kyoto · an area
Walks in Shimogyo.
One walking route through Shimogyo — a Claude-drafted route awaiting the editor's walk — plus nearby routes for the same morning.
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.