KYOTO Tourist Guide

■Central Kyoto

●Nijo Castle (Nijojo)―①

Nijo Castle was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867). His grandson Iemitsu completed the castle's palace buildings 23 years later and further expanded the castle by adding a five story castle keep.

After the Tokugawa Shogunate fell in 1867, Nijo Castle was used as an imperial palace for a while before being donated to the city and opened up to the public as a historic site. Its palace buildings are arguably the best surviving examples of castle palace architecture of Japan's feudal era, and the castle was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1994.

■Getting There

The entrance of Nijo Castle is a short walk from Nijojo-mae Station along the Tozai Subway Line.

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From Kyoto Station, take the Karasuma Subway Line to Karasuma-Oike Station and transfer to the Tozai Line to Nijojo-mae Station. The whole trip takes about 20 minutes and costs 260 yen. Alternatively, the castle can be reached from Kyoto Station by Kyoto City Bus Line numbers 9, 50 or 101 (20 mins, 230 yen) or from Shijo-Kawaramachi by Kyoto City Bus Line number 12 (15 mins, 230 yen).

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Take the Tozai Subway Line from Higashiyama Station to Nijojo-mae Station(7 mins 210 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus Line number 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Shijo-Karasuma Bus Stop(15 mins ,250 yen). And change trains to the Karasuma Subway Line to Karasuma-Oike Station and transfer to the Tozai Line to Nijojo-mae Station.

●Nishiki Market―②

Nishiki Market is a narrow, five block long shopping street lined by more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood and sushi.

Nishiki Market has a pleasant, but busy atmosphere that is inviting to those who want to explore the variety of culinary delights that Kyoto is famous for. The stores found throughout the market range in size from small narrow stalls to larger two story shops. Most specialize in a particular type of food, and almost everything sold at the market is locally produced and procured.

■Getting There

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The Nishiki Market street runs parallel to Shijo Avenue, one block north of Shijo Avenue. It can be reached on foot in less than five minutes from Shijo Station on the Karasuma Subway Line (11 mins, 260 yen from Takeda Station).

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From Higashiyama Station, take the Tozai Subway Line to Karasuma-Oike Station and transfer to the Karasuma Line to Sijo Station(12 mins, 210 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus number 82, 82C, 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Shijo-Kawaramachi Bus Stop(12 mins ,250 yen).

●Kyoto Imperial Palace―③

The Kyoto Imperial Palace used to be the residence of Japan's Imperial Family until 1868, when the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is located in the spacious Kyoto Imperial Park (Kyōto Gyoen), an attractive park in the center of the city that also encompasses the Sento Imperial Palace and a few other attractions.

The current Imperial Palace was reconstructed in 1855 after it had burnt down and moved around town repeatedly over the centuries. The complex is enclosed by long walls and consists of several gates, halls and gardens. The enthronement ceremonies of Emperors Taisho and Showa were still held in the palace's main hall, but the present Emperor's ceremony took place at the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

■Getting There

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Kyoto Imperial Palace is a 17 mins subway ride from Takeda Station along the Karasuma Subway Line. Get off at Marutamachi or Imadegawa Station. Imadegawa Station is closer to the Imperial Agency Office and the entrance gate of the Imperial Palace.

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From Higashiyama Station, take the Tozai Subway Line to Karasuma-Oike Station and transfer to the Karasuma Line to Imadegawa Station(12 mins, 260 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus number 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Shijo-Karasuma Bus Stop(14 mins ,250 yen). And change trains to the Karasuma Subway Line to Imadegawa Station(6 mins, 260 yen).

●Pontocho―④

Pontocho is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alley running from Shijo-dori to Sanjo-dori, one block west of Kamogawa River. The alley is packed with restaurants on both sides offering a wide range of dining options from inexpensive yakitori to traditional and modern Kyoto cuisine, foreign cuisine and highly exclusive establishments that require the right connections and a fat wallet.

Most of the restaurants along the eastern side of the alley overlook Kamogawa River. From May to September, many of them build temporary platforms over the flowing water where patrons can dine out in the open air. Known as kawayuka, this type of dining was developed as a way to beat the summer heat and is a great way to try some traditional Kyoto cuisine while taking in the cooling effects of the flowing water and the lively summer atmosphere. Advance reservations for kawayuka are recommended especially on Fridays and Saturdays.

