Friday, March 16, 2007

Kyoto Walking Tour Map

Here's a link to a Kyoto Walking Map.

The link to a pdf is at the bottom of the page. Its a map from the Japan National Tourist Organization. I haven't been able to locate the map at the JNTO site.

On page two of the map there is a walk we might want to consider. It begins at the Gojozaka bus stop near the Ohtani Mausoleum. This mausoleum is where Shinran's cremains were placed by his daughter Kakushin. There is a very old, beautiful and unsual temple at Ohtani. The walk will take us along a huge necropolis then up to Kiyomizu temple. Past Kiyomizu is Chion-in, the temple built by Honen, Shinran's teacher. There is a huge gate at it's entrance.

This is a list and information of several important temples in Kyoto including Kiyomizu and Chion-in.

1 comment:

Curtis said...

Is there a route tracing the path that Shinran walked every day from Mt. Hiei?