Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #14 in Kyoto, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.5 km
Ascend 130 m
Descend 110 m

Explore Kyoto in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in KyotoIndividual Sights in Kyoto

Sight 1: 八神社

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八神社 KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hachijinja is a shrine located in Ginkakujicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. It used to be the shrine of Jishoji Temple.

Wikipedia: 八神社 (JA)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: 浄土院

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Jodoin is a temple of the Jodo sect in Ginkakuji -cho, Sakyo -ku, Kyoto. The mountain is Kiyoyama. The principal is Amida Nyorai. It is also known as "capitalist temple" because it manages one of the Goyama feed "capital letters". It is adjacent to the north of Jishinji (Ginkakuji).

Wikipedia: 浄土院 (京都市左京区) (JA)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Ginkakuji

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Ginkakuji Oilstreet / CC BY 2.5

Ginkaku-ji , officially named Jishō-ji , is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period.

Wikipedia: Ginkaku-ji (EN), Website

769 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Hōnen Temple

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Hōnen-in (法然院) is a Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, western Japan.

Wikipedia: Hōnen-in (EN)

1391 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 5: 吉田山

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吉田山

Mt. Yoshida is an isolated hill located in Yoshida Kaguraoka-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Another name is Kaguraoka or Kaguragaoka, and historically it was called Kaguraoka instead of Mt. Yoshida. It is located in the northeastern part of the Kyoto Basin at an altitude of 105 m. It is said to be included in the 36 peaks of Higashiyama.

Wikipedia: 吉田山 (京都市) (JA)

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