Kyoto · Okazaki / Nanzenji
A garden designed around water and distant hills.
Murin-an offers a more focused garden visit than a large temple circuit. Notice how water, open lawn and the Higashiyama backdrop work together, then slow down enough to see the composition change as you move.
- Booking
- Advance timed reservation recommended
- Admission
- Varies by date; check booking calendar
- Apr–Sep hours
- 09:00–18:00
- Oct–Mar hours
- 09:00–17:00
- Last entry
- 30 minutes before closing
- Suggested time
- 45–60 minutes
Book the garden before the rest
Entry is managed in hourly slots. Reservations open 30 days ahead and close at 15:00 the previous day; limited walk-in places may be available. Arrive for your booked time rather than treating the reservation as an open-ended ticket.
Understand what the ticket covers
The standard visit includes the garden, the main house’s first floor and the Western-style building. Other rooms and programmes have separate arrangements. The garden is associated with Yamagata Aritomo and gardener Ogawa Jihei; look for the relationship between canal-fed water and borrowed mountain scenery.
Location & access
Murin-an
31 Nanzenji Kusakawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Neighbourhood
Kyoto · Okazaki / Nanzenji
About 7 minutes on foot from Keage subway station.
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Sources & planning links
Visitor information checked on 2 November 2026. Suggested visit lengths are TokyoWaltz planning estimates. Check official notices for changes to hours, admission and access.