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Kinki Nippon Elec. Railway Kyoto Line Romantic Train Sagano Line JR Kokusaikaikan Kozanji Temple Kyoto Takaragaike Prince Hotel Kyoto Int’l Conf. Hall Takaragaike Miyakehachiman Kamigamo Shrine Midorogaike Takaragaike Children’s Park Saimyoji Temple Pond Pond Takaragaike Joshoji Temple Shingoji Genkoan Temple Takaragaike Park Temple Mt. Sawayama Koetsuji Temple Shugakuin Imperial Villa Matsugasaki Kitayama Mt. Momoyama Kyoto Prefectural Library Syugakuin Shozan Hotel Kyoto (Sogo Shiryokan) Kitayama-dori Botanical Mt. Daimonji Garden Manshuin Temple Haradani Cherry Garden Kitaoji Ichijo Takano River Bukkyo Univ. Daitokuji Temple Kamo River ArashiyamaTakao Parkway Kinkakuji Temple Holiday Inn Kyoto (Rokuonji) Kitaoji-dori Suzan-Kaido Eizan Elec. Railway Eizan line Shisendo Temple Shimogamo Shrine Chayama Kyoto Pastral Hotel Kyoto Myokenji Temple Prince Hotel Tanukidani Fudoin Temple Kuramaguchi Ryoanji Temple Hokyoji Temple Shokokuji Mototanaka Shirakawa-dori Kyoto Univ. of Art & Design Sembon Kyoto City Hotel Shakado Temple Ritsumeikan Temple Kyoto Municipal University Archaeological Subway Karasuma Line Karasuma Subway Doshisha Jikishian Temple Museum Chionji Temple Ninnaji Temple Tojiin Temple Kitano University Demachi-yanagi Utano National Hospital Ryoanji Kitano Tenmangu Imadegawa-dori michi Hakubaicho Shrine Nishijin Kyoto Daikakuji Temple Hirosawaike Brighton Imadegawa Shibunkaku Kyoto Tojiin Textile University Pond way Kit Myoshinji Center Hotel Museum Ginkakuji Temple il ano L e a in Kyoto (Jishoji) Mt. Nyoiga-Dake Seiryoji R Kyoto Yoshida Shrine . Palace-side Temple Narutaki c Imperial e Mt. Daimonji l Hotel Palace E Shinnyodo Temple Nonomiya Shrine Myoshinji Temple Daishinin Temple u Kyoto River Koma Honenin Main Line Main k Sembon-dori u Prefecturel Temple SAGA f Torokko Torokko Tokiwa i Office Kawaramachi-dori Kyoto University Arashiyama ARASHIYAMA Saga e HANAZONO Toei Uzumasa Railway Elec. Keihan Hotel K JR San-in Main Hospital UZUMASA Eigamura Marutamachi-dori Sunflower Kyoto Hotel New Kyoto (Sagano Line) Hotel Diamond Arisugawa Kyoto City Ukyo Library Heian Shrine Kumano Nyakuoji Shrine Marutamachi Nijo Castle Marutamachi Kyoto Society Okazaki Park Tenryuji Arashiyama Kurumazaki Koryuji Temple Hanazono Kyoto Kaikan Hall Temple University Int’l Hotel Kyoto Hotel Fujita Kyoto Uzumasa Nat’l Museum of Katabiranotsuji Keif ANA Hotel Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto Municipal Romantic Train uku El Kaikonoyashiro Nijojomae Modern Art, Kyoto Sagano Line ec. Rail Karasumaoike City Hall Hotel Museum of Art wa Nishioji-dori y NIJO Sanjo Nanzenji Temple Horinji Temple Arashiyama Sagano Junior College of Art A Keihan Higashiyama ra Mt. sh Yamanouchi Kyoto Garden Hotel Kyoto Royal Hotel Arashiyama iy Keage am The Museum of Kyoto Sanjo Miyako Hotel a Line Sanjo-guchi Sanjo Karasuma Subway Tozai Line Hotel Kyoto ANA Hotel Pastel Kyoto Shorenin Temple Chionin Temple Himukai Shrine Umenomiya Taisha Shrine Kyoto University of Daimaru Dept. Store Foreign Studies Saiin Omiya Shijo-dori Kawaramachi Maruyama Park Karasuma Shijo Sai Shijo Omiya Shijo Honkokuji Temple Takashimaya Dept. Store Gion Chofukuji Temple Aqua Park Mibu Temple Hankyu Dept. Corner Higashiyama Matsuo Store Matsuo Taisha Shrine iver Bukkoji Temple sura R Yasaka Pagoda Emp. Tenchi’s Tomb Kat Embroidery Kodai Yuzen-en Kenninji Hankyu Elec. Railway Kyoto City Hospital Hotel Sunroute Kyoto Temple Misasagi Arashiyama Line Museum Yuzen Gallery Horikawa-dori Gojo-dori Karasuma-dori Gojo Nishikyogoku Nishi Kyoto Tokyu Hotel Gojo Comprehensive Kyogoku Kegonji Temple Sports Park Yuzen Kiyomizudera Temple Ikeno Taiga Higashi JR Kyoto Isetan Kyoto Saihoji Temple Cultural Hall Nishi-Honganji Dept. Store TAMBA-GUCHI Honganji Museum Temple National Jizoin Temple Temple Museum Kyoto Kyoto Kintetsu Shichijo Women’s Univ. Kami-Katsura Kyoto Tower Hotel Dept. Store Umekoji Steam Locomotive Kyoto Shin Hankyu Hotel Hotel Granvia Kyoto Kyoto Park Hotel Kyoto Line Preservation Hall RIHGA Royal Kyoto Sanjusangendo Temple Hankyu Elec. Railway Hotel Kyoto Century Hotel Katsura Imperial Villa e) JR Tokaido Main (Biwako Line) Lin KYOTO Kyoto Tokyu Hotel Kyoto Katsura Hospital oto Ky JR Tokaido Shinkansen n ( Kyoto City Nishikyo Library ai New Hotel M Toji Miyako Keihan Kyoto Japan Red Cross do Toji Temple ai Hotel Kyoto First Hospital k Kujo o Kinki Nippon Kiyomizu-yaki Pottery Village T TOFUKU-JI Katsura Honganji R Elec. Railway Tomb of Tenno no Mori J JR Nara Line Sennyuji Temple Nishiyama-betsuin Temple Kyoto Line.
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