■Getting There

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Pontocho is a 11 mins subway ride from Takeda Station along the Karasuma Subway Line. Get off at Shijo Station. Cost is 260 yen. And change trains to the Hankyu Kyoto Line at Karasuma Station, get off Kawaramachi Station(2 mins, 150 yen)

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From Higashiyama Station, take the Tozai Subway Line to Karasuma-Oike Station and transfer to the Karasuma Line to Imadegawa Station(12 mins, 260 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus routes 82, 82C, 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Shijo-Kawaramachi Bus Stop(12 mins ,250 yen).

●Honganji Temples―⑤

Nishi Honganji and Higashi Honganji are two large temples in the center of Kyoto. As headquarters of the two factions of the Jodo-Shin Sect (True Pure Land Sect), one of Japan's largest Buddhist sects, they are a good place to experience contemporary Japanese Buddhism.

Nishi Honganji (West Honganji) was built in 1591 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, after the sect's former head temple, Ishiyama Honganji in Osaka had been destroyed by Oda Nobunaga due to the temple's interference in politics. Nishi Honganji is the head temple of the Honganji faction of the Jodo-Shin sect with over 10,000 subtemples across the country and 200 temples overseas.

■Getting There

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The Honganji temples are located a 15 mins walk north of Kyoto Station.

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Take the Kyoto City Bus Routes 5 from Jingumichi Bus Stop. Get off at Nishihongannji-mae Bus Stop(28 mins, 230 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus routes 82、84、92 from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop, get off at Kiyomizumichi Bus Stop(15 mins ,250 yen) and walk for 13 mins.

 

■Eastern Kyoto

●Kiyomizudera Temple―⑥

Kiyomizudera is one of the most celebrated temples of Japan. It was founded in 780 on the site of the Otowa Waterfall in the wooded hills east of Kyoto, and derives its name from the fall's pure waters. The temple was originally associated with the Hosso sect, one of the oldest schools within Japanese Buddhism, but formed its own Kita Hosso sect in 1965. In 1994, the temple was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.

Kiyomizudera is best known for its wooden stage that juts out from its main hall, 13 meters above the hillside below. The stage affords visitors a nice view of the numerous cherry and maple trees below that erupt in a sea of color in spring and fall, as well as of the city of Kyoto in the distance. The main hall, which together with the stage was built without the use of nails, houses the temple's primary object of worship, a small statue of the eleven faced, thousand armed Kannon.

■Getting There

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Kiyomizudera can be reached from Kyoto Station by bus number 100 or 206 (15 minutes, 230 yen). Get off at Gojo-zaka or Kiyomizu-michi bus stop, from where it is a 10 mins uphill walk to the temple.

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Take the Kyoto City Bus Line number 100 from Jingumichi Bus Stop to Kiyomizumichi Bus Stop(9 mins, 230 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus routes 82、84、92 from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop, get off at Gojozaka Bus Stop(15 mins ,250 yen) and walk for 13 mins.

●Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion) ―⑦

Ginkakuji is a Zen temple along Kyoto's eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today's temple, modeling it after Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), his grandfather's retirement villa at the base of Kyoto's northern mountains (Kitayama). The villa was converted into a Zen temple after Yoshimasa's death in 1490.

As the retirement villa of an art obsessed shogun, Ginkakuji became a center of contemporary culture, known as the Higashiyama Culture in contrast to the Kitayama Culture of his grandfather's times. Unlike the Kitayama Culture, which remained limited to the aristocratic circles of Kyoto, the Higashiyama Culture had a broad impact on the entire country. The arts developed and refined during the time include the tea ceremony, flower arrangement, noh theater, poetry, garden design and architecture.

■Getting There

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Ginkakuji can be accessed by direct bus number 5, 17 or 100 from Kyoto Station in about 40 mins and for 230 yen. Alternatively, you can reach Ginkakuji by foot along the Philosopher's Path from Nanzenji in about 40 mins.

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Take the Kyoto City Bus Line number 5 from Jingumichi Bus Stop to Ginkakujimichi Bus Stop(13 mins, 230 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus number 82, 82C, 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Shijo-Kawaramachi Bus Stop(12 mins ,250 yen).
And change buses to the Kyoto City Bus Line number 5, get off at Ginkakujimichi Bus Stop(25 mins, 230 yen).    

●Higashiyama District―⑧

The Higashiyama District along the lower slopes of Kyoto's eastern mountains is one of the city's best preserved historic districts. It is a great place to experience traditional old Kyoto, especially between Kiyomizudera and Yasaka Shrine, where the narrow lanes, wooden buildings and traditional merchant shops invoke a feeling of the old capital city. Recent renovations to remove telephone poles and repave the streets have further improved the traditional feel of the district.

