About the event
The temple’s evening opening offers a different perspective on its wooden stage and hillside setting. Autumn colour depends on the weather and is not guaranteed to peak on a particular date. Keep moving through busy viewpoints and avoid blocking paths for photos; tripods, monopods and drones are not permitted.
Plan your visit
- Hours & closure days
- 21–30 November, evening viewing from 17:30; last admission 21:00, closing 21:30.
- Admission
- Adults ¥500; elementary and junior-high school students ¥200.
- Tickets & booking
- No reservation required. Allow time for the uphill approach and possible queues before the final admission time.
Location & access
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
清水寺
1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Getting here
About 25 minutes on foot from Kiyomizu-Gojo Station. Approach via Kiyomizu-zaka to Nio-mon, or Chawan-zaka to the emergency-road entrance; some map apps suggest inaccessible routes.