Eikando Zenrinji is famous as 'the maple leaf temple" in Autumn and the foliage is made more magical by its evening illumination. This period draws huge crowds, but the temple is worth visiting throughout the year. The temple is located just south of the Philosopher's Path  in central Higashiyama. Its grounds are expansive, with many buildings connected by covered walkways. This famously beautiful temple is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users. It has an elevator and a wheelchair stairlift.
​Please see below for information in English on the temple.

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Eikando Zenrinji temple

  Address: 48 Eikando-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-city

  Telephone Number: 075-761-0007

  Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00(Last admission:16:00)

  Closed: Closed to Open Year Round

  General Admission Fee: Adult: 600yen Students: (Middle school and younger) 400 yen

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Yes

  Home Page URL: http://www.eikando.or.jp/English/index_eng.html

  Access

  Nearest Bus Stop: Take the city bus Route 5 from Kyoto station Bus stop: Nanzen-ji Eikando-michi

  Distance from Nearest Bus Stop: 350m

  Approximate travel time from bus stop: 5 minute walk
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: Yes as there are inside and roofed areas

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: About 1 hour including the garden

  Parking for those with Disabilities: Yes (Unable to park during the Treasures Exhibition)

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）:  Barrier Free Entrance

  Wheelchair accessible Entryway option(Slope）: Slope, lift and elevator

  Elevator: 1 wheelchair stairlift and 1 elevator

  Nursing Room Available: No

  First Aid Room: No

  Babysitting/Childcare: No

  Sensory Room: No

  Prayer Room:​ ​No

  Service Dogs Allowed:　N/A

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: Yes

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: N/A

  Other Available Rentals: N/A
• Parking Area

  Map from Parking to Facility Available: N/A​

  Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: N/A

  Surface type of Parking Area: ​N/A

  Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: No

  Distance from Parking Area to an Indoor Facility: N/A

  Parking Attendents Available: N/A

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available:  Available but please inquire at the temple​

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​N/A

  Vehicle Avaible to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: N/A
• Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Available

  Door Style: Sliding Door

  Door Width: 86cm

  Handrail Available: L bar style & adjustable U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes

  Ostomate-compatile facilities: Yes

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​Yes

  Diaper Changing Bed: Yes

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: N/A​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: Braille on Toilet Operational Panel, No Braille Map

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: N/A

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Restrooms

Wheelchair stairlift

Elevator

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

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• Facility

  Layout plan of buliding available/Map: Yes (brochure) http://www.eikando.or.jp/English/Precincts_II.pdf

  Wheelchair accessible: Yes (You are requires to change to temple's wheelchair to access the building)

  Type of Door: Sliding door

  Width of Doorway: N/A

  Stairsways present: Yes

  Staircase information/ Step Height: Please refer to photos

  Methods of avoiding steps for wheelchair users: Lift, elevator and slope​

  Width of aisles in building: Over 80cm

  Availability of tactile floor plans and models to show facilities: N/A

  Possibly Hazardous Areas: N/A

  Availability of Braille blocks at entrances and exits, elevator, stairs, etc: N/A

  Other information: N/A

  Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Stone paving, garden path is gravel

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

  Accesibility Path around Steps: slope

  Pathway Surfaces: Wooden floor and stone paving, garden path is gravel

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Tatami room, bridge in the garden

  Rest Area: N/A

  Braille Ground Blocks : N/A

  Braile Exhibit Guide Information: N/A

  Other difficult to traverse areas: Temple treasure exhibition period when crowded

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: Yes

  Handrail Available:Yes

  Braille Labelled Handrails: Yes
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: 1 wheelchair stairlift and 1 elevator

  Wheelchair Accessible Control Panel: Yes, See photo
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Tatami room, bridge in the garden​​

  Audio Guide Available: No

  ​Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: No

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Hearing impaired & Deaf: No

  Speech to Text Conversion Available: No

  Multilingual Displays: Some places

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: No

  Accommodations provided by Staff

  Staff trained to accommodate those with Physical Dissabilities: No​

  Staff trained to accommodate the Visually Impaired & Blind: No

  Staff trained to accomodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: No

  Staff can use Sign Language: No

  Multilingual Staff Available: No