The best time to visit Chion-in
Kyoto · Gion-Higashiyama
Quietest 9am–10am and 3pm–4pm; busiest 11am–1pm.
- Quiet window
- 9am–10am and 3pm–4pm
- Busiest
- 11am–1pm
- Quietest day
- Friday
- Typical crowd
- Moderately busy
- Booking
- No booking needed
- Weather
- Part indoor, part out
- How long
- About 45 min
A 74-tonne bell that takes 17 monks to ring, and Japan's largest wooden gate.
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