The streets in Higashiyama are lined by small shops, cafes and restaurants which have been catering to tourists and pilgrims for centuries. These businesses retain their traditional design, although many have been renovated through the years, and they continue to serve customers today, selling local specialties such as Kiyomizu-yaki pottery, sweets, pickles, crafts and other souvenirs.

■Getting There

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From Kyoto Station take bus number 100 or 206 in direction of Kiyomizudera. The Higashiyama district can be accessed from multiple bus stops between the Gojozaka (10 mins, 230 yen) and Gion (15 mins, 230 yen) bus stops.

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Heian Shrine：11 mins on foot.
Yasaka Shrine：15 mins on foot.
National Museum of Modern Art：8 mins on foot.
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art：5 mins on foot.
Nanzenji：12 mins on foot.

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Take the Keihan Bus Line routes 84 from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop, get off at Gion Bus Stop(13 mins ,250 yen).

●Sanjusangendo―⑨

Sanjusangendo is the popular name for Rengeo-in, a temple in eastern Kyoto which is famous for its 1001 statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. The temple was founded in 1164 and rebuilt a century later after the original structure had been destroyed in a fire.

The temple hall is with 120 meters Japan's longest wooden structure. The name Sanjusangendo (literally "33 intervals") derives from the number of intervals between the building's support columns, a traditional method of measuring the size of a building. In the center of the main hall sits a large, wooden statue of a 1000-armed Kannon (Senju Kannon) that is flanked on each side by 500 statues of human sized 1000-armed Kannon standing in ten rows. Together they make for an awesome sight.

■Getting There

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Sanjusangendo is located next to the Hakubutsukan-Sanjusangendo-mae bus stop (10 mins, 230 yen from Kyoto Station by bus numbers 100, 206 or 208).

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Take the Kyoto City Bus Line number 100 from Jingumichi Bus Stop to Hakubutukan-Sanjusangendo-mae Bus Stop(15 mins, 230 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus routes 82 from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Shijo-Kawaramachi Bus Stop(7 mins ,230 yen), get off at Umamachi Bus Stop and walk for 12 mins.

●Gion―⑩

Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district, located around Shijo Avenue between Yasaka Shrine in the east and the Kamo River in the west. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses), where geiko (Kyoto dialect for geisha) and maiko (geiko apprentices) entertain.

Gion attracts tourists with its high concentration of traditional wooden machiya merchant houses. Due to the fact that property taxes were formerly based upon street frontage, the houses were built with narrow facades only five to six meters wide, but extend up to twenty meters in from the street.

The most popular area of Gion is Hanami-koji Street from Shijo Avenue to Kenninji Temple. A nice (and expensive) place to dine, the street and its side alleys are lined with preserved machiya houses many of which now function as restaurants, serving Kyoto style kaiseki ryori (Japanese haute cuisine) and other types of local and international meals.

■Getting There

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Gion can be reached from Kyoto Station by bus number 100 or 206 and get off at Gion bus stop (18 minutes, 230 yen).

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Heian Shrine：11 mins on foot.
Yasaka Shrine：15 mins on foot.
National Museum of Modern Art：8 mins on foot.
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art：5 mins on foot.
Nanzenji：12 mins on foot.

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Take the Keihan Bus Line routes 84 from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop, get off at Gion Bus Stop(13 mins ,250 yen).

●Heian Shrine―⑪

Heian Shrine has a relatively short history, dating back just over a hundred years to 1895. The shrine was built on the occasion of the 1100th anniversary of the capital's foundation in Kyoto and is dedicated to the spirits of the first and last emperors who reigned from the city, Emperor Kammu (737-806) and Emperor Komei (1831-1867). Heian is the former name of Kyoto.

A giant torii gate marks the approach to the shrine, around which there are a couple of museums. The actual shrine grounds themselves are very spacious, with a wide open court at the center. The shrine's main buildings are a partial replica of the original Imperial Palace from the Heian Period, built on a somewhat smaller scale than the original.

■Getting There

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Heian Shrine can be reached by Kyoto City bus Line number 5 or 100 from Kyoto Station(30 mins, 230 yen), get off at Okazaki-Park Art Museum Heianjingu-mae Bus Stop. Alternatively, take the subway via Karasuma Oike Station to Higashiyama Station (20 minutes, 260 yen), from where it is a 10 mins walk to the shrine.

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11 mins on foot.

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Take the Keihan Bus Line routes17 from Kamikazan Bus Stop(13 mins, 250 yen), get off at Jingumichi and walk for 5 mins.

●Yasaka Shrine―⑫

Yasaka Shrine, also known as Gion Shrine, is one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto. Founded over 1350 years ago, the shrine is located between the popular Gion District and Higashiyama District, and is often visited by tourists walking between the two districts.

