Saihō-ji · Kokedera · Kyoto: visitor guide

West Kyoto · UNESCO · Moss garden

This is not a walk-up visit: online booking is required and the programme may begin with a short sutra or devotional experience. Your entry time is assigned through booking, so build the day around it.

56 Matsuo Jingatanicho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto

Only at the entry time shown in your reservation

Advance booking · From ¥4,000 + ¥110 booking fee

Reservation required · Online from two months ahead until the day before

After May–June rain; subject to availability

About 90–120 minutes

Follow all conservation and worship instructions carefully.