ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Electric Railway, or Eiden, operates train lines in an area known as Rakuhoku in northern Kyoto.Eiden operates two lines, ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Main Line, which departs from Demachiyanagi Station near ビンゴ5攻略 center of Kyoto for Mount Hiei, and ビンゴ5攻略 Kurama Line, which travels to ビンゴ5攻略 KURAMA & KIBUNE area. There are many locations along ビンゴ5攻略 lines with stunning nature and rich history, and ビンゴ5攻略 scenery is a complete change from ビンゴ5攻略 city center.One of ビンゴ5攻略 delights of Kyoto is how dramatically ビンゴ5攻略 scenery changes from season to season. It is well worth ビンゴ5攻略 trip for such seasonal features as Kawadoko (dining at ビンゴ5攻略 riverside) in summer and ビンゴ5攻略 colors of ビンゴ5攻略 trees in fall.
Eizan Electric Railway Line Map
KURAMA & KIBUNE area
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Kawadoko
Along ビンゴ5攻略 road from Eizan's Kibuneguchi Station toward Kifune-jinja Shrine flows a river where kawadoko can be enjoyed between May and September. Also called kawayukaor justyuka, Kawadoko refers to ビンゴ5攻略 custom of eating a meal on a platform that has been built on or next to a river. Kawadoko is deeply embedded in ビンゴ5攻略 Japanese psyche as a typical summer event and is a great way to forget ビンゴ5攻略 summer heat with a refreshing meal.
Getting there: A bus ride or a 30-minute walk from Kibuneguchi Station (E16) on Eiden
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Kurama-dera Temple
Built in ビンゴ5攻略 year 770, Kurama-dera Temple has an exceptionally long history and houses National Treasures and other important cultural assets. Located among natural surroundings on Mount Kurama, ビンゴ5攻略 temple is famous for ビンゴ5攻略 changing colors of its trees in fall. Although ビンゴ5攻略 Nio (Deva) Gate is located close to Eiden's Kurama Station, ビンゴ5攻略 main hall is about a 30-minute walk. A funicular railway (cable car) provides faster travel.
Getting there: About a 30-minute walk from Kurama Station (E17) on Eiden
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Water divination at Kifune-jinja Shrine
Water divination is a well-known practice at Kifune-jinja Shrine. When a piece of paper purchased at ビンゴ5攻略 main building is placed in water, writing appears. These written fortunes have a reputation for high levels of accuracy. Along with ビンゴ5攻略 fortune, a QR code is also shown that can be scanned to receive a translation in multiple languages so even people unfamiliar with Japanese can understand their fortune.
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Kurama Spa Hourokuyu
An important hot spring within ビンゴ5攻略 Kyoto city limits, people are drawn to Kurama Spa Hourokuyu especially for its outdoor bath, which is surrounded by ビンゴ5攻略 natural beauty of Mount Kurama. To wash away your fatigue after enjoying a day of sightseeing is ビンゴ5攻略 height of luxury! Whether you spend ビンゴ5攻略 day at ビンゴ5攻略 hot spring or combine spa time with sightseeing, this is a fun place to visit.
Getting there: Shuttle bus from Kurama Station (E17) on Eiden
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to ビンゴ5攻略 KURAMA & KIBUNE area
Hiking at KURAMA & KIBUNE
ビンゴ5攻略 KURAMA & KIBUNE area is a popular destination for hiking. One well-walked route starts at Kurama Station and goes to Kurama-dera Temple. From there, ビンゴ5攻略 route passes along a path known as Kinone Michi to Kifune-jinja Shrine before ending at Kibuneguchi Station. As most of ビンゴ5攻略 path is maintained and ビンゴ5攻略 hike is gentle, ビンゴ5攻略 two-hour walk is popular even among novice hikers. For enjoyment of both ビンゴ5攻略 culture of Japan and ビンゴ5攻略 nature of Kyoto, this route is highly recommended.
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Kurama-dera Temple
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Kinone Michi
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Kifune-jinja Shrine
Mount Hiei area
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Enryaku-ji Temple
At ビンゴ5攻略 summit of Mount Hiei is Enryaku-ji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With deep ties to Buddhism, this temple was built in 788, and is known, along with Kongobu-ji Temple on Mount Koya, as one of Japan's holy sites of Buddhism.
ビンゴ5攻略 Enryaku-ji grounds on Mount Hiei are vast and encompass many temple buildings. While Konpon-chudo is known as ビンゴ5攻略 primary structure, there are many other buildings that can be visited by bus or on foot.
Suggested route: One-day Mount Hiei sightseeing route
Getting there: Get off ビンゴ5攻略 Eiden Main Line at Yase-Hieizanguchi Station (E08) and take ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Cable and ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Ropeway (aerial tram) to ビンゴ5攻略 summit. From there, transfer to ビンゴ5攻略 bus.
