Heian Jingu Shinen Garden
京都府
National Scenic Beauty garden by Ogawa Jihei VII, where crimson weeping cherries in April symbolize Kyoto's spring
Founded
1895
Type
Shrine
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10 min walk from Higashiyama Station (Tozai Subway Line), or 5 min walk from Okazaki-koen Bijutsukan/Heian-jingu-mae bus stop
97 Okazaki Nishi-Tenno-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
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Shrine
Founded 1895
131 years
Enshrined Deity
（名勝庭園）
Buddhist Sect
Shinto
Overview
The Heian Jingu Shinen Garden is a strolling pond garden of approximately 33,000 square meters, laid out over about 30 years by the seventh-generation Ogawa Jihei when Heian Jingu was founded in 1895; it is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty. Comprising four gardens — East, Central, West, and South — the vast garden fed by Lake Biwa Canal water is adorned with seasonal flowers throughout…
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Origins
The Heian Jingu Shinen Garden was established in 1895 alongside the founding of Heian Jingu, which was built to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of Japan's capital to Kyoto. The garden was designed by the seventh-generation Ogawa Jihei, known as Ueji, who spent approximately 30 …
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Hours
Garden hours: Mar 1–Sep 30, 8:30 AM–6:00 PM (last entry 5:30 PM); Oct 1–31, 8:30 AM–5:30 PM (last entry 5:00 PM); Nov 1–end of Feb, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM (last entry 4:30 PM).
Admission
General: adults ¥600 (groups of 30+: ¥550), children ¥300. Half-price for visitors with a disability certificate.
As of 2026-07-17. Subject to change.
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