Ninna-ji · Kyoto: visitor guide

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Northwest Kyoto · UNESCO · Omuro palace

Ninna-ji

The main grounds are normally free, while the Goten palace area is ticketed and cherry season may use special admission. It sits efficiently on the same route as Kinkaku-ji and Ryoan-ji.

33 Omuro Ouchi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto

Usually 9am–5pm · Last entry 4:30pm · May close earlier in winter

Main grounds free · Goten ¥800

Main grounds free · Special cherry-season admission may apply

Mid-April for Omuro cherries; morning otherwise

60–90 minutes

Check photography signs inside the Goten rooms.

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