What other travelers are saying about Byodo-in Temple
It's on the 10yen coin!!!!
A great place to visit, be prepared for it to be a little busy with tourists.
Make sure you walk through the museum and see some of the national treasures of Japan (no photos allowed inside the museum).
This is my second visit to Byodoin and I still enjoyed it immensely.
Coming during autumn also gives you an opportunity to see some of the autumn colours.
If you're in the area, this is a must visit.
This was such a gorgeous temple. Definitely visit the phoenix hall. It's got some amazing history and design. The tour lasts around 30 minutes but it's in Japanese. The brochure is in English and explains the design of the building and history too.
You get some amazing photos of the temple especially with the reflection on the water.
A must visit if you are in Kyoto. Around 30 minutes train ride from Kyoto station and then another 10 minutes walking to temple. There is entrance fee 700JPY and then another entrance fee to actual temple. Please pay both is very worth it. Museum is magnificent , after you finish you visit enjoy a coffee-tea, chocolate matcha , with river view few minutes from the temple
5-6, Uji Renge
Uji, Kyoto
Japan 611-0021
This is one of the must visit temples in Kyoto. You'll see the image of it on the 10-yen coin. It's a little out of the way, but with many tea shops in the area also, it's well worth it. If the main entrance is really crowded, enter through the south entrance, which is usually much less crowded. As soon as you get in, buy a different ticket to enter the main temple building, this will get you a time slot to enter, which can be easier for an hour or more. You can then visit the rest of the site, and return to line up to enter the main temple closer to your time slot to enter. There is now a new museum that explains what you'll see in the main temple, so you'll want to go there first, after you get the ticket to it.
A very beautiful looking temple with the phoenix hall in the center! It was a wonderful experience because there were was not a large crowd of people visiting at the same time we were. Entry into the temple courtyard was 700 YEN and an additional 300 YEN if you want to visit the Phoenix Hall. It took us about 45 minutes to complete the entire tour from the entrance into the small air-conditioned museum, out to the exit.
