Tenjuan Temple/Garden

Hi,

Does anyone know if you're allowed to do pre-wedding photography in the gardens of Tenjuan Temple?
I can't find a contact email address to enquire. (I'm in Australia and can't call/speak Japanese)

Also, do you know if it would be busy on a weekday right as they open at 9am early April?
I've seen someone on Youtube have a private visit to this temple, does anyone know anything about this?

Thanks!

Tenjuan Temple is part of the Nanzen-ji Temple complex ... try contacting Nanzen-ji
https://nanzenji.or.jp/

If you want to have a photo wedding at a Kyoto temple, you should hire a professional company.
Maybe you can get a photo taken at Tenju-an if you ask them. https://www.photorait.net/search/kodawara_search/3?location_ids[]=26
This company also seems to have an e-mail address.
https://elle-pupa.com/kyoto-maedori/locations
https://elle-pupa.com/contact/
I'm sure there are other companies, so try searching by the keyword フォトウェディング 京都(Photo Wedding Kyoto).
By the way, I searched for フォトウェディング 京都 天授庵(Photo Wedding Kyoto Tenju-an), but the info didn't come up well.
If you have trouble with English on the day, you can ask for a volunteer guide who will translate for you. https://www.japan.travel/en/plan/list-of-volunteer-guides/
If it's a simple translation, Google Translate will do.

Tenjuan is our favourite of all temples, for the gardens.
We visited many years ago in Sakura season, and attempted to go in a few years later in Koyo season, but found the gates locked, and we were unable to find out why: nothing on any website and no information on the gates.

I have no idea how you would organise your photos, but I would agree a professional person would be the way to go.

https://nanzenji-or-jp.translate.goog/information/notices/20191001?_x_...

photographs using monopods or tripods, or taking photographs of models. Group photo shoots.
Photographing in wedding attire, unusual attire, or unusual attire.

I saw wedding photograph in Kondaiji park which is a public place. Perhaps professional photographer knows where is the permitted place so they choose this park which is less polular and less crowded.