Walking tour / Kawaramachi & Nijojo Area
Kawaramachi Area
(Walking tour example/CityBus: ShijoKawaramachi→walk 5 min→Nishikikoji-dori Street→walk 5 min→Rokkaku-do Temple→walk 5 min→The Museum of Kyoto→walk 10 min→Honno-ji Temple→walk 5 min→Kiyamachi-dori Street→walk 5 min→Ponto-cho)
| Kiyamachi-dori Street | The Takase River was used to transport materials and products into Kyoto from Osaka during edo period | CityBus : ShijoKawaramachi CityBus : ShijoKeihan CityBus : SanjoKeihan |
| Ponto-cho | One of kyoto's old red light district | CityBus : ShijoKawaramachi CityBus : ShijoKeihan CityBus : SanjoKeihan |
| Honno-ji Temple | Akechi Mitsuhide attacked Oda Nobunaga at this temple in 1582 | CityBus : Kawaramachi-sanjo-walk 5 min Subway Tozai Line : Shiyakusho-mae Keihan Rlwy : Sanjo-walk 10 min. |
| The Museum of Kyoto | This museum has exhibits of long history and culture of Kyoto | Subway : Karasuma-oike Sta. walk 3 min City Bus : Sakaimachi-Oike walk 2 min Hankyu Rlwy : Karasuma-walk 7 min Keihan Rlwy : Sanjo-walk 15 min |
| Rokkaku-do Temple | The Stone of Navel in this temple is said to have been mark the center point of Kyoto | Subway Karasuma Line : Karasuma- oike -walk 5 min City bus : Karasuma- oike -walk 3 min |
| Nishikikoji-dori Street | The market is the finest food market in Kyoto | Subway : Shijo Sta. walk 3 min Hankyu Rlwy : Karasuma-walk 3 min Hankyu Rlwy : Kawaramachi-walk 4 min |
Nijojo Area
(Walking tour example/Subway: Nijojomae Sta.→walk 1 min→Nijojo Castle→walk 5 min→Shinsenen→walk 5 min→Nijo Jinya→walk 15 min→Kodai Yuzen-en Museum→walk 10 min→Mibu-dera Temple→walk 5 min→Hankyu Rlwy:Omiya)
| Nijojo Castle Ninomaru Palace Garden | Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu declared the restration of imperial rule in this castle | City Bus : Nijojomae Stop Subway : Nijojomae Sta |
| Shinsenen | In Heian era, successive emperors and aristocrats enjoyed various events and parties here | City Bus and Kyoto Bus : Shinsen-en-mae JR (rlwy) : Nijo Sta. - walk 10 min |
| Nijo Jinya | This house has numerous special structures and facilities | JR : Nijo Sta. -walk 10 min City Bus : Shinsen-en mae Stop -walk 3 min City Bus : Horikawa Oike Stop -walk 5 min Subway : Nijojomae Sta. walk 7 min |
| Kodai Yuzen-en Museum | Traditional beauty of Yuzen-Zome | Hankyu Rlwy : Omiya Sta. walk 7 min City Bus : Omiya Matsubara or Horikawa Matsubara walk 2 min |
| Mibu-dera Temple | A pantomime, called Mibu Kyogen was created here | City Bus : Mibu-dera-michi Stop -walk 5 min Hankyu Rlwy : Omiya-walk -walk 5 min |