Kyoto
Tenryu-ji's garden costs ¥500 (buildings ¥300 more), open 8:30–17:00; the bamboo path starts outside its North Gate. Randen is 5 minutes away, JR 13, Hankyu 15.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Chion-in's 2026 autumn light-up runs 17 Nov–6 Dec (¥800, last entry 21:00), and its New Year's Eve bell starts at 22:20 on 31 Dec. How 2025's bell tickets worked.
Official sources checked 2026-10-22Eikando's 2026 autumn exhibition runs 11 Nov–6 Dec (¥1,500, entry 9:00–16:00); the night light-up runs 20 Nov–6 Dec (¥1,000, 17:30–20:30). Same-day tickets only.
Official sources checked 2026-10-22Fushimi Inari Taisha is open 24 hours with no admission ticket listed. JR Inari Station is beside the gate; touring Mount Inari (233 m) takes about 2–3 hours.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Ginkaku-ji costs ¥1,000 for adults since April 2026 and opens 8:30–17:00 until 30 November, then 9:00–16:30. Buses, the autumn special viewing and the Philosopher's Path.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24Hanamikoji in Gion is a public street, but the lanes off it are private and closed to photography. What the Gion rules say, the 10,000 yen sign and maiko photos.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingCollect goshuin respectfully in Kyoto: visit the shrine or temple first, use a dedicated book and check whether the office offers handwriting or a paper seal.
Official sources checked 2026-10-16Kinkaku-ji opens 9:00–17:00 every day; entry is ¥500 for adults and ¥300 for school pupils, paid at the gate. How to get there by bus or subway, and when to go.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24Kiyomizu-dera opens at 6:00 and closes at 18:00 (18:30 in July–August). Autumn night viewing runs 21–30 November 2026 until 21:30. Bus 206 or 100 to Gojozaka.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Kyoto Imperial Palace is free with no booking. Katsura Villa (¥1,000, age 12+), Shugakuin and Sento (free, 18+) need a tour place: online lottery or 8:40 walk-in.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24Kyoto Railway Museum costs ¥1,500 for adults; the steam train ride is ¥300 extra. Open 10:00–17:00, closed most Wednesdays, 2 minutes from Umekoji-Kyotonishi.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25Kyoto City counted 47,735 machiya in 2008–09, 40,146 in 2016 and 34,580 in its FY2024 survey. What the losses mean, what the 2017 ordinance does, and how to stay in one.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingNijo Castle costs ¥800, or ¥1,300 with Ninomaru Palace. Entry 8:45–16:00, closed 29–31 Dec. Honmaru Palace (¥1,000 extra) needs a web reservation.
Official sources checked 2026-10-19Sanjusangendo costs ¥600 for adults. Winter hours from 16 November are 9:00–16:00, last entry 15:30. Bus 100, 206 or 208 from Kyoto Station, or Keihan Shichijo.
Official sources checked 2026-10-29You clap at a Shinto shrine and never at a Buddhist temple. The purification and worship sequence the shrines publish, and the documented Izumo exception.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingTofuku-ji's autumn period runs 14 November to 6 December: Tsutenkyo opens at 8:30, costs ¥1,000 and needs no advance booking. Fees, crowds and trains.
Official sources checked 2026-10-22To-ji's Kondo and Kodo cost ¥800; from 31 Oct to 13 Dec 2026 the pagoda's first floor opens (¥1,200 with both halls) and a ¥1,000 night light-up runs 18:00–21:30.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25