2025 Ujitawara Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in June)

#KyotoTourism I went to Shojuin Temple, which I had always wanted to visit while sightseeing in Kyoto ☀️ I had been curious about it because I had seen a lot of heart-shaped photos on Instagram ✨ The entrance fee is 600 yen, and parking costs 300 yen 🙏 I went just before closing time, so there were few people and I was able to take as many photos as I wanted ✨ It's so cute 😍 The scenery seems to be different in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and soon you'll be able to see beautiful autumn leaves in the heart ✨ If you want to go to a cute place, this is the place for you ✨

Visited on 11/17 Shojuin Temple is located in Ujitawara-cho, about an hour by car from Kyoto city. The most unusual feature is the heart-shaped boar-eye window♥️ Looking through the heart, you can see autumn leaves🥰 It was a little early, but it was beautiful✨ You can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons depending on the season you visit😊 And the ceiling painting here is also magnificent🙌 No matter where you take a picture, it is beautiful🎵 If you have time during your trip to Kyoto, this is a temple you should definitely stop by❣️ *Shojuin Temple 149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto 610-0211 Train: Keihan Uji Station, JR Uji Station, Kintetsu Shintanabe Station → Keihan Uji Bus (take any of the 180, 182, or 184 lines) → get off at Ichu-mae → take the community bus → get off at Okuyamada → 10 minutes walk #Kyoto #Autumn leaves #Kyoto sightseeing #Shojuin #Furinji Temple #Heart #Ceiling painting #Kyoto trip

Shojuin Temple is famous for its heart-shaped boar-eye windows and brightly colored ceiling paintings! Every year, for three months from early summer to early autumn, the temple holds a "Wind Chime Festival" where about 2,000 wind chimes are displayed. 🎐 Because of the many wind chimes displayed, it is also called "Wind Chime Temple" 𓂃𓈒𓏸 June 1st to September 30th, 2025 9:00-16:30 (last admission 15 minutes before closing) *Closed on August 17th - During the special opening period of the secret Buddha Eleven-faced Kannon statue / 1,000 yen - During the regular Wind Chime Festival period / 800 yen 【dan dan cafe】 After visiting Shojuin, we recommend taking a break at a cafe where you can enjoy matcha while looking at the tea fields🍵 About 30 minutes by car from Shojuin🚗 The tea fields of Wazuka spread out in front of you, and you can enjoy matcha desserts such as matcha chiffon cake, matcha gelato, and matcha parfait✨ Business hours: 10:00-17:00 Closed on irregular days (check the official Instagram) Please come and visit🎐 #KyotoTourism #Uji #Shojuin #FurinTemple #FurinFestival #UjiCafe #kyoto #kyototrip #kyototravel

Shojuin Temple is a temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism located in Ujitawara-cho, Kyoto. The highlight is the inome window in each hall of Shojuin. It is said to bring happiness because the inome shape resembles a heart. Another highlight is that the ceiling is filled with 160 paintings by Japan's leading calligraphers and painters, and each hall is very vividly colored. In the summer, there is a wind chime festival where 2,000 wind chimes are decorated, and the temple located in a place rich in nature becomes a more gorgeous Japanese landscape, which is one of the pleasures of summer 🎐 📍Shojuin 149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto Prefecture 🕰️Visiting hours 9:30am - 4:30pm #Absolutely free trip #Kyoto #Shojuin

#GlobalTravel "Shojuin" in Uji is an old temple. The most eye-catching thing is the heart-shaped window called "Inome window". The original meaning is because the ancients believed that pigs' eyes are heart-shaped. The unique heart shape is not only cute and romantic, but also allows you to enjoy the scenery outside the window with distinct seasons. You can see different beauty in different seasons, which attracts many travelers to visit. Don't forget to look up and admire the paintings on the ceiling. There are over a hundred paintings on the ceiling, depicting the scenery of Japan in different seasons. The paintings are colorful and dazzling. If you go during the cherry blossom season, Shojuin Temple is open for special tours at night. We also booked a minibus from Uji Station to Shojuin Temple. Transportation to Shojuin is not very convenient, so it is recommended to do some research in advance to understand the transportation methods, or drive there yourself. 📍Address: Zheng Shouyuan

