Streets lined with old fashioned townhouses of Kyoto
The gentle stone slope from Yasaka to Kiyomizudera Temple is called Sanneizaka. The area is designated as a Preservation District for Groups of Important Historic Buildings. Kiyomizu-yaki ceramics, Nishijin-ori textiles and other souvenir shops line the street and attract many visitors. There is a superstition which says those who falls down the stone steps will pass away in three years; that's why the slope is also called Sannenzaka. This is a wonderful walk towards Ishibe-koji via Ninenzaka and Nene-no-michi.

◆Access/ A 6 min. walk from Kiyomizu-michi bus stop by city bus from JR Kyoto Stn.

Command the view of Kyoto City from Stage of Kiyomizu
The Main Hall (a national treasure) is famous for its Kiyomizu-no-butai (stage of Kiyomizu). This architecture with the huge stage follows the elegant Shinden-zukuri style and was built over a cliff supported by 139 pillars. Most of the remaining buildings were rebuilt in 1633. Water from Otowa-no-taki Fall, which is the origin of the temple's name, is said to be miraculous water which cures all illnesses. The area provides a spectacular view of Kyoto, including the cherry blossoms in spring and colored leaves in autumn.

●Open/ 6:00-18:00 (-18:30 in summer)　●Close/ Open all-year round
●Fare/ ￥300 (Jishu Shrine is also available)　●Tel/ 075-551-1234

◆Access/ A 10 min. walk from Kiyomizu-michi bus stop by city bus from JR Kyoto Stn.歩

Housing approximately 10,000 pieces of valuable cultural assets
It houses plenty of archaeological materials and antiques from Japan, China and other Oriental countries, and the exhibition, preservation and research of cultural assets are carried out here. Nearby is the Sanjusangendo, well-known for the 1001 statues of multi-armed deities.

●Open/ 9:30-17:00 (Last entry at 16:30)
●Close/ Monday (the following day when Mon. falls on national holidays), The beginning and the end of year
●Fare/ ￥500 (permanent collection only)　●Tel/ 075-525-2473

◆Access/ A short walk from Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae bus stop by city bus from JR Kyoto Stn. or a 7 min. walk from Keihan Shichijo Stn.

The home of Sake with a concentration of Japanese Sake breweries
The area of Fushimi is famous for sake breweries. A row of willows and breweries with plastered walls line the street and make the scenery attractive. This is a typical view in Kyoto. The view from the path along the river is stunning. There are a lot of places to visit including Gekkeikan Okura Memorial Museum. During the brewing season in winter, the whole area is filled with the favorable smell of maturing sake to give the impression as sake breweries.

［Gekkeikan Okura Memorial Museum］　●Open/ 9:30-16:30　●Close/ Aug. 13-16, The beginning and the end of year
●Fare/ ￥300　●Tel/ 075-623-20566

◆Access/ A 5 min. walk from Keihan Chushojima Stn.

The shrine with Japan's oldest inner sanctuary
The Honden (main building) maintains the typical architectural style of the shrine and was built in the late years of the Heian Period (in the middle of the 11th century), almost around the same time as Byodo-in-Temple. Combined with the adjacent Uji Shrine, it had been called "Rikukamisha" until the Meiji Period.

●Open/ 9:00-16:30　●Close/ Open all-year round　●Fare/ Free　●Tel/ 0774-21-4634

◆Access/ A 10 min. walk from Keihan Uji Stn. or a 20 min. walk from JR Uji Stn.

Elegant looks of a bird with spread-out wings
This was originally a villa for Fujiwara-no-Michinaga. His son Yorimichi converted it into a temple in 1052, in the late years of Heian Period. The Hoodo, an image of which is featured on the 10-Yen coin, represents the Land of Happiness which noblemen dreamt of. Its elegant figure is very famous and tells us the prosperity of the Fujiwara family.

●Open/ 8:30-17:30 (Hoshokan 9:00-17:00)
●Close/ Open all-year round (the inside of Hoodo is being restored until Aug. 2005)　●Fare/ ￥600　●Tel/ 0774-21-2861

◆Access/ A 10 min. walk from Keihan /JR Uji Stn.