Landmark · Kita · Kyoto
Daitoku-ji
Mossy walls, clipped pines, gardens the size of a room
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 90 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Kinkaku-ji 1.6 km · Kyoto Imperial Palace 2.4 km · Ryōan-ji 2.8 km. Not travel times.
Why Aura
A walled Zen precinct of sub-temples and gravel lanes. The main temple is rarely open, but Daisen-in, Ryōgen-in and Zuihō-in open all year for their small dry gardens; check each one's hours at its gate.
QuietLocal gemSolo
TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 90 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (5)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: Hours not in OpenStreetMap
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
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- kyoto-kankou.or.jp (Kyoto Prefectural Tourism Federation) — Daitoku-ji (main temple not open; sub-temples Daisen-in, Ryōgen-in, Zuihō-in open all year; Kōtō-in currently closed) · official · read 30 Sept 2026
- OSM way/969457939 · osm · read 30 Sept 2026
Also in this area
Kinkaku-jiKita · The gold-leaf pavilion mirrored in its pond. The route is one-way and short; go at 9:00 opening and continue to Ryōan-ji, twenty minutes' walk away.
Ryōan-jiUkyō · Fifteen stones on raked gravel, seen from the veranda of the abbot's hall. Sit for a while; then walk the pond garden around it.