#aprilblooms The "Shinmei Shrine", which is located in a quiet forest in the back of the path, is the god of the difference and enshrines Amaterasu Omikami. Next to the shrine, there is a dead old tree of Kusu, which is worshipped as a sacred tree that "protects longevity". The inside is a cave, and it is said that the soldiers of the Minamoto clan who were defeated in battle put themselves in this cave of Kusu. The branch office of Shinmei Shrine is a stone shrine that fulfils one of women's wishes, commonly known as "Ishigami-san". Tamayorihime no Mikoto, who is enshrined here, had Okaigami, the guardian deity of the sea, as her father and was also the mother of Emperor Jinmu. It is said that there are many women-related benefits such as matchmaking and safe delivery, and in this place where there are many sea women, women have been worshipping for a long time.

〖 Shoujuin (Wind Chime Temple) / Shoujuin ◌𓈒𓐍 〗 Located in Ujitawara-cho, said to be the birthplace of green tea, this photogenic temple features a variety of wind chimes and ceiling paintings, as well as a cute heart-shaped window ✎𓈒𓂂𓏸 📷6-8 𓊆 Nozomi no Ma 𓊇 　⇰ A guest hall that means a resting place. From the "Inome window" known for its ♡ window, you can enjoy seasonal scenery such as cherry blossoms, greenery, autumn leaves, and snow. The window that you thought was a ♡ is actually in the shape of a boar's eye🐗, and is said to have the meaning of warding off evil📚 [Admission fee] No 📷9-13 𓊆 Main hall 𓊇 ⇰A wonderful place where you can be healed by the sound of about 2000 wind chimes and the lush greenery🌿 There were red wind chimes that look like candy apples, seasonal flowers, goldfish, and even a Teru Teru Bouzu☂️ [Admission fee] Yes ☞ 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏……………… ⚑ Shojuin (Fuurin Temple) 〒610-0211 167 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuku-gun, Kyoto Prefecture [Access] 🚙: Parking available Free (Donations for maintenance costs are required along with admission fees) 🚌Uji Tea Bus Round trip from Keihan Uji Station and JR Uji Station ః◌꙳✧ంః◌꙳✧ంః◌꙳✧ంః◌꙳✧ంః◌꙳✧ #Shojuin #Furinji #Let's go to Kyoto #Fashionable trip #Relaxing trip #Photogenic trip #Kyoto tourist spots #Kyoto outing #Kyoto photogenic spots #Breathtaking views trip #Domestic travel record line

Shojuin Temple (Furinji Temple), a super cute spot in Kyoto Aren't the autumn leaves seen through a heart-shaped window and the 160 paintings on the ceiling just too cute?! Each one was so cute that it made my heart dance. Access is not so good, so I recommend going by car. (Parking available) Best time to see the autumn leaves: Early to mid-November. 🕰️ Visiting hours: [April to October] 9:00 to 16:30 [November to March] 9:00 to 16:00 💰 Price per person: 500 yen (includes tea and sweets) 📍 Location: 330 Monyacho, Chiekoin-dori, Itsujiagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 602-8447 #0 yen travel autumn

A temple where you can relax with the sound of cool wind chimes The road to the parking lot is quite narrow, so be careful of cars The inside is a beautiful temple with a cute heart-shaped window! Please go and check it out Shojuin (Wind Chime Temple) 📍Address: 149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuku-gun, Kyoto 610-0211 🕰️Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 #0 yen trip

#KyotoTourism #Temple #Windchimes #Instagrammable Compared to Kyoto city, it is cooler. (Ceiling Painting) The reception hall has a boar-eye window and 160 ceiling paintings. Paintings with the theme of flowers and Japanese landscapes fill the ceiling of the reception hall. (Windchime Festival) More than 2000 windchimes are beautiful with their colors and sounds✨This place is also known as the Windchime Temple. It's a really wonderful place, so you can relax and enjoy sightseeing♪ ☑️149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto 610-0211 ☑️9:00-16:30

