Walking tour / Sanjusangendo & Honganji & Shimabara Area

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Honganji (Kyotostation) Area

(Walking tour example/JR: Kyoto Sta.→walk 7 min→Shosei-en Garden →walk 5 min→Higashi-Honganji Temple→walk 10 min→Nishi-Honganji Temple→walk 5 min→Koshoji Temple→walk 20 min→Kanchiin Temple→walk 2 min→Toji Temple→walk 1 min→City Bus: Toji-higashimonmae stop.)

Shosei-en Garden Hongan-ji Temple priest Sennyo landscaped this garden with the aid of scholar Ishikawa Jozan and others in 1653 JR : Kyoto Sta. -walk 7 min
Higashi-Honganji Temple This temple is Head Temple of the Otani Branchi of the Jodo-Shin sect of Buddhism. JR : Kyoto Sta. -walk 5 min
Subway Karasuma Line : Gojo Sta. -walk 5 min
City Bus : Karasuma -shichijo Stop -walk 2 min
Nishi-Honganji Temple This temple is Head Temple of the Honganji Branchi of the Jodo-Shin sect of Buddhism. JR : Kyoto Sta. -walk 15 min
City Bus : Nishihonganjimae -walk 1 min
Koshoji Temple Goeido houses what is believed to be a true image of Shinran at about 40 years old. JR : Kyoto Sta. -walk 15 min
City Bus : Shichijo-horikawa / Nishihonganjimae stops. Located nearby.
Kanchiin Temple The paintings of Eagle and Bamboo Thicked (painted on fusuma panels) which are believed to have been created by Miyamoto Musashi. City Bus : Toji-higashimonmae -walk 1 min
Kintetsu Rlwy : Toji Stn. -walk 7 min
Kyoo Gokokuji Temple (Toji Temple) It was constructed next to the Rajomon gate in 796 to guard Sakyo, Eastern kyoto, when the national capital was relocated to Kyoto. Kintetsu Rlwy : Toji Stn. -walk 5 min
City Bus : Toji-higashimonmae stop.

Shimabara Area

(Walking tour example/City Bus: Shimabaraguchi→walk 10 min→ShimabaraSumiya→walk 8 min→Umekoji Steam Locomotive Preservation Hall →walk 5 min→Umekoji Prak →walk 10 min→Toji Temple→walk 5 min→Kintetsu Rlwy: Toji Stn.)
(Walking tour example/Kintetsu Rlwy: Toji Stn.→walk 5 min→Toji Temple→walk 10 min→Umekoji Prak→walk 5 min→Umekoji Steam Locomotive Preservation Hall→walk 8 min→ShimabaraSumiya→walk 7 min→JR Line : Tambaguchi)

Shimabara Entertainment district in Edo era. City Bus : Shimabaraguchi -walk 10 min
JR Line : Tambaguchi-walk 7 min
Sumiya Motenashi Museum of Art and Culture Sumiya was the typical traditional restaurant (known as Ageya) of Shimabara. City Bus : Shimabaraguchi-walk 10 min
JR Line : Tambaguchi-walk 7 min
Umekoji Steam Locomotive Preservation Hall The locomotive 'SL Steam' is operated 3 times a day. JR Rlwy : Tamba-guchi Sta. walk 15 min
City Bus : Umekoji Koen-mae Stop walk 5 min

Sanjusangendo Area

(Walking tour example/City Bus: Hakubutsukan- sanjusangendomae→walk 1 min→Sanjusangendo→walk 5 min→Chishaku-in Temple→walk 5 min→Kyoto National Museum→walk 5 min→Toyokuni Shrine→walk 1 min→Hoko-ji Temple→walk 10 min→Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Hall→walk 5 min→City Bus: Umamachi)
(Example of stroll course/Hoko-ji Temple→walk 10 min→Rakuto Museum→walk 6 min→City Bus; Gojo-ohashi-higashizume)

Rengeoin (Sanjusangendo) Every New Year a Japanese archery tournament is held in the main hall. Keihan Rlwy : Shichijo -walk 3 min
City Bus : Hakubutsukan- sanjusangendomae
Chishaku-in Temple The sliding door paintings in the Repository are painted by Hasegawa Tohaku. Keihan Rlwy : Shichijo -walk 10 min
City Bus : Hakubutsukan-Sanjusangendo-mae -walk 5 min
City Bus : Higashiyama-shichijo -walk 3 min
Myohoin Temple Paintings in the Dai-genkan and Dai-shoin are attributed to the Kano school. Keihan Rlwy : Shichijo -walk 10 min
City Bus : Hakubutsukan- sanjusangendomae -walk 10 min
City Bus : Higashiyama-shichijo and Umamachi -walk 2 min
Kyoto National Museum It has exhibits of art works and treasures from local temples and shrines. Keihan Rlwy : Shichijo Sta walk 7 min
City bus : Hakubutukan- Sanjusangendomae- walk 1 min
Toyokuni Shrine This shrine dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Keihan Rlwy : Shichijo -walk 10 min
City Bus : Hakubutsukan- sanjusangendomae -walk 5 min
Hoko-ji Temple It was later rebuilt by Hideyori Toyotomi. City Bus : Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae -walk 5 min
Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Hall This memorial hall was the house of the late kawai kanjiro.
(world famous potter)
City Bus : Umamachi -walk 3 min
Rakuto Museum This museum was the house of a rich merchant family Kashiwabara in Edo period. Keihan Rlwy : Gojo Sta -walk 3 min.
City Bus : Gojo-ohashi-higashizume Stop