Wandering fresh green leaves in Kyoto on May 29th, 2020.
I visited many fresh green leaves viewing points in the center of Kyoto with my bicycle.
I will introduce Mikane shrine, Kinkakuji temple, Shakuzoji temple, Seimei shrine, Shiramine shrine, Ginkakuji temple, Okazaki shrine and others.
Map
Mikane shrine
- Time：5 min〜
- Cost：Free
- Recommendation：70%
- Comment：God of money
No.1 on the map is Mikane shrine.
It enshrines the god of money.
The golden torii is very popular.
I took photos for about 5 min.
Kinkakuji temple
- Time：30 min〜
- Cost：400 yen
- Recommendation：90%
- Comment：World heritage
No.2 on the map is Kinkakuji temple.
It was a national treasure before, but it was destroyed by arson with many of its treasures.
I took photos for about 30 min.
Shakuzoji temple
- Time：10 min〜
- Cost：Free
- recommendation：80%
- Comment：Jizo who saves people from suffering
No.3 on the map is Shakuzoji temple.
It was founded by a famous monk Kukai in 819.
There are many representations of “Kunuki jizo”, the jizo who saves people from suffering.
I took photos for about 10 min.
Seimei shrine
- Time：10 min〜
- Cost：Free
- Recommendation：70%
- Comment：Onmyoji
No.4 on the map is Seimei shrine.
It was founded by an emperor in 1007 and enshrines the famous fortune teller Onmyoji.
I took photos for about 10 min.
Shiramine shrine
- Time：10 min〜
- Cost：Free
- Recommendation：70%
- Comment：God of sports
No.5 on the map is Siramine shrine.
It enshrines a god of sports.
Many balls used in official games are dedicated to this shrine.
I took photos for about 10 min.
Ginkakuji temple
- Time：30 min〜
- Cost：500 yen
- recommendation：100%
- Comment：A world heritage and national treasures
No.6 on the map is Ginkakuji temple.
It was founded about 600 years ago and built according to the typical architecture style of that time.
It’s a world heritage, Ginkaku pavilion and Tokyudo hall are national treasures.
Ginkaku pavilion, a national treasure.
Tokyudo hall, a national treasure.
I took photos for about 30 min.
Okazaki shrine
- Time：10 min〜
- Cost：Free
- Recommendation：80%
- Comment：Rabbit shrine
No.7 on the map is Okazaki shrine.
It was founded about 1200 years ago and it enshrines the god of pregnancy and smooth delivery.
There are many rabbit statues and ornaments as messengers to the god, because they bear many babies.
I took photos for about 10 min.
Summary
I took about 5 hours from No.1 to No.7 on the map with my bicycle.
There are not so many train stations in the area, so it’s better to take the bicycle to see viewing spots more efficiently.
There are many rental bicycle shops in Kyoto.
This is a map marked with my recommendation spots in Kyoto.
If you click the mark, there is the link of blog article.
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