Tofuku-ji – Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

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Tofuku-ji, Southern Garden
Honbo Teien – Nantei (Southern Garden) November 2013
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Summary of Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji (東福寺) is a Rinzai sect temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Characteristic and aesthetic gardens are arranged in the north, south, east and west of Honbo (priests’ living quarters).

Tofuku-ji is a famous place of interest for autumn leaves.

Autumn leaves are best view about from the middle to the end of November.

Open hours

9:00 to 16:00 (Last Entry 15:30, from the first Sunday of Dec. to Mar. 31)

9:00 to 16:30 (Last Entry 16:00, from Apr. 1 to Oct. 31)

8:30 to 16:30 (Last Entry 16:00, from Nov. 1 to the first Sunday of Dec.)

Entrance fee

400 yen (Honbo Teien), 400 yen (Tsuten-kyo Bridge and Kaisan-do Hall)

Website

English website http://www.tofukuji.jp/english/index.html

Japanese website http://www.tofukuji.jp



Photographs of Tofuku-ji

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Tofuku-ji, Sanmon (Main Gate)

Sanmon (Gate)

November 2013

Tofuku-ji, Southern Garden

Honbo Teien – Nantei (Southern Garden)

November 2013

Tofuku-ji, Northern Garden

Honbo Teien – Hokutei (Northern Garden)

November 2013

Map around Tofuku-ji

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Directions to Tofuku-ji

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From JR Kyoto station

JR Nara Line Kyoto Sta. -(3 minutes)- Tofukuji Sta.

    9 minutes walk after getting off

Kyoto city bus Kyoto Sta. -(15 minutes)- Tofukuji

    (Route 208, bound for Tofukuji temple)

    8 minutes walk after getting off

From Keihan Sanjo station

Keihan Line Sanjo Sta. -(7 minutes)- Tofukuji Sta.

    9 minutes walk after getting off

From Hankyu Kawaramachi station

Kyoto city bus Shijo Kawaramachi -(19 minutes)- Tofujuji

    (Routes 207, bound for Tofukuji temple via Kiyomizu-deta temple)

    8 minutes walk after getting off

Vicinity guide of Tofuku-ji

Ryogin-an 2 minutes walk

Sokushu-in 2 minutes walk

Komyo-in 5 minutes walk