Hieizan Free Pass: 1-Day Unlimited Rides on 6 Transport Modes

Required reading

• •A smartphone is required to purchase and use this digital ticket. Please note that you are responsible for any data communication fees incurred when purchasing or using the ticket.
• •If you are unable to present the QR code due to device malfunction, a dead battery, poor network connection, or other issues, you will not be able to use the pass. In such cases, you must purchase the necessary tickets separately to board.

Restrictions

• •Ticket exchange is mandatory for use. Please be sure to exchange your ticket at the designated ticket exchange location (Eizan Railway Demachiyanagi Station Information Desk). You cannot board by simply presenting the purchase screen.

Other notes

• •QR Code voucher
• •Valid for 1 person per ticket.
• •Can be used simultaneously for the number of people purchased. Please note that split usage (e.g., using tickets at different times) is not permitted.
• •A separate fare is required if you travel beyond the valid sections.
• •You have unlimited hop-on hop-off privileges within the following valid sections on the day of use only. Enryakuji Temple is about 60 minutes from Kyoto/Demachiyanagi, and about 40 minutes from Otsu/Hieizan-Sakamoto. ① Eizan Railway: Demachiyanagi to Yase-Hieizanguchi * Staff will check your ticket when you board and alight. The automatic ticket gates cannot be used, so please pass through the staffed window. https://eizandensha.co.jp/guide/ ② Eizan Cable & Eizan Ropeway: Cable Yase to Hiei Sancho (Mount Hiei Summit) * Staff will check your ticket when boarding the cable car, and at the Rope Hiei Station ticket gate for the ropeway. https://www.keifuku.co.jp/cms/eizan_timetable/ ③ Hieizan Shuttle Bus: Hiei Sancho (Mount Hiei Summit) to Yokawa * The driver will check your ticket when you alight. https://www.kojak.co.jp/uploads/hieizan-shuttlebus-jikoku2026.pdf ④ Sakamoto Cable: Cable Sakamoto to Cable Enryakuji * Staff will check your ticket at the ticket gate when boarding. https://sakamoto-cable.jp/guide/ ⑤ Kojak Kotsu Bus: Hieizan-Sakamoto Station to Cable Sakamoto Station * The driver will check your ticket when you alight. https://www.kojak.co.jp/uploads/ke-saka.pdf
• •By presenting this ticket, you can receive special discounts and privileges at the following facilities: [Hieizan Enryakuji Temple] - Group rate applied for the worship fee (Adults only) [Hieizan Enryakuji Temple - Enryakuji Kaikan] - 10% discount on cafe charges - 5% discount on shop/souvenir purchases [Garden Museum Hiei] (2026) - Admission fee (April 18 - November 23): 300 JPY off for adults, 150 JPY off for children (elementary school students) - Admission fee (November 24 - December 6): 150 JPY off for adults, 70 JPY off for children (elementary school students) * Closed every Wednesday and on April 28 (However, it will be open on April 29, May 6, August 12, and September 23).
• •[Eizan Railway Demachiyanagi Station Information] Address: 25-1 Tanaka Kamiyanagicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City Business Hours: 5:30 - 23:50 [About Ticket Exchange] Please bring your voucher and exchange it for a physical ticket at Demachiyanagi Station within 1 month from the date of purchase (and within the ticket's valid sales period).

📍 Meeting / Pick-up point