kyoto · an area
Walks in Shimogyo.
One editor-picked walk through Shimogyo, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Nearby
Other walks close to Shimogyo.
Sorted by distance from the start of kyoto station: the atrium and the two hongan-ji. Good for stitching together a longer day.
monumentalmarket3.4 km · 85 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
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.
heritageleafy3.2 km · 90 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
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.
marketfood-forward2.7 km · 75 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Nishiki Market and the downtown arcades
Kyoto's kitchen, the covered market, the Teramachi arcades, and a shrine for scholars.
monumentalwoodland4.5 km · 130 min · Strenuous· Claude-drafted
Fushimi Inari: the mountain of torii
A thousand vermilion gates up a sacred mountain, the fox messengers, the view at the saddle.