Heian-jingu shrine

Heian-jingu shrine

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Area：Sakyo Ward Sightseeing　Genre： Japanese culture and history Popular Sights

Character of Spot： English available

Best time to visit： Whole year

Category of Spot： Temples/ Shrines/ Castles

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Japanese culture and history Popular Sights

Heian-jingu shrine has colorful halls and beautiful gardens.

Its main halls represent 5/8 scale replicas of the first Imperial Palace built in Heian-kyo (Kyoto) in 794 and convey the atmosphere of elegance of the Heian period (794-1185).

The shrine is surrounded by beautiful chisen-kaiyu-shiki (pond-stroll) gardens on three sides; Minami Shin-en (the south garden) on the west, Nishi Shin-en (the west garden) on the north-west, Naka Shin-en (the middle garden) on the north-east and Higashi shin-en (the east garden) on the east.

History of Heian-jingu

Heian-jingu was founded in 1895 to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of establishing Kyoto as the capital of Japan. The shinto shrine originally was dedicated to the 50th Emperor Kanmu who founded Kyoto as the capital of Japan in 794 and later the 121st Emperor Komei, the last Emperor in the capital Kyoto, was added for dedication.

How to get to Heian-jingu

20 minutes from Kyoto Station to Kyoto-Kaikan-Bijutsukan-mae bus stop by Kyoto city bus No. 5 or 100 then three minutes on foot.

10 minutes on foot from Higashiyama station of subway Tozai line.

Hours and Admission

Except the gardens:

March 1 - 14 and September 1 - October 31: 6:00 -17:30
March 15 - August 31: 6:00 - 18:00
November 1 - the end of February: 6:00 - 17:00

Admission is free

Gardens:

March 1 - 14 and September 1 - October 31: 8:30 -17:00
March 15 - August 31: 8:30 -17:00
November 1 - the end of February: 8:30 -16:30

Admission:
Adults: 600 yen
Children: 300 yen