The best time to visit Otagi Nenbutsu-ji

Kyoto · Arashiyama

Quietest 9am–10am.

Quiet window
9am–10am
Quietest day
15-16
Typical crowd
Moderately busy
Booking
No booking needed
Weather
Part indoor, part out
How long
About 30 min

1,200 stone arhats carved by amateurs in the 1980s — no two faces alike.

Want Otagi Nenbutsu-ji at the right hour?

Our planner slots it into your Kyoto day at its quiet window — around the rest of your plan — in about a minute.

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