Ryoanji Temple is a Zen temple in Kyoto famous for its rock garden.
This famously beautiful temple is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users.
​We recommend Ryoanji Temple for a sunny day. 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: ​Ryoanji Temple

  Address: 616-8001 Kyoto Ukyo-ku GoryonoshitachoRyoanji 13

  Telephone Number: 075-463-2216

  Opening Hours: 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.(Mar-Nov) 8:30.am-4:30p.m(Dec-Feb)

  Closed: Open Year Round

  General Admission Fee: Adult:600yen High school student:500yen Elementary /Junior high school student:300yen Under 6years old:Free

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Must present disability certificate issued in Japan upon purchase Adult:300yen High school student:300yen Elementary /Junior high school student:200yen Under 6years old:Free

  Home Page URL: http://www.ryoanji.jp/smph/eng/

  Access

  Nearst Station/Bus Stop: Ryoanji mae bus stop,Kyoto city bus No.59

  Distance from Nearst Station/Bus Stop: Right in front of the bus stop

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: Right in front of the bus stop
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: Not good for rainy days, All outdoors

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 30-60 mintues

  Parking for those with Disabilities:Yes(inquiry required）

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: N/A

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）: Slope

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: None

  First Aid Room: None

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed:　Yes

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: No

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: No

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Parking Area

  Map from Parking to Facility Availale: None​

  Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: N/A

  Surface type of Parking Area: ​Asphalt

  Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: No

  Distance from Parking Area to an Indoor Facility: 110m

  Parking Attendents Available: Yes at the office

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Yes, 4 spaces​

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​None

  Vehicle Avaible to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: The parking is right next to the temple
• Toilet

  Restroom Entryway Width: N/A

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: N/A

  Western Style Toilets Available: N/A

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available:N/A

  Availability of heated bidet: N/A

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Available

  Door Style: Sliding Door

  Door Width: 80 cm

  Handrail Available: Adustable U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes

  Ostomate-compatile facilities: Yes

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: N/A

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​No

  Diaper Changing Bed: Yes

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: No

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Toilet

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Information & Guidance System

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Some, cobblestone paths

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

  Accesibility Path around Steps: Slope

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths cobblestone or concrete

  Inaccesible Areas to those with physical disabilities:  Offering Hall

  Rest Area: None

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braile Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: None

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: No

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Most areas,There is special route for wheelchair users, but no guide map

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Main hall

  Audio Guide Available: No

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: Stone garden model in the main hall

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Hearing impaired & Deaf: None

  Speech to Text Conversion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: None

  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
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: １, From Main Shrine to Senbon-torii Gate

  Width Inside Elevator:  160x148cm

  Door Width: 90cm

  Wheelchair Accesible Control Panel: Yes, See photo

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: Yes, See photo

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors: Yes

  Braille on Control Panel: Yes

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​Yes

  Multilingual Guidance: Yes, English

  Multilingual Control Pannel: N/A