GOD ROAD JAPAN

Gion and Higashiyama

Three places within about 1.8 km of one another in eastern Kyoto, and a half-day walk that links them.

1
Kiyomizu-deraBuddhist temple
about 17 minutes on foot
2
Kodai-jiBuddhist temple
about 8 minutes on foot
3
Yasaka ShrineShinto shrine

This shows the order of the walk. It is a diagram, not a map, and not to scale. Walking times are map-route estimates between the listed locations.

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Information checked: September 3, 2026.