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Higashiyama Temple Lanes Walk

Higashiyama Temple Lanes Walk

Kyoto · Japan

6 stops3.2 km40 min
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Offline

Follow Kyoto’s Higashiyama temple lanes from the distinctive Yasaka Pagoda to Kiyomizu-dera, with traditional streets and pathways shaping the route. See how Ninenzaka connects the temple approach with Maruyama Park and the grounds of Yasaka Shrine. End beside the Shirakawa Canal, where the walk’s temple-lane character gives way to water and quieter scenery.

The walk

  1. Yasaka Pagoda

    Yasaka Pagoda

    A five-story survivor of Hōkan-ji, rebuilt through centuries of fire, dispute, and changing allegiance.

  2. Kiyomizu-dera Hondo

    Kiyomizu-dera Hondo

    A temple of Kannon, rebuilt by fire and balanced above Kyoto on a nail-free wooden stage.

  3. Ninenzaka

    Ninenzaka

    Ninenzaka is an attraction in Kyoto, Japan.

  4. Maruyama Park

    Maruyama Park

    Kyoto’s great cherry-blossom park, entered through Yasaka Shrine and centred on a famous weeping tree.

  5. Yasaka Shrine

    Yasaka Shrine

    A shrine where an epidemic ritual grew into Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri.

  6. Shirakawa Canal

    Shirakawa Canal

    Shirakawa Canal is an attraction in Kyoto, Japan.

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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