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Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion

Kita · Kyoto: Arashiyama & the north-west · Japan

★★★★★   Museum & culture

What it costs a family of four

JPY 2,000

about AED 49.96

2 adults and 2 children aged 6 and 14, priced against this venue’s own published age bands.

What to know

VERIFIED at about 500 yen. Two floors covered in gold leaf, reflected in a pond, and UNESCO listed. The current building is a 1955 reconstruction - a novice monk burned the original down in 1950, which became a famous novel. THE ROUTE IS ONE-WAY AND TAKES 40 MINUTES; there is one view and everyone is queuing for it. First thing in the morning or in snow.

The details

Adult ticket500
Child ticketCheck official booking
Typical visit1 hour
Opening hoursDaily 09:00-17:00
Indoors or outOutdoors
RegionKansai, Japan
Prices quoted inJPY

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Official page: https://www.shokoku-ji.jp/en/kinkakuji/

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Nearby in Kyoto: Arashiyama & the north-west