The best time to visit Gio-ji Moss Temple
Kyoto · Arashiyama
Quietest 9am–10am.
- Quiet window
- 9am–10am
- Quietest day
- 15-17
- Typical crowd
- Moderately busy
- Booking
- No booking needed
- Weather
- Part indoor, part out
- How long
- About 30 min
One tiny thatched hut in a carpet of moss — the smallest great temple in Kyoto.
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