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Walks in Fushimi.
3 editor-picked walks through Fushimi. Each one has been walked — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice.
Walks in Fushimi
Fushimi Inari: the mountain of torii
A thousand vermilion gates up a sacred mountain, the fox messengers, the view at the saddle.
Fushimi: the sake quarter and the canals
Brewery walls along the water, the old river boats, and the inn where history turned.
Tofuku-ji: the maple ravine and the Zen gardens
A great Zen temple, the bridge over the maple gorge, and a checkerboard of moss and stone.
Nearby
Other walks close to Fushimi.
Sorted by distance from the start of fushimi inari: the mountain of torii. Good for stitching together a longer day.
Kyoto Station: the atrium and the two Hongan-ji
A vast steel-and-glass station, two of Japan's largest temple halls, and a borrowed-scenery garden.
To-ji: the tallest pagoda and the temple market
Japan's tallest wooden tower, a temple of esoteric Buddhism, and the great monthly flea market.
Southern Higashiyama: the terrace and the slopes
Kiyomizu-dera's great terrace, the preserved Sannenzaka steps, and a pagoda over the lanes.
Gion: the lanes and the willows
Hanami-koji's teahouses, the willow-lined Shirakawa canal, and the shrine the district grew around.