What other travelers are saying about Heian Shrine
Beautiful shrine and well worth 600 yen to enter the gardens they were beautiful! Very peaceful and full of birdlife. Plenty of benches to take a rest and toilets throughout. The stepping stones are fun!
Pretty temple with different types of stunning traditional gardens and serene scenery.
A refreshing and calming escape amidst the bustling tourist areas!
Although you need to pay to access the gardens (temple access is free), I highly recommend visiting. Definitely worth the price. I was there from 2 to 4:30 PM, and the gardens were quiet with very few visitors.
Wonderful landscaped garden and pond. I happened to be here during Christmas, they have beautiful illumination at night for winter and it is absolutely breathtaking with the temple music, vapor effects and animated light shows. It is quite magical during the day and transforms into a fairy tale fantasy paradise at night during the illumination event.
This is my second visit, and I was so glad that I came back to see the garden with the stepping stones that were arranged like a dragon.
The leaves were starting to change colors. Plus I came after 4 pm around sunset so the garden was quiet. The overall feel was peaceful and relaxing. It served as a much needed break from touring the hectic city all day.
The entrance to the temple area is free but there is a 600 yen to see the garden and ponds. Came here during some special events; there were horses, old cars, and tons of people dressed up in old fashioned Japanese clothing and solders. Part of the temple was closed to avoid overcrowded. Garden seems to be in another world, not affected by the busy festival outside. The ponds are definitely beautiful. Lots of fish was and lotus flower. The tiny stream has tiny clams. I saw a kingfisher but it was too quick for me to take photos. There are long hallways and old buildings that they also reserved for weddings.