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Rurikoin Temple
ビンゴ5攻略 temple grounds at Rurikoin include both a private home and a Japanese garden, but they are open to ビンゴ5攻略 public for limited periods in ビンゴ5攻略 spring and autumn to share ビンゴ5攻略 beauty that has made it such a popular destination. ビンゴ5攻略 green maples in spring and ビンゴ5攻略 brilliant red maples in autumn are spectacular sights. A place worthy of particular note is ビンゴ5攻略 second floor of ビンゴ5攻略 temple where ビンゴ5攻略 outside colors tint ビンゴ5攻略 furniture and flooring inside, a view that alone makes ビンゴ5攻略 trip worthwhile.
Getting there: About a five-minute walk from Yase-Hieizanguchi Station (E08) on ビンゴ5攻略 Eiden Main Line.
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Other great places to visit
along ビンゴ5攻略 Eiden train line
There are many other great places to visit in ビンゴ5攻略 KURAMA & KIBUNE area along ビンゴ5攻略 Eiden rail line. In addition to sightseeing, ビンゴ5攻略 area is known for its fiercely competitive ramen shops, where customers wait in line just to get a bowl of their favorite ramen. Time your sightseeing so you can savor some of these delicious noodles!
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Maple Tree Tunnel
Between Ichihara and Ninose Stations on ビンゴ5攻略 Eiden Kurama Line is a section of track known as ビンゴ5攻略 Momiji Tunnel. About 280 maple trees have been planted over a 250-meter interval, creating a tunnel of green maple trees at ビンゴ5攻略 start of summer that turns brilliant colors in fall. ビンゴ5攻略 tunnel is particularly magnificent when viewed from a car, and in autumn, illumination at night turns ビンゴ5攻略 tunnel into an evening wonder.
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Keibunsha Ichijoji Books and Gifts
A book-lover's bookshop, Keibunsha curates its books, each carefully considered, selected and arranged by ビンゴ5攻略 bibliophile staff. In 2008, Britain's Guardian newspaper selected Keibunsha (“Keibunsya”) as one of ビンゴ5攻略 top 10 bookshops in ビンゴ5攻略 world. Art lovers will also love browsing ビンゴ5攻略 art gallery. Even if you don't read Japanese, ビンゴ5攻略 inviting storefront and cozy interior are very charming.
Suggested route: ビンゴ5攻略 Kyoto Connoisseur's Guide to Kyoto
Getting there: A short walk from Ichijoji Station (E04) on ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Main Line.
A full lineup of ビンゴ5攻略 top
ramen spots! Ramen Street
As an affordable-yet-delicious meal, ramen has long been popular with ビンゴ5攻略 younger generations of Kyoto, which has a high student population. ビンゴ5攻略 Ichijoji area in particular is home to Ramen Street, so-called for ビンゴ5攻略 numerous famous ramen restaurants which are clustered along it.
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Gokkei
ビンゴ5攻略 ramen broth is clear white, but hearty, flavorful, and so thick it is almost like a porridge. Among ビンゴ5攻略 offerings of this popular ramen shop is its “aka daku,” a ramen dish colored red with an abundance of red chili pepper.
Getting there: About a five-minute walk from Ichijoji Station (E04) on ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Main Line.
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Takayasu
ビンゴ5攻略 most popular food items at this restaurant are ビンゴ5攻略 ramen, with clear white broth made with pork bones and chicken carcass, and ビンゴ5攻略 karaage (fried chicken). ビンゴ5攻略 suji (sinew) ramen is highly recommended, but visitors should arrive early because it sells out quickly. Takayasu is open until 2 a.m.
Getting there: About a four-minute walk from Ichijoji Station (E04) on ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Main Line
Recommended passes
KYOTO-OSAKA SIGHTSEEING PASS(Greater KURAMA & KIBUNE area)
This pass provides one day of unlimited rides on Keihan Electric Railway and Eizan Electric Railway. With ビンゴ5攻略 Eiden coverage, you have an extensive area for traveling from Osaka to central Kyoto, as well as ビンゴ5攻略 north part of Kyoto. ビンゴ5攻略 pass includes benefits you can use at Kurama-dera Temple.
One-day recommended itinerary
ビンゴ5攻略 Kyoto Connoisseur's Guide to KyotoA Stroll of Elegance and Tranquility in Rakuhoku
This itinerary starts at Demachiyanagi Station on ビンゴ5攻略 Eizan Main Line and proceeds to ビンゴ5攻略 KURAMA & KIBUNE area. ビンゴ5攻略 return journey includes visits to a popular bookstore, a ramen shop, Manshu-in Temple, and more. Using a day pass, this itinerary is filled from morning to evening with sightseeing, shopping, dining, and other fun.
Getting from Kyoto Station
to Demachiyanagi Station
One convenient way is to take ビンゴ5攻略 JR Nara Line from JR Kyoto Station to Tofukuji Station and then transfer to ビンゴ5攻略 Keihan Electric Railway bound for Demachiyanagi Station.
KyotoStation
JR Nara LineApprox.3 min.
TofukujiStation
Keihan RailwayApprox.16 min.
DemachiyanagiStation
