Morning walk course.
Yasaka Shrine, Maruyama Park, Chion-in Temple Breathe in the fresh morning air and stroll around Kyoto’s sights
Breathe in the fresh morning air and stroll around Kyoto’s sights.
Walk around Maruyama Park and Chion-in Temple from Yasaka Shrine
Stroll: about 30 minutes
- Go through the cherry blossom gate of Yasaka Shrine to the main hall of a national treasure.
- Maruyama Park from the north gate of Yasaka Shrine.
- Chorakukan in the park, while looking at the statue of Ryoma Sakamoto
- Garden stroll.
- From Maruyama Park, go through the big three gates to the main hall.
- Have breakfast while watching the famous big bell on New Year’s Eve.
Yasaka Shrine//Yasaka Shrine, which appears in the Gion Festival, is a power spot where various gods are enshrined.
The main shrine, which is visited by many people, is a national treasure of the Heian architectural style.
There are various gods enshrined here, such as Ebisu Shrine, which wards off sickness, Ebisu-san of Yasaka, who is a prosperous business, matchmaking, and water for beauty.
Main shrine
Epidemic disappear
Thriving business
Marriage
Omikuji
Beauty water
Stage//Various dance events are held in the dance hall next to the main hall.
Bugaku dedication
Gion Festival
Setsubun party
Setsubun party
Maruyama Park, famous for its cherry blossoms.
The garden is a Japanese style garden with a pond designed by the gardener Jihei Ogawa.
Chorakukan//A state guest house built in 1919 by Kichibei Murai, a businessman known as the “King of Tobacco.
Chourakukan
Statues of Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro Nakaoka
Chion-in Temple // The head temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism. Protected by the Tokugawa family.
Together with Nijo Castle, it is a large fortress that monitors and defends the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Saigoku Daimyo.
With a height of 24m, a width of 50m, and about 70,000 roof tiles, it is the largest existing wooden structure. A panoramic view of Kyoto city from above.
The bell is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter, and weighs about 70 tons. A large bell on par with Hokoji Temple in Kyoto and Todaiji Temple in Nara.Famous for New Year’s bells. A side road leads to Shogunzuka on the summit of Higashiyama.
Steep stairs that make it impossible to run up at once
The sound of sutra chanting at the Miedo in the early morning.
Morning time after a walk.
We recommend Yamamoto Cafe, which is popular for its coffee near the Chionin-mae bus stop.
Open from 7:00 in the morning
Closed on Tuesdays
