Tenryu-ji is a major Rinzai Zen temple in Arashiyama district.This famously beautiful temple is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users. We recommend Tenryuji temple for a sunny day. Tenryuji Temple is the most important temple in Kyoto's Arashiyama district. It was ranked first among the city's five great Zen temples, and is now registered as a world heritage site. Tenryuji is the head temple of its own school within the Rinzai Zen sect of Japanese Buddhism. 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: ​Tenryu-ji Temple

  Address: 68 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho,Ukyo-ku,Kyoto 616-8385

  Telephone Number: 075-881-1235

  Opening Hours: 8:30-17:00(Last admission 16:50)

  Closed: Open Year Round Tenryuji's buildings are occasionally closed without notice for special ceremonies and other activities. ​The Hatto (where the Cloud Dragon is located) is also closed during New Years and Autumn ceremonies.

  General Admission Fee:  Garden only: High school students and older: 500JPY Elementary and middle school students: 300JPY Preschool children: Free Tenryu-ji Garden and Buildings:Admission fees are the same as above, plus 300JPY Special Admission to the Cloud-Dragon Painting in the Hatto (Dharma Hall): 500JPY. Please note that the Dharma Hall admission fee is separate from that for Tenryu-ji's garden and buildings.

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Available disability certificate issued in Japan required upon purchase 100JPY off for the person and one carer

  Home Page URL: https://www.tenryuji.com/en/

  Access

  Nearest Bus Stop: Arashiyama Tenryu-ji Mae bus stop,Kyoto city bus #11, 28, or 93

  Distance from Nearest Bus Stop: Right in front of the temple

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

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

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 30 minutes

  Parking for those with Disabilities: None but ask staff at the entrance and they will give you priority.

  Multilingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accessible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessibility

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: No

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）: No

  Elevator: No

  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: 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: 200m

  Parking Attendants Available: Yes at the entrance

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: None but ask staff at the entrance and they will give you priority.​

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​None

  Vehicle Available to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: Available with permission from the staff
• Toilet

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Available

  Door Style: Sliding Door

  Door Width: 87 cm

  Handrail Available: L bar style & adustable U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: N/A

  Ostomate-compatile facilities: None

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: None

  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: N/A

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest bus stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 1

Restrooms

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 2

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Information & Guidance System

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• 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 gravel path

  Inaccesible Areas to those with physical disabilities: Main hall and garden

  Rest Area: Yes, Free rest area available

  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: N/A

  Braille Labelled Handrails: N/A
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: N/A

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Main hall

  Audio Guide Available: No

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: None

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

  Speech to Text Conversion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: Some English available, some Chinese & Korean available

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: None

  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: None

  Width Inside Elevator:  N/A

  Door Width: N/A

  Wheelchair Accesible Control Panel: N/A

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: N/A

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors: N/A

  Braille on Control Panel: N/A

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​N/A

  Multilingual Guidance: N/A

  Multilingual Control Pannel: N/A