The strolling story continues as we leave Kiyomizudera Temple and head to Sannenzaka and Nene no Michi . There’s a bit of a travel paradox in Kyoto . Buses seem like the best way to get around, as there are far more bus stops close to the city’s shrines and temples than there are nearby stations on Kyoto’s rather limited rail network.
Kyoto’s buses, though, can get very crowded, sometimes packed with so many tourists that there’s no room to get onboard, forcing you to keep waiting at the stop for the next bus to come by with your fingers crossed that you’ll be able to squeeze inside. But there’s an alternative to taking the bus or the train in Kyoto: walking . It’s actually amazing how many famous tourism attractions you can get to pretty easily on foot in a single day, with some lesser-known hidden gems along the route too.
In the first part of our Kyoto no-bus walking tour guide, we strolled from Kyoto Station to Fushimi Inari Shrine, and then from there up to Kiyomizudera Temple , so in this article we’re jumping back in at the third segment of our route. ● Section 3: Kiyomizudera to Nanzenji Temple We’d started our walk at 7 a.m.
and arrived at Kiyomizudera (pictured above) at 8:30. As we mentioned in the first part of this guide, we’re focusing on the walking route itself, and not heading inside the sightseeing attractions on the way, since there are so many that you’d need several days to check them all out, and each individual traveler will ha.