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Southern Kyoto: Journey to Jōruri-ji & Its Pure Land Garden

By DeepExperience
Free cancellation available
Price is $179 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Step into a living vision of paradise at Jōruri-ji, the only surviving Pure Land garden in Japan with its original 11th-century layout. Expert guide will escort you seamlessly from the station into a serene world of ancient architecture, lotus-filled ponds, and sacred Buddhist symbolism—off the beaten path and untouched by crowds. Whether you're a garden lover, a spiritual seeker, or a culture enthusiast, this immersive journey offers a rare chance to experience Japan's timeless beauty and wisdom up close. Don’t just visit a temple—enter a thousand-year-old prayer brought to life.

Activity location
  • Joruri Temple
    • 40 Ofudaba Kamochonishi,
    • 619-1135, Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Kamo Station
    • 1 Chome
    • 619-1153, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan

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Southern Kyoto: Journey to Jōruri-ji & Its Pure Land Garden
  • Earn $5.37
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 2:30PM
Price details
$178.91 x 1 Adult$178.91
Total
Price is $178.91
Until Fri, Mar 13

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bus transfer from the station to the temple
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Your guide will escort you all the way from the station to inside the temple.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of Jōruri-ji Temple and its garden

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Joruri Temple
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Jōruri-ji Temple in southern Kyoto is the only surviving Pure Land-style garden in Japan where a serene pond divides a three-story pagoda enshrining Yakushi Nyorai on the east and a hall housing nine 11th-century Amida Nyorai statues on the west, faithfully expressing Buddhist cosmology through spatial design, and though its remote location makes access challenging, a knowledgeable guide will escort you by bus from the nearest station, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the temple’s spiritual landscape and seasonal beauty.

Location

Activity location
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    Joruri Temple
    • 40 Ofudaba Kamochonishi,
    • 619-1135, Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Kamo Station
    • 1 Chome
    • 619-1153, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan

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