Do you happen to know the floating flowers in a basin at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto?
Some temples decorate the basin which is for purifying visitor’s hands.
It becomes a popular eye-catching of sightseeing.
Here’s a little information about Kyoto that helps you see the floating flowers.
Yokokuji Temple
We’ve posted the article about this temple before. Yokokuji Temple is the best-known temple for floating flowers in the basin. You must take pictures of the flowers there if you stand in front of the basin. It’s so fabulous and fascinating.
The best season is early summer and fall but the temple decorates the basin with seasonal flowers beautifully in daily time.
vol59:The Great Hydrangea Garden in Kyoto.
Information
The Floating Flowers:
You can see all the time except the replacement day.
Address:
2, Jyododani Donotani, Nagaoka kyō city, Kyoto, 617-0855
Access:
Take the Hankyu Line and get off at Nagaokatenjin Station.
Take the Hankyu Line and get off at Nishiyamatennozan Station.
Take the JR Line and get off at Nagaokakyo Station.
*It is available any of the three.
It takes about 60 minutes on foot from the station.
It takes about 10~15 minutes by taxi from the station. (1400 yen/one way)
Shorinji Temple
If you plan to go to Fushimiinari Taisha Shrine, why don’t you stand by this temple?
Shorinji Temple offers a Zazen meditation and floating flowers in the basin.
The temple is small and cozy so you can usually see the flowers on specific days.
This year you can see them even on weekdays for now.
The temple gives information on Twitter and Instagram.
If you stop by and see, please pray for the main deity.
Information
The Floating Flowers:
Not Fixed
Open
9:00~16:00
Address:
15-795 Honmachi, Higashiyama Ku, Kyoto, 605-0981
Access:
・8-minute walk from JR/ Keihan “Tofukuji” Sta.
・4-minute walk from “Tofukuji” bus stop by city bus #202,#207 or #208 at Kyoto Sta.
Reikanji Temple
Reikanji Temple is open only on specific days in spring and fall. This year, it opens to hold the exhibition of treasures from January 1 to March 8. You can see the floating flowers as well in this event week. If you can’t visit there during the exhibition week, the next one is held from March 20 to April 5.
The temple doesn’t have own website though, it posts pictures on Instagram.
Information
The Floating Flowers:
January 1 to March 8, 2020
Address:
12 Shishigatani Goshonodancho, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, 606-8422
Access:
・7-minute walk from “Shinnyodo-mae” or “Kinrin Shako-mae” bus stop on the Kyoto bus #5 at Kyoto Sta.
・3-minute walk from “Miyanomae cho” bus stop on the Kyoto bus #100 at Kyoto Sta.
Admission Fee:
Older than 12-year old 600 yen / Under 12-year old 300 yen
Do you need more information?
You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application “KoI APP”.
With this application, even if you don’t have Wi-Fi, you can find nearby stores and so on.
You can install the application from the following URL.
