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Exploring Kyoto City Kamigamo
Shrine
Shugaku-in,
Kyoto is bounded by mountains to the west, north, and east. Manshu-in
Many of the best monuments and gardens are found in the Ichijo-ji
foothills, such as the Higashiyama (Eastern Mountains) KITA-KU Kita-Oji KITAOJI-BASHI
district east of the Kamo River. Kyoto’s treasures have to
KITAOJI-BASHI
be sought out. Only by investigating side streets SHIMEI-DO R I K A M O K A I D O Chayama
with their old shops and townhouses, exploring SHIMOGAMO-HON-DORI Takano River
Kamo River
temples, and wandering through outlying KURAMAGUCHI-DORI Kuramaguchi SAKYO-KU
districts will you begin to get a sense KINU-K AKE-NO- MICHI Eizan Railway Mototanaka
of the city’s cultural riches. NISHIOJI-DORI M I K A G E - D O R I
IMADEGAWA-DORI K A R A S U M A - D O R I Imadegawa Demachiyanagi
Ryoanji
Omuro- Imperial I M A D E G A W A - D O R I
Takao, Utano Ninnaji Household Agency
Sagano Toji-in Kitano-
K a m o Ri v e r
Myoshin-ji Hakubaicho Imperial
NAKADACHIURI-DORI Palace
Narutaki Sento Imperial H I G A S H I - O J I - D O R I S H I R A K A W A - D O R I
SHUZAN-KAIDO
Sights at a Glance Arashiyama Palace and Omiya Palace
S E N B O N - D O R I
SAWARAGICHO-DORI IMPERIAL
PAR K
Temples and Shrines Hanazono Sagano Line Emmachi KAMIGYO- H O R I K A W A - D O R I MARUTAMACHI-DORI Jingo-
Marutamachi
1 Toji Temple KU Marutamachi KAWARAMACHI-DORI Heian-
National
3 Sanjusangen-do TERAMACHI-DORI Museum of jingu
Shrine
Temple Uzumasa- Nishioji-Oike KEIHAN SANJO Modern Art
5 Nishi and Higashi Koryuji Kaikonoyashiro OIKE-DORI Nijo Nijo Nijojo-mae See map below Kyoto
Hongan-ji Temples Uzumasa-Tenjingawa Karasuma Shiyakusho-mae Higashiyama
0 Kiyomizu-dera Temple SANJO-DORI Nishioji Sanjo NAKAGYO- Oike Sanjo Sanjo
Keihan
q Chion-in Temple Yamanouchi KU Keage
w Shoren-in Temple Shijo- Karasuma Gion Shijo Yasaka
Shrine
Omiya
t Nanzen-ji Temple KADONONAKA-DORI SHIJO-DORI Kawaramachi MARUYAMA
y Ginkaku-ji: the Silver Saiin Sai Omiya Shijo PARK
Pavilion K ADONOOJI MATSUBARA-DORI Keihan Railway HIGASHIYAMA-
o Kamo Shrines OMIYA-DORI KU
p Daitoku-ji Temple Hankyu Kyoto Line GOJO-DORI HORIKAWA-DORI Yamashina
a Kitano Tenman-gu NISHI-GOJO-DORI Tanbaguchi K A R A S U M A - D O R I Shosei-en KAWARAMACHI-DORI Kiyomizu-Gojo
Shrine NISHIKYOGOKU GOJO-DORI
SPORTS PARK NISHIKOJI Nishi Gojo
s Kinkaku-ji: the Nishikyogoku HANAYA-MACHI-DORI Hongan-ji
NISHI-
Golden Pavilion NANAJO SHIMOGYO-
f Ryoan-ji Temple K a t s u r a R i v e r SHICHIJO-DORI KU Garden Shichijo
JR Tokaido Main Line
g Ninna-ji Temple
h Myoshin-ji Temple UMEKOJI Kyoto
j Koryu-ji Temple
Museums and Notable Katsura
Buildings Imperial Villa Nishioji JR Tokaido Shinkansen Toji Kujo
2 Kyoto Station KUJO-DORI
4 Kyoto National Museum Kintetsu Kyoto Line Daigo,
6 Nijo Castle pp164–5 Uji
i Kongo Noh Theater
d Insho Domoto Museum
Districts Kyoto Addresses
7 Pontocho Alley Despite its gridlike layout, Kyoto has no more logical
8 Gion District pattern to its address system than anywhere else in Japan.
9 Eastern Gion and the Residences and shops are organized into cho, or neighbor-
Higashiyama pp170–71 hoods, many formed from the boundaries of medieval
e Okazaki Area guilds. Locations are often given in rela tion to an
u Imperial Park intersection or well-known landmark. Because the city
is built on an incline rising from south to north, south is
Walk indicated in an address by the word sagaru (go down)
r The Philosopher’s Walk and north by agaru (go up).
For hotels and restaurants see pp303–4 and pp329–30
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