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Kyoto Ginkaku-ji Temple Approach camera

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MLIT's Kyoto National Highway Office camera shows the approach to Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto's Silver Pavilion. The pavilion and garden are not in frame.

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29 Sept 2026, 20:46 JST

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What does this camera show?

The MLIT camera shows the approach to Ginkaku-ji. For a look at the garden, check the temple’s official images separately.

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Visible scene
Approach road to Ginkaku-ji
Official operator
MLIT Kyoto National Highway Office
Camera location
Camera facility location · Kyoto
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What this view cannot tell you

A quiet street does not show queues inside the temple. The pavilion and garden are not in this frame.

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VIEWPOINTS & ACCESS

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The pin marks the camera facility or a documented reference point. Some cameras are on hotel roofs or broadcast buildings that visitors cannot enter. Check the entrance to the place you actually plan to visit.

The closest station by coordinates is Mototanaka Station, 1.6 km from the camera reference point in a straight line. This is not a verified walking route or recommended access station. Check the visitor destination and its official access information.

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Camera location

Camera facility location · 35.02719, 135.79665

Location source
Nearest rail stationMototanaka Station
1.6 kmstraight lineCheck the routeWalking time

The map also shows rail lines serving Mototanaka Station. The distance above is a straight line, not a walking time. Check the actual entrance and route below.

Walking routeBus & transitFirst / last train

The closest station in a straight line may not be the easiest way in. The route also ends at the camera reference point, so change it to the place you actually plan to visit. Check buses, journey time and first or last trains in the route results.

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Distances are straight lines between camera reference points, not actual journey distances or times.

Kyoto Ginkaku-ji Temple GroundsNo on-site preview · check the official source

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Kyoto Ginkaku-ji Temple Grounds

The official Ginkaku-ji website provides still images of the temple grounds, updated every three minutes. Unlike the Ginkaku-ji approach camera, this view is inside the grounds.

About 0.1 km · straight line

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Ginkaku-ji — Shokoku-ji Temple Group

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