[Kyoto Higashiyama Ward Outing Record]

#Domestic travel record

While Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto City has bustling downtown areas such as Gion and the Sanjo Keihan area, it is also an area with many temples and shrines such as Yasaka Shrine and Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

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Outing record

◼︎Yasaka Tower
The official name of the temple is Hokan-ji Temple
It is located halfway between Yasaka Shrine and Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

◼︎Ninenzaka
A 200m stone-paved slope on the way from Kodaiji to Kiyomizu-dera
The beautiful scenery of the slope and the rows of houses overlapping each other has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

◼︎Daiun-in/Gionkaku
A watchtower built by Kihachiro Okura, founder of the Okura Zaibatsu, on the grounds of his own villa

◼︎Hanami-koji/Tatsumi-bashi
A small " A 200m stone-paved road lined with cherry blossoms and willow trees along the Shirakawa River. Hanamikoji, which intersects with Shijo-dori, is currently the main street of Gion.

◼︎Daikoku-san Kongo-ji Koshin-do (Koshin-do)
It was built in Yasaka so that the public could visit the central Buddha statue of Shomen Kongo, which is the central Buddha of Koshin faith, which says that if you stay up all night on Koshin day and behave with discretion, you will live a long life.

◼︎Philosopher's Path
A walking path that connects Ginkaku-ji Temple and Nanzen-ji Temple, stretching for about 2km. It was named after the philosopher Nishida Kitaro, who used to stroll along the path while lost in thought.

◼︎Reigen-in Temple
Reigen-in Temple is located inside Tofuku-ji Temple. It was founded by the monk Ryusen, the son of Emperor Go-Daigo, during the Muromachi period.

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