Yasaka Shrine is well known for its summer festival, the Gion Matsuri, which is celebrated every July. Arguably the most famous festival in the whole country, the Gion Matsuri dates back over a thousand years and involves a procession with massive floats and hundreds of participants. The shrine also becomes busy during the cherry blossom season around early April, as the adjacent Maruyama Park is one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in Kyoto.

■Getting There

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Yasaka Shrine can be reached by bus from Kyoto Station in about 14 minutes. Take number 100 or 206 and get off at Gion bus stop. The fare is 230 yen.
Take the Kyoto City Subway Karasuma Line from Takeda Station to Sijo Station. And Change trains to the Hankyu Kyoto Line at Karasuma Station, get off at Kawaramachi Station(Traveling for 10 mins, fare is 360 yen).　And walk for 8 minutes.

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15 mins on foot.

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Take the Keihan Bus Line number 82, 82C, 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Gion Bus Stop(13 mins ,250 yen).

 

■Southern Kyoto

●Fushimi Inari Shrine―⑬

Fushimi Inari Shrine is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. The trails lead into the wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari, which stands at 233 meters and belongs to the shrine grounds.

Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers, resulting in many fox statues across the shrine grounds. Fushimi Inari Shrine has ancient origins, predating the capital's move to Kyoto in 794.

■Getting There

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Fushimi Inari Shrine is located just outside JR Inari Station, the second station from Kyoto Station along the JR Nara Line (5 mins, 140 yen, not served by rapid trains). The shrine can also be reached in a short walk from Fushimi Inari Station along the Keihan Main Line.
13 mins by taxi. The fare is about 1500 yen

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Take the Kyoto city Subway Tozai Line from Higashiyama Station to Sanjo Keihan Station. Change trains to the Keihan Main Line, and get off at Hushimiinari Station(22 mins, 420 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus Line number 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Shijo Keihan Bus Stop(12 mins ,250 yen). Change trains to Keihan main Line at Gion-Sijo Station, and get off at Hushimiinari Station(9 mins, 210 yen).

●Tofukuji Temple―⑭

Tofukuji is a large Zen temple in southeastern Kyoto that is particularly famous for its spectacular autumn colors. The temple was founded in 1236 at the behest of the powerful Fujiwara clan. Its name is a combination of the names of two great temples in Nara that were also associated with the Fujiwara, Todaiji Temple and Kofukuji Temple. Tofukuji has historically been one of the principal Zen temples in Kyoto, and is a head temple of one of the schools of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.

In autumn, people come from all over Japan to see Tofukuji's autumn colors. The most popular view is of the Tsutenkyo Bridge, which spans a valley of lush maple trees. The view from the bridge is equally spectacular, and the 100 meter long, covered walkway becomes extremely crowded when the colors reach their peak, usually around mid to late November.

■Getting There

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Tofukuji is a ten minute walk from Tofukuji Station on the JR Nara Line (2 minutes, 140 yen from Kyoto Station) and the Keihan Main Line. Alternatively, the temple is a ten minute walk from Tofukuji bus stop (15 minutes, 230 yen from Kyoto Station by Kyoto City Bus 208).14 mins by taxi.

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Take the Kyoto city Subway Tozai Line from Higashiyama Station to Sanjo Keihan Station. Change trains to the Keihan Main Line, and get off at Tofukuji Station. Travering for 17mins, 420 yen.
 
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Take the Keihan Bus Line routes 84 from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop, get off at Shijo Keihan  Bus Stop(15 mins ,250 yen). Change trains to Keihan main Line Semi-Express at Gion-Sijo Station, and get off at Tofukuji Station(5 mins, 150 yen).

●Daigoji Temple―⑮

Daigoji is an important temple of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism and a designated world heritage site. The large temple complex stands southeast of central Kyoto and includes an entire mountainside. The main temple grounds are located at the base of the mountain and are connected via a hiking trail to several more temple buildings around the summit.

Upon entering the main temple grounds, visitors will first come across the Sanboin, the elegant former residence of the head priest, which was originally constructed in 1115. The current building, along with its outstanding landscape garden dates to 1598 when it was reconstructed and expanded for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's famous cherry blossom viewing party held here. The building remains an excellent example of extravagant Momoyama architecture and should not be missed.

