700 years ago, was Japan's first Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Two upright boulders form a dragon-gate waterfall, the carp stone set beside it rather than below, halfway into becoming a dragon. Kayama Matazo painted the dragon on the Hatto ceiling in 1997. The north gate opens onto the bamboo grove, and the temple runs a vegetarian restaurant on the grounds.

- Area: kyoto_arashiyama
- Type: sightseeing
- Average stay: 90 min
- Hours: Garden 8:30-17:00 (last entry 16:50). The halls close at 16:45 (last entry 16:30) and are shut on some event days. The Cloud Dragon hall opens 9:00-16:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only (daily in some spring and autumn periods). Early opening from 7:30 on 14-30 November 2026
- Last verified: 2026-08-14

## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date)

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | The garden (Sogenchi and Hyakkaen) is outdoors; the halls - Ohojo, Shoin, Tahoden and the Hatto - are indoors and ticketed separately | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.tenryuji.com/visit/) |
| Stroller friendly | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Diaper changing table | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Nursing space | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Family restroom | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Elevator | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| English support | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Outside food allowed | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Lost-child support | Not checked yet |  |  |  |