What other travelers are saying about Shitenno-ji Temple
A beautiful place...
A peaceful place.
The beauty of people and the nice and welcome of the people working inside..the temple..
And the smile of the gentlemen that sell to us incense stick to offer at temple ,his patience to explain to us the story of temple..
It's one of the most emotional places ever visited
Worth visiting.
I was there in the morning as majority of the stores and other places open after 11am. It was quiet and not crowded at all! Apart from me, there was a school excursion and people who were there for buddhist ceremonies.
- inside the wall are beautifully painted and tell a story of the Buddhism from India to Japan.
- extremely well maintained as it went through a renovation after the WWII.
- be respectful: be quiet and do not take pictures inside where the ceremonies are conducted.
You should definitely check it out.
It wasn't something on our Radar but being 15 minutes walk away from our accommodation and some time, we walked and it was totally worth it. The original being such and old temple was what made me want to go and with vast grounds and lots to look at, great online explanations via QR code, it was worth every bit. Small fee (Y500) to get into the main temple but very picture worthy.
We visited Shitennō-ji Temple beginning of January in the morning. There weren’t a lot of people, so it felt very peaceful. It’s the perfect place to take amazing photos. We went up the pagoda, you have to take your shoes off at the entrance and you are not allowed to take pictures inside, which I think made us admire its beauty even more. The entrance was ¥500 at the time. Totally worth the visit.
Beautiful and well maintained Buddhist shrine and temple. The tower at the center can be visited (without shoes) but I was a bit disappointed by its content.
The rest of the buildings contains wonderful idols of Buddha and well decorated walls.
Worth the entrance fees, be beware, your ticket only gives you access to one site out of the 3 printed on it. We were refused at the museum entrance because we thought it was a ticket for the 3 places. (Our bad, out the translation is wrong somehow)
The free area worth the visit as well.