~ Tsuzuku District, Kyoto Prefecture ~ Shojuin Temple (Shojuin) from 6/1 to 9/30! Wind chime festival is being held! 🎐2,000 wind chimes, the sound of refreshing wind chimes, you can feel the summer atmosphere at this photogenic temple! 💡Point💡☑️2,000 various wind chimes🎐You can feel the summer atmosphere with sunflowers, hydrangeas, bellflowers, etc.♡☑️Flower water basinThere is a flower water basin with sunflowers, and a flower water basin that you can decorate yourself! The flower water basin made by visitors will be a wonderful memory! ☑️♡The view of fresh greenery peeking through the window! A hall with beautiful green leaves🌱It is a cute temple where you can feel the coolness of summer. ☑️Vivid ceiling painting! The modern and cute ceiling painting is also famous as a photogenic spot! The elegant ceiling painting is a must-see! ☑️You can also experience making your own wind chimes◎ ~My impressions after actually going there📝~It's a little far from the center, but it's a recommended spot to go to! Wind chimes, heart windows, ceiling paintings, and many other things to see! Wind chimes temple is recommended for those who want to take photos, those who want to go on a girls' trip, those who want to enjoy summer in a yukata, and those who want to enjoy summer in Kyoto🎐It's a recommended spot that anyone can enjoy♡ ➖Outing plan➖📍Spot nameShojuin Address: 149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuku-gun, Kyoto Prefecture Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 Cost: During the wind chime festival, admission fee is 800 yen (including sweets) Recommended: Summer wind chime festival ⚠Caution: It is recommended to go by car! ➖Access➖Bus🚌Ujicha bus (March 4, 2023 to December 10, 2023) "Holiday schedule" is in operation. Round trip from Keihan/JR Uji Station to our temple. Please check the official website of Shojuin Temple for the timetable. Car🚗・Approx. 30 minutes from Uji-nishi IC ~ Tsuzuku District, Kyoto Prefecture ~ Shojuin Temple (Shojuin) from 6/1 to 9/30! Wind chime festival is being held! 🎐 2,000 wind chimes, refreshing wind chimes, and a photogenic temple where you can feel the summer atmosphere! 💡Point💡 ☑️2,000 various wind chimes🎐You can feel the summer atmosphere with sunflowers, hydrangeas, bellflowers, etc.♡ ☑️Flower water basinThere is a flower water basin with sunflowers, and a flower water basin that you can decorate yourself! The flower water basin made by visitors will be a wonderful memory! ☑️♡The view of fresh greenery peeking through the window! A hall with beautiful leaves green🌱It is a cute temple where you can feel the coolness of summer. ☑️Vivid ceiling painting! The modern and cute ceiling painting is also famous as a photogenic spot! The elegant ceiling painting is a must-see! ☑️You can also experience making your own wind chimes◎ ~My impressions after actually going there📝 ~It's a little far from the center, but it's a recommended spot to go to! Wind chimes, heart windows, ceiling paintings, and many other photogenic spots! Wind chime temple is recommended for those who want to take photos, go on a girls' trip, enjoy summer in a yukata, and enjoy summer in Kyoto🎐 It's a recommended spot that anyone can enjoy♡ ➖Outing plan➖ 📍Spot nameShojuin Address: 149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto Prefecture Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 Cost: During the wind chime festival, admission fee is ¥800 (including sweets) Recommended: Summer wind chime festival ⚠Caution: It is recommended to go by car! ➖Access➖ Bus🚌Ujicha bus (March 4, 2023 to December 10, 2023) "Holiday schedule" is in operation. Please check the official website of Jojuin Temple for the round trip timetable from Keihan/JR Uji Station to our temple. By car: Approx. 30 minutes from Uji-nishi IC #Travel with me #japantrip #japantravel #japantemple #Shojuin #Wind chime festival #Wind chime temple #kyoto #kyototrip #kyototravel #Temples and shrines #Temples and shrines tour #Photogenic spots #Japanese travel tour #yukata #yukata #kimono #Japandress #Kyoto #Kyoto trip #Kyoto sightseeing #Kyoto tourist spots

