Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Tōfuku-ji in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, takes its name from two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. It is one of the Kyoto Gozan, the five great Zen temples of Kyoto, and its mountain name is Enichi-san. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Fushimi Inari Taisha is about 1.1 km away in a straight line and Sanjūsangen-dō about 1.2 km. Toba-kaidō Station on the Keihan Main Line is about 550 m off. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- TofukujiHondo — PlusMinus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- TofukujiTsutenkyo Koyou — ＋－ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- TofukujiSanmon — PlusMinus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- TofukujiReiunin1 — Fg2 (uploader on Commons) · Public domain · source · resized
- TofukujiKaisando — PlusMinus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tofukuji-hattou — 京都府京都歴彩館デジタルアーカイブ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tofukuji-butsuden — [推定] 明石博高（Hiroakira Akashi：1839-1910） · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tofuku-ji, Gekkamon — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Myoanji — ＋－ at Japanese Wikipedia on Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kyoto 0478 — antomoro · FAL · source · resized
What this place is
Tōfuku-ji (東福寺) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. Tōfuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. It is one of the Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary sangō prefix is Enichi-san (慧日山).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Temple
Nearby station
Nearby station: Toba-kaidō (Keihan Main Line), about 550 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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