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
Kitano Tenmangū is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō Ward, Kyoto. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Kitano-Hakubaichō Station on the Kitano Line is about 450 m away in a straight line. Jurakudai is about 1.1 km off, and Kinkaku-ji about 1.2 km. We have not checked opening hours or events.
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
- Main Shrine, Kitano-tenmangu-No4-2020-07 — Tokyo-Good · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Main Shrine, Kitano-tenmangu-No2-2020-07 — Tokyo-Good · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Main Shrine, Kitano-tenmangu-No1-2020-07 — Tokyo-Good · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Main Shrine, Kitano-tenmangu-No1-2020-06 — Tokyo-Good · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kitanotenmanguu-ookuro — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kitano temmangu Sankomon-2 — Bergmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kitano temmangu Jishu Jinja — Bergmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kitano temmangu Honden — Bergmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kitano-tenmangu Kyoto Japan63n4350 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kitano-tenmangu Kyoto Japan48s5s3900 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
What this place is
Kitano Tenmangū (北野天満宮, Kitano-Tenmangu) is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
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: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kitano-Hakubaichō (Kitano Line), about 450 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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