🚩 Shojuin Tea and snacks are served in the main hall (*ˊᵕˋ*) Relax while looking at the garden This guest hall (Nokokuten no Ma) is the place I wanted to visit the most in Kyoto~🎵 It makes my heart flutter (**´艸`)♡ While there are many traditional temples, this temple has a cute modern design, but the inome (heart shape) is said to ward off misfortune and bring good fortune (ˊᵕˋ*) From the inome window, you can see various views throughout the seasons. 。 。 Cherry blossoms in spring, fresh greenery in summer, autumn leaves in fall, snowy scenery in winter, I want to visit every time~ I wanted to take a picture of the entire 160 ceiling paintings, but I didn't have the courage to lie down and take it (⸝⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ - ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀⸝⸝⸝) Next time!! ! ≣≣≣≣≣≣✿≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣ Address: 149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuku-gun, Kyoto Opening hours: 9am - 4:30pm ≣≣≣≣≣≣✿≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣ #Shojuin #KyotoTourism #KyotoTrip #Let'sGoToKyoto #gotokyoto #travelwithme

📍Shojuin, Kyoto This temple is famous for its photogenic "flower ceiling paintings" that cover the ceiling with 160 paintings, and the "heart-shaped inome window" in the reception hall. A line was formed to take a photo with the inome window. (The photo was taken by the person behind me.) It is also known as the "wind chime temple" that holds the wind chime festival every summer. This year, the wind chime festival will start in June 🎐 "Wind Chime Festival 2024" Saturday, June 1st to Monday, September 30th, 2024 *The wind chime festival is held every year from June to mid-September About 2,000 colorful wind chimes are displayed in the temple grounds, soothing both the eyes and the ears. 🌈✨ Ujitawara-cho, where Shoju-in Temple is located, is about 5℃ cooler than Kyoto city, making it the perfect place for sightseeing in Kyoto in the summer🫶 It is said that the idea was to hang wind chimes so that people could feel cool with the five human senses, "eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body," not just the temperature, but also the appearance and sound of the wind chimes, and that since wind chimes have long been believed to ward off evil, they were also hung in the hope of inspiring people to ward off evil, as was the case with Kannon, the principal deity of the temple🎐 "Eyes" See local wind chimes from all over Japan "Ears" Hear the sound of the wind chimes "Nose" Enjoy the scent of nature and tea fields "Tongue" Taste authentic tea in the town of tea "Body" Wind chime painting experience Local wind chimes from all 47 prefectures across Japan are also on display🤍 　　:☽ My excitement 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 🫶💛🧡 　☑︎ Over 2,000 colorful wind chimes☑ Photogenic heart-shaped window ☑ Comes with cute cookies original to Shojuin ☑ Wide variety of Goshuin stamps (5 types) ↑ I've also included the Goshuin stamp I got the last time I went. .※It's about an hour's drive from Kyoto Station and is in the mountains, so it's a little inconvenient to access🚗 The parking lot gets crowded on weekends, so they sometimes hand out numbered tickets! (We went around 10am on a Sunday and were able to park smoothly, but if you're going on the weekend, be careful⚠️) Add some excitement to your daily life:🌙 📍 Shojuin (Fuurin Temple) 📮 149 Okuyamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuku-gun, Kyoto Prefecture🅿️ About 60 cars Free (2 locations) 🕘 9:00-16:30👛 800 yen with tea and sweets (during the Wind Chime Festival) #Kinki Tourism #Scenic Spots #Kyoto #Kyoto Tourism #Kyoto Trip #Photogenic Spots

The birthplace of green tea, Uji-Tawara, is home to Shoujuin. This temple, true to Kyoto's character, has a history of 800 years and is also known as the Wind Chime Temple. Shoujuin, however, has a cute spot that is also recommended for girls' trips! It's the guest hall with heart-shaped boar's eye windows called 'Sokuten no Ma' 🩵 Boar's eye (inome) is one of the traditional Japanese patterns that has been used for about 1,400 years in the architectural decorations of temples and shrines. Additionally, there are 160 ceiling paintings, which are also cute 🩷 The temple staff even suggest lying down to look at them, and it was truly breathtaking when I did ✨ Access might be a bit difficult, but it's definitely a spot worth visiting.