Japan time (JST)
How busy is Byodoin today?
Byodoin, Uji (Kyoto). Garden 8:45–17:30, last entry 17:15, every day.
Moderate
Busiest hour forecast (12:00–13:00)
Best window today: 8:45–10:00 and after 16:00
Phoenix Hall interior tickets
Likely to last until the last sessions (last tickets around 15:15)
Estimated wait for the Phoenix Hall interior today: 1–1.5 hours.
Official estimate (2025 data): about 1 hour.
- 8:45–10:00Light
- 10:00–11:00Moderate
- 11:00–12:00Moderate
- 12:00–13:00Moderate
- 13:00–14:00Moderate
- 14:00–15:00Moderate
- 15:00–16:00Moderate
- 16:00–17:00Light
- 17:00–17:30Quiet
Today.
Forecast based on visitor patterns, season and weather. Not official information.Based on a Tuesday in October.The waiting time starts from the temple's own 2025 estimates (source), adjusted for the smaller sessions, the season and the weather.
On busy days, the museum's video room and excavated-artifacts corner may be closed. The video room shows the hall's interior colours restored in CG, the closest thing to an English explanation of the inside. Temple notice (Japanese)
How the Phoenix Hall tickets work — read before you queueWeather in Uji today and tomorrow
- Tue 20 Oct · Cloudy · 50% chance of rain
- Wed 21 Oct · Cloudy · 23–29°C · 70% chance of rain
The JMA forecast for southern Kyoto Prefecture appears here when it can be loaded. Without it, the forecast on this page has no weather adjustment.
JMA forecast for southern Kyoto Prefecture, issued 20 Oct 17:00 JST.
Weather data: Japan Meteorological Agency. When the day's forecast is rain, our crowd and waiting-time forecasts go down by 20%; snow, by 15%.
Three things to know before you go
- 1
Admission alone does NOT include the Phoenix Hall interior.
The ¥700 ticket covers the garden and the Hoshokan Museum. Going inside the hall is a separate ¥300 ticket, bought in the garden.
- 2
Interior tickets are same-day, timed, and limited (35 per session).
No advance booking. Sales start at 9:10 and end when the day's 21 sessions are full.
- 3
The interior tour is in Japanese only — read our English guide before you go.
Ask for the English leaflet at the interior reception, and read what you'll see inside on our guide page.
Planning your visit
Phoenix Hall interior: tickets, all 21 times, waits by month, what you'll seeHow to get to Byodoin from Kyoto Station (JR vs Keihan)On the same day out
Fushimi Inari is on the same JR Nara Line, between Kyoto Station and Uji. Fushimi Inari Today has its crowd forecast.
Carrying luggage? Bag2Gate is a luggage storage and delivery service from the same team.
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