Category: Model Tours
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Kyoto San Kumano (京都三熊野)
Touring “Kyoto San Kumano” has the same benefits as making a pilgrimage to the three famous shrines in faraway Kumano. Travelers who do not have the time to travel to Kumano may wish to visit the three Kumano shrines in Kyoto, just as the people of the Heian period (794-1185) did. “Kyoto San Kumano” is…
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The Kyoto Trail: Anrakuji Temple, Roumon Waterfall, Daimonji Mountain, Himukai Daijingu Shrine
This course is a part of the Higashiyama Course of the Kyoto Trail. Starting from the Shinnyodo-mae bus stop, we will visit Anrakuji Temple. The trail climbs along the valley, passes the waterfall at Roumon, climbs Mt. Daimonji, and descends to Himukai Daijingu Shrine. The nearest station to the crossroads is Keage Station on the…
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Walking tour of Ohara, visiting temples in seclusion
About Ohara Ohara, located in the northeastern part of Kyoto City, is a basin village surrounded by mountains on all sides. The village is located at the northwestern foot of Mt. Hiei, the head temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. And the Takano River, a tributary of the Kamo River, runs through the village…
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Five-Story Pagodas in Kyoto (京都五重塔巡り)
There are four five-story pagodas in Kyoto City. They are all heritage sites of historical and cultural importance. Two of them are national treasures and the other two are important cultural properties. This tour course will take you to all five-story pagodas in Kyoto. Toji Temple The Pagoda in Toji Temple is the fifth reconstruction…
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Tenryuji Shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune)
Tenryuji Shichifukujin is a tour of the seven gods of good fortune scattered in seven sub-temples of Tenryuji Temple. Shichifukujin is the collective name for seven deities. Normally they are Daikokuten, Bishamonten, Ebisuten, Jurojin, Fukurokuju, Benzaiten, and Hotei. Worshipping the Seven Gods of Good Fortune will remove seven kinds of misfortune and bestow seven kinds…
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Gokashitsu Monzeki (Five Monzeki Temple) Tour
What is “Gokashitsu Monzeki”? In the Tendai sect, five temples in Kyoto (Myohoin, Sanzenin, Seirenin, Manjuin, and Bishamondo) are collectively called the “Kyoto Gokashitsu Monzeki” of the Tendai sect. Official WEB site of Tenday Sect This tour course will take you to these five monzeki temples. Transportation is by bus, train, and on foot. Some…
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Kyoto Sankobo (京都三弘法) tour
Toji Temple, Ninnaji Temple, and Jinkoin Temple are three temples in Kyoto that are closely associated with Kobo Daishi, and are called “San Kobo. In Kyoto, there is an old custom that if you visit these three temples during the three days of the New Year, called ” Matsunouchi,” you can escape from the bad…
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Five Great zen Temples of Kyoto (Kyoto Gozan) 京都五山
Five Great Zen Temple os Kyoto, or Kyoto Gozan, are important temples of the Rinzai sect in Kyoto. They include, from highest rank, Tenryuji Temple, Shokokuji Temple, Kenninji Temple, Tofukuji Temple, and Manjuji Temple, with Nanzenji Temple as the specially ranked temple. Among these temples, only Tenryuji Temple is the World Heritage Site. On the…
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Ichijoji Area of Kyoto, Visiting beautiful small temples
Ichijoji area is located all the way northeast of Kyoto City. Although the Ichijoji area is not the most famous tourist spot in Kyoto, it is dotted with beautiful temples along the mountains. Traffic is not very convenient, but let’s take a hike and visit some of them. This model course visits Manshu-in Temple, Enkoji…
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Daigoji Temple hike Shimo- and Kami-Daigo Hiking
Daigoji Temple hike visits two areas: the upper part of the temple (Kami-Daigo) and the flat area at the western foot where Daigoji Temple is. If you climb slowly and include a visit to Daigoji Temple and other temples, the trip will take a full day. The hike up to the top of Kami-Daigo mountain…
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Arashiyama to Saga walking tour
The tour will start around Togetsukyo bridge or Arashiyama Station of Keifuku Electric Railway, which is crowded with tourists, and pass Tenryuji Temple, Bamboo Grove Path, Jojakkoji Temple, Nison-in Temple, and Gioji Temple before reaching Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple in Toriimoto. On the way back to the Station, the tour will stop at Seiryoji Temple. The…
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Kinukake-no-michi walking
“Kinukake-no-michi” is a 2.5 km long sightseeing road that goes from Kinkakuji Temple to Ninnaji Temple via Ryoanji Temple. It takes about 18 minutes on foot from Kinkakuji Temple to Ryoanji Temple. From Ryoanji to Ninnaji is about 11 minutes on foot. The lush green route through the foot of Mt. Kinugasa is ideal for strolling…
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Philosopher’s Path (哲学の道)
Philosopher’s Path is a beautiful 2-kilometer walkway that connects Ginkakuji Temple and Nanzenji Temple. The name “Philosopher’s Path is not official one. The name is familiar because the surrounding scenery and serene atmosphere make it an ideal place for philosophical contemplation; it is named after the early 20th century philosopher, Kitaro Nishida, a professor at…