Ninnaji Temple Autumn Light-up (Sea of Clouds)
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Ninnaji Temple Autumn Light-up (Sea of Clouds)

Ninnaji Temple

location
Ninnaji Temple
Next date
Sat, Oct 24
period
October 24, 2026 (Sat) - December 13, 2026 (Sun)
Time
Fridays, weekends and public holidays, 18:30–21:00 (entry 18:00–20:30; on Nov 20 entry opens at 18:30)
No light-up on Nov 8 (Sun) and Nov 28 (Sat)
cost
Adults ¥2,800 / free for high school students and younger
access
About 3 minutes on foot from Omuro-Ninnaji Station on the Randen (Keifuku) Kitano Line. By car, about 40 minutes from the Kyoto-minami interchange on the Meishin Expressway; there is a coin-operated car park on the east side of the temple.

Why You Should Visit

Ninnaji, a UNESCO World Heritage temple in northwest Kyoto, lights up its autumn maples after dark, with artificial mist spreading a "sea of clouds" through the grounds so the National Treasure Kondo hall seems to float above it. This year's edition adds a sound installation billed as the "528Hz Healing Sound Garden." It runs on Fridays, weekends and holidays from late October to mid-December, so you can catch the foliage at different stages across seven weeks. Admission is ¥2,800 for adults and free for high school students and younger. A good pick if you know Ninnaji for its spring Omuro cherry blossoms and want to see its autumn night side.

Essentials

There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Ninnaji Temple, and 3 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

NOTE

Highlights

  • Illuminated autumn foliage with an artificial-mist "sea of clouds" around the Kondo hall
  • A sound garden using 528Hz tones

Special goshuin stamp: "Amida Nyorai and Autumn Leaves"

  • Available on light-up nights (Fri, weekends, holidays)
  • 18:30–20:30
  • ¥700 each
  • At the nokyosho office in front of the Kondo (pre-written only)

Stay plan with light-up admission

  • Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto sells a Ninnaji light-up stay plan
  • Stay dates match the light-up nights (Fri, weekends and holidays from 24 Oct to 13 Dec, excluding 8 and 28 Nov)
  • From ¥27,660 per room for two, including breakfast, light-up tickets, tax and service; also includes a 20% dinner discount at the hotel restaurants

* The light-up may be cancelled on some nights for religious services; cancellations are posted on the Ninnaji website

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FAQ

Is the light-up held every night?
No. It runs only on Fridays, weekends and public holidays, and not on Nov 8 (Sun) or Nov 28 (Sat).
Do children need to pay?
No. High school students and younger get in free; adults pay ¥2,800.
What time is last entry?
Entry closes at 20:30 and the light-up ends at 21:00. Entry opens at 18:00 (18:30 on Nov 20 only).

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