Kyoto Summer Cool Down: A Local's Hidden Gem Route

A Kyoto local shared with me a perfect summer cool down route🗺️! Enchanting green landscapes, secret forest spots, and foot baths with tea🍵. Say goodbye to the summer heat🔥 and experience the refreshing greenery of Kyoto in a day.
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🚩【Kyoto Cool Down Itinerary】
🌲 10:40 Rurikoin Temple (Limited-time Green Wonderland)
🗿 12:00 Sanzen-in Temple (Enjoying Japanese sweets on a moss carpet)
⛩ 15:00 Kifune Shrine (Foot bath and riverbed dining experience)
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💁🏻‍♀️【Quick Guide to Attractions】
🌲Rurikoin Temple – A Real-life Fantasy
📅Dates: April 13th ~ June 16th
🕙Hours: 10:00~17:00 (Last entry at 16:30)
🎫Admission: 2000 yen/person
Address: 55 Higashiyama, Kamitakano, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Open only twice a year in spring🌳 and autumn🍁. Named "Rurikoin" for its vibrant green moss and the beautiful interplay of light and shadow in the garden. 👉🏻Take photos on the reflective table! You'll be surrounded by the lush green waves🌊 of Mount Hiei.
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🗿Sanzen-in Temple – A Gathering of Adorable Deities
🕙Hours: 9:00~17:00
🎫Admission: 700 yen/person
Address: 540 Raigoin-cho, Ohara, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Hidden among the moss carpet are small Jizo statues, posing with their cheeks resting on their hands, sitting in meditation, or daydreaming... absolutely adorable! They blend seamlessly with the moss🌱 of the Yuseien Garden, like little spirits🧚 guarding the temple.
✨Hidden Gem: Look for the "Warabe Jizo" near the waterfall. It's said that touching its head brings good luck.
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⛩Kifune Shrine – The Joy of Foot Baths and Matcha
Highly recommend trying the riverbed afternoon tea🫖 for just 600 yen per person. Soak your feet in the chilled stream, enjoy flowing somen noodles and matcha, and let the summer heat melt away. This ancient shrine, over 1600 years old, is famous for its path lined with red wooden lanterns🏮, surrounded by a lush🌳 forest in summer, making it particularly cool. Place your fortune slip in the spring water to reveal the hidden message.
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🍱Riverbed Dining Tips:
▪ Hirobun's Flowing Somen (Reservation required!)
▪ Hyoue Cafe's Matcha Parfait
▪ Kibuneya (High-end Kaiseki cuisine)
👘Outfit: Light-colored kimono👘 + Straw bag
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📝More fun guides coming soon~