Gion Cycling Tour
A guided bicycle tour from Kyoto Station through Miyagawacho, Gion, Yasaka Shrine, Heian Shrine and the Shirakawa River, with a bicycle included.
Place · Okazaki Nishitenno-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Heian Jingu
平安神宮
Heian Jingu is the Shinto shrine in Okazaki, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, built in 1895 as a scaled model of the Imperial Palace State Hall.
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35.0161, 135.7829
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Heian Jingu is a Shinto shrine at Okazaki Nishitenno-cho 97, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto. Its English site says it was built in 1895 to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of Heiankyo and that its buildings are a 5:8 scale model of the State Hall of the Imperial Palace, arranged around a gravel courtyard. Its four landscape gardens cover about 30,000 square metres and require a paid entry according to the site. The page read on 29 September 2026 did not state hours.
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Gion Cycling Tour
A guided bicycle tour from Kyoto Station through Miyagawacho, Gion, Yasaka Shrine, Heian Shrine and the Shirakawa River, with a bicycle included.
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Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is the Shinto shrine at the eastern end of Shijo-dori in the Gion district of Kyoto, home of the Gion Festival.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Market
Nishiki Market
Nishiki Market is the covered shopping street of food shops on Nishiki-koji in central Kyoto, about 390 metres long, with a history of about 400 years.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
Kyoto Imperial Palace
The Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho) is the former imperial palace in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, which the Imperial Household Agency says is open to visitors free of charge.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is the Buddhist temple on the slope of Mount Otowa in Kyoto's Higashiyama hills, known for the wooden stage of its main hall.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
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