Address:
Okazaki-nishi-tennou-cho Sakyo-ku Kyoto-city, KyotoKyoto Map
Access:
Take a bus from JR Kyoto Station to Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan-mae Bus Stop. It takes about 30 minutes.Phone:
075-761-0221Cherry Blossoms:
Early April - Mid April.*Cherry blossom flowering dates vary every year. Please refer to cherry blossom forecast archives.
Hours / Admission:
Open: 6 am to 5:30 pm (March 1 - 14, Sept., and Oct.) / 6 am - 6 pm (March 15 - Aug. 31) / 6 am to 5 pm (Nov.- Feb.)
Open (gardens):
6 am to 5 pm (March 1 - 14, Sept., and Oct.) / 6 am - 5:30 pm (March 15 - Aug. 31) / 6 am to 4:30 pm (Nov.- Feb.)
Admission: Free
Admission (gardens): 600 yen (adult) / 300 yen (child)
Website:
Heian JinguNotes:
Heian Jingu is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei. The main gate (Oten-mon) and other buildings are smaller-scale replicas of buildings in the first imperial palace. Four Japanese-style gardens are located around the shrine buildings. Well-known Jidai Matsuri Festival is held in Oct.There are about 150 sakura trees in the gardens. The kind of cherry blossoms here are pink weeping cherry blossoms called beni-shidare-zakura. Cherry blossom viewing tea ceremonies are held at the tea house in the garden.