■Getting There

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Daigoji Temple is located a 15 minute walk or short bus ride (200 yen, every 20 minutes) from Daigo Station along the Tozai Subway Line. From Kyoto Station, take a JR train to Yamashina Station (5 minutes, 190 yen) and transfer to the Tozai Subway Line (8 minutes, 260 yen). Alternatively, take Keihan Bus Line number 22 or 22A from Yamashina Station to Daigoji (20 minutes, 220 yen, departures every 20 minutes).

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Take the Kyoto city Subway Tozai Line from Higashiyama Station to Daigo (17 mins, 290 yen)、from where it is a 10 mins walk to the temple.

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Take the Keihan Bus Line number 83A, 83C, 84, 84B, 84C, 85, 87, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Daigo Bus Terminal (20 mins ,250 yen), from where it is a 20 mins walk to the temple.

●Toji Temple―⑯

Toji Temple, literally "East Temple", was founded at the beginning of the Heian Period just after the capital was moved to Kyoto in the late 700s. The large temple, together with its now defunct sister temple Saiji ("West Temple"), flanked the south entrance to the city and served as the capital's guardian temples. Toji Temple is one of Kyoto's many UNESCO world heritage sites.

About thirty years after the temple's establishment, Kobo Daishi, the founder of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism, was appointed head priest of Toji, and the temple became one of the most important Shingon temples besides the sect's headquarters on Mount Koya. Kobo Daishi also added many of the large wooden buildings that stand on the grounds today.

■Getting There

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Toji is located a 15 minute walk southwest of Kyoto Station. Alternatively, it can be reached in a five minute walk from Toji Station along the Kintetsu Kyoto Line (2 minutes, 150 yen from Kyoto Station).

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Take the Kyoto city Bus Line routes 202 from Higashisanjo Bus Stop(Higashiyama Station), get off at Toji-Minamimonmae Bus Stop(33 mins, 230 yen).

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Take the Keihan Bus Line number 82, 82C, 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B from Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop to Umamachi Bus Stop (7 mins ,250 yen). Change Buses to the Kyoto City Bus Line to Toji-higashimonzen Bus Stop(24 mins, 230 yen).

 

《Hotel Fine Group in Kyoto》

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To Kyoto Station(JR, Kyoto City Municipal Subway, Kintetsu Line)
By Kyoto City Municipal Subway Karasuma Line or Kintetsu-Kyoto Line：7 mins from Takeda Station

To Kyoto City Municipal Subway Sijo Station
By Kyoto City Municipal Subway Karasuma Line：11 mins from Takeda Station

To JR Osaka Station
By JR Kyoto Line：29 mins from JR Kyoto Station.

To Kansai International Airport
By Airport Limousine for KIA：90 mins from Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Bus Stop

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To Kyoto Station(JR, Kyoto City Subway, Kintetsu Line)
Take the Kyoto City Municipal Subway Tozai Line at Higashiyama Station, change trains to the Karasuma line at Karasumaoike station：14 mins from Higashiyama Station

To Keihan Line Gion-Shijo Station
Take the Kyoto City Municipal Subway Tozai Line at Higashiyama Station and get off at Sanjo-Keihan Station, change trains to the Keihan Line at Sanjo Station：15 mins from Higashiyama Station

To JR Osaka Station
By JR Kyoto Line：29 mins from JR Kyoto Station.

To Kansai International Airport
By Airport Limousine for KIA：90 mins from Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Bus Stop

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To Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop
By foot：3 mins from the Hotel.

To Kawatamichi Bus Stop
By foot：8 mins from the Hotel.

To Yamashina Station(JR Tokaido-Main Line Yamashina Station, Kyoto Subway Tozai Line Ymashina Station, and Keihan Electoric Rail Way Kyozu Line Keihan Yamashina Station)
By bus：From Kawatamichi Bus Stop, take the Keihan-Bus bus number 29A Line to Yamashina Station Bus Stop.
By taxi：10 mins from the hotel. Cost：1,090 yen～.

To Kyoto Station
By taxi：14 mins from the hotel. Cost：1,810 yen～.
By bus and Kyoto Municipal Subway：From Kamikazankubocho Bus Stop, take the Keihan Bus bus number 82, 82C, 83, 83A, 84, 84C, 85A, 86, 86B, 87A, 87B Line to Shijo-Karasuma Bus Stop(23 mis, 250 yen). Change trains to the KyotoMunicipal Subway Karasuma Line at Shijo Station, and get off the Kyoto Station(5 mins, 210 yen).

To Osaka Station
By JR Kyoto Line Special Rapid：29 mins to JR Kyoto Station. Cost is 560 yen.

To Kansai International Airport
By Airport Limousine for KIA：90 mins from Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Bus Stop. Cost is 2,550 yen.