Walking tour / Nishijin & Murasakino Area

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Nishijin Area

(Walking tour example/City Bus: Kinugasa→walk 2 min→Hirano Shrine →walk 5 min→Kitano Tenmangu Shrine→walk 5 min→Kamishichiken→walk 5 min→Senbon Shaka-do Temple→walk 5 min→Kuginuki Jizo→walk 5 min→Orinasu Museum→walk 5 min→Honryuji Temple→walk 10 min→Myorenji Temple→walk 3 min→City Bus: Horikawa-teranouchi)
(Walking tour example/Orinasu Museum→walk 5 min→Honryuji Temple→walk 10 min→Kyoto Archaeological Museum→walk 1 min→Nishijin Textile Center→walk 1 min→City Bus : Horikawa Imadegawa)

Hirano Shrine There are about 400 cherry trees of 50 kinds City Bus : Kinugasa -walk 2 min
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Tenjinsan is god of study. City Bus : Kitano-Tenmangu stop
Kamishichiken The Kamishichiken is oldest geisha district in Kyoto. City Bus : Kitano-Tenmangu stop -walk 5 min
Daiho-on-ji Temple (Senbon Shaka-do Temple) The main hall (Shaka Hall) is the oldest Buddhist hall in Kyoto. City Bus : Kamishichiken -walk 3 min
Shakuzoji Temple (Kuginuki Jizo) The statue of Jizo Bodhisattva is called as "Kuginuki Jizo". City Bus : Senbon-kamidachiuri stop -walk 2 min
Orinasu Museum It has exhibits of fine example of Nishijin textiles City bus : Imadegawa Jofuku-ji Stop or Senbon Kamidachiuri Stop walk 5 min
Honryuji Temple "Pine that babies stop crying in the night" is in front of the founder's hall. City Bus : Imadegawa Jofukuji -walk 5 min
Myorenji Temple This temple is the head temple of the 21 temples of Kyoto's Hokke sect. City Bus : Horikawa-teranouchi -walk 3 min
Kyoto Archaeological Museum Archaeological materials in each age discovered by the excavation investigation of the Kyoto city have been exhibited in this museum. City Bus : Imadegawa-omiya Stop -walk 3 min
Nishijin Textile Center Here is PR center of Nishijin textile City Bus : Horikawa Imadegawa Stop walk 1 min

Daitokuji Area

(Walking tour example:City Bus: Daitokujimae→walk 1 min→Daitokuji TempleDaisen-in TempleRyogen-in TempleZuihoin TempleKorin-in TempleKotein Temple→walk 5 min→Imamiya Shrine→walk 1 min→City Bus: Imamiyajinjamae.)

Daitokuji Temple Having been believed in by lots of tea masters, such as Juko Murata, the founder, Sen no Rikyu and so on, it has much to do with the tea ceremony. City Bus: Daitokujimae -walk 5 min
Daisen-in Temple The garden is renowned as fine example of "Karesansui (the dry landscapte gardens)" City Bus: Daitokujimae -walk 5 min
Ryogen-in Temple There is a go board by which Hideyoshi Toyotomi played with Ieyasu Tokugawa City Bus: Daitokujimae -walk 2 min
Zuihoin Temple The main hall, the Karamon-gate and Omotem-gate are designated as Important Cultural Assets. City Bus: Daitokuji -walk 2 min
Korin-in Temple The main hall, the Karamon-gate and Omotem-gate are buildings of a typical zen style. City Bus: Daitokujimae stop -walk 2 min.
Kotein Temple It was built by Tadaoki Hosokawa, one of Rikyu's seven most excellent disciples. City Bus: Daitokujimae -walk 3 min
Imamiya Shrine "Yasurai Festival" is known as one of the strange festivals of Kyoto. City Bus: Imamiyajinjamae.
City Bus: Funaokayama -walk 7 min