From Kyoto Station to Philosopher’s Walk
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2. By Subway
2-1 From Kyoto Sta. to Keage Sta. via Karasuma-Oike
2-2 The Way to the Philosopher’s Walk from Keage Sta.3. By Bus
3-1 Bus Stops Information at Kyoto Sta.
3-2 Bus Stops Information near Philosopher’s Walk
3-3 Bus Route Map (City Bus No.5, No.17)
1. Overview
Philosopher’s Walk (Path) is called Tetsugakuno-michi in Japanese.
The Path leads along a beautiful stream and a lot of cherry blossom trees.
The distance is about 1 mile (1.5 km). It takes about 20 minutes to walk all the path.
Within walking distance, you can also visit Ginkakuji temple (silver pavilion), Eikando temple or Nanzenji temple.
So, let’s visit !
You can visit Philosopher’s Walk by Subway or by Bus from Kyoto station.
The chart below is the overview of the location, transportation, time and fare.
♦ Location & Distance
Philosopher’s Walk is located in the east of Kyoto city.
The distance from Kyoto Station is 4.4 mile.
♦ Transportation & Time
It takes about…
City Subway : 17 min plus 15 min walk
Local Bus : more than 37 min plus 7 min walk
Taxi : 25 min
Bicycle : about 40 min
You need more time and taxi fare on peak season because of heavy traffic jam.
♦ Near Bus Stops & Time to the Philosopher’s Walk
(1) walk 9 min from Nanzenji Eikando michi bus stop
(2) walk 7 min from Ginkakuji-michi bus stop
♦ Near Stations & Time to the Walk
(1) walk 15 min from Keage Station (Kyoto City Subway)
2. By Kyoto City Subway
If you take Kyoto City Subway for Philosopher’s Walk, it will save time to move and beat the traffic jam.
It takes 17 minutes from Kyoto station to the nearest station, Keage.
From Keage station, it takes about 15 minutes’ walk to the south end of the walk (near Kumano-Nyakuoji shrine).
The fare is ¥260.
The followings are the detail.
2-1 From Kyoto Station to Keage Station via Karasuma-Oike
At Kyoto station, take Subway Karasuma line train (departing from track 2) bound for Kokusai-kaikan.
And then, transfer at Karasuma-Oike station to Subway Tozai line train.
All trains departing from track 2 go to Keage station.
2-2 The Way to the South End of the Philosopher’s Walk from Keage Station
From Keage station, it takes about 15 minutes’ walk to the south end of the Philosopher’s Walk.
I’ll show you one of the shorter ways from Keage station.
1. Get out of the Exit 1 at Keage Station
2. Walk down along the Street
3. Walk through the tunnel on your right.
4. Before the gate, turn right. Then, Nanzenji Temple.
5. Walk along the Nanzenji temple, turn right.
6. Go past the Eikando Temple, and turn right.
7. Walk in 3 minutes, finally the south end of the Philosopher’s Walk.
2-3 Route Map for Philosopher’s Walk by Subway
The map below is the route map from Kyoto station to Philosopher’s Walk by Kyoto City Subway plus walk.
Please check, if necessary.
3. By Bus
Unfortunately, Bus No.100, convenient for philosopher’s walk, is crrently out of service for an undetermined period, so, if you must take a bus from Kyoto Station, take bus No. 17 or No. 5 instead. And also, if you plan to visit Ginkakuji temple (silver pavilion), refer this page, “how to go to Ginkakuji temple”, too. Philosopher’s walk is also available near Ginkakuji temple!
The fare is ¥230. It takes about at lea st 37 minutes. (It may take more than 1 hour during the tourist season such as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves! Subway is better!)
For bus No. 17 , please get off at Ginkauji-michi bus stop. For bus No. 5 , get off at Nanzenji-Eikando-michi, Higashi Tennoucho or Ginkakuji-michi bus stop as your plan.
From each bus stop, it takes less than 10 minutes to reach the philosopher’s Walk.
All the bus No.100 route including Philosopher’s Walk is covered by Bus One-Day Pass (¥700).
Please note that…
it takes much more time on peak season∗ because of heavy traffic jam.
∗ Peak season : cherry blossam (the end of March to the beginning of April), autumn leaves (November) and consecutive holidays in Japan (the end of April to the beginning of May)
3-1 Bus Stops Information at Kyoto Station
There ara many bus stops in Kyoto Station.
When you ride, which bus stop in Kyoto Station can you ride the bus for Philosofer’s Walk ?
Please find out the bus stop displayed A1 or A2
for Kyoto City Bus No.5 or No.17
Actually the bus often tends to be crowded, especially on the tourist season.
3-2 Bus Stops Information near Philosopher’s Walk
The picture below is Nanzenji Eikando-michi bus stop, one of near bus stops to the Walk, if take bus No. 5 . After getting off the bus, proceed forward as shown in the picture, and head for Eikando temple.
At Eikando temple, please turn left.
At the next corner, please turn right, and in a few minutes’ walk, you come to the Philosopher’s Walk!
As the path leads from near Kumano-Nyakuoji shrine (the south end) to near Ginkakuji temple (the north end), you can also get off at Higashi-tennoucho (bus No. 5 only) or Ginkakuji-michi bus stop (Both No. 5 & No. 17 O.K.) to visit the Walk.
The map below shows the location of those stops with the walk route.
Please check!
3-3 Bus Route Maps
If you want to know the route or ride time of the Kyoto CIty Bus No.5 or No.17, please check the map below.
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