Tourist Guidebook Kyoto Convention Bureau NTA promises prompt, efficient, worry-free service We invite you to take advantage of the following services Conventions, Events, Trade shows — Travel and Accommodations — Related Tours — Planning and Management Assistance KYOTO SALES OFFICE Event & Convention Dept. 2F of Nissei Shijo Yanaginobanba Bldg., Shijo-dori, Yanaginobanba-nishi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8006 JAPAN Phone: 075-223-2514 Fax: 075-213-2237 Event & Convention Technology 私たちは イベント・コンベンションを 科学します 近畿日本ツーリスト株式会社 関西イベント・コンベンション 支店 京都支店 大阪市中央区今橋２-４-１０ 京都市中京区河原町通三条上ル 大広今橋ビル３階 近畿日本ツーリスト河原町ビル４階 TEL. 06-6202-0224 FAX. 06-6202-7921 TEL. 075-221-7401 FAX. 075-223-5192 Money UNESCO World Cuitural Heritage Site All information contained in this book is based on data as of Feb. 1, 2008 and is subject to change without notice. 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Kokusaikaikan Kamigamo Miyake Hachiman Shrine Takaragaike Kozanji Temple Kitayama-dori Shugakuin Imperial Villa Kitayama Matsugasaki Syugakuin Western Area Kitaoji Kyoto Imperial Palace Ichijoji Kinkakuji karasuma-dori Temple Kitaoji-dori Shimogamo Chayama Shrine Shirakawa-dori Ryoanji Temple Kuramaguchi Mototanaka Ninnaji Temple Central Area Saga-Arashiyama Kawaramachi-dori Kawabata-dori Demachiyanagi Imadegawa Higashioji-dori ilwa Line a y o Imadegawa-dori Horikawa-dori K Senbon-dori n T i Kitanohakubaicho R t a Ryoanji Utano oji-in Omuro Ninnaji n Myoshinji e Subway Karasuma Line Subway d Narutaki n Ginkakuji a Uzumasa R Temple T JR Sanin okiwa aic Marutamachi-dori Sanjo Keihan Higashiyama Main Line Nishioji Oike Arashiyama Hanazono T Enmachi Marutamachi enjingawa Uzumasa Marutamachi Nishioji Sanjo Rokuoin Randen Saga Kurumazaki-jinja Nijo Ra Arisugawa Katabiranotsuji nden Castle Kyoto Eastern Tenryuji Ra Nijo i ne Uzumasa Koryuji l Heian Jingu Temple wa Oike-dori Shiyakushomae y Nijojomae Oike Karasuma Kaikonoyashiro A Shrine Saga rashiyama Line Nijo Area Ya Sanjo- Keage Arashiyama Sanjo Subway Tozai Line T manouchi enjingawa-dori dori Shijo-dori Yasaka Jinja Karasuma Kawaramachi Omiya Shijo Saiin Sai Shijo-omiya Omiya-dori Shijo Shrine Misasagi Matsuo Tanbaguchi Yamashina Gojo-dori Gojo Nishioji-dori Gojo Kiyomizu-dera Nishikyogoku Temple Saihoji Temple Kami-Katsura Nishihonganjiga ain Line Shichijo-dori Temple okaido M Kyoto Shichijo JR T Kyoto JR SHINKANSEN Higashino Nishioji Toji TempleTe JR Keihan Katsura Ky Kintetsu Railway Hankyu Imperial Villa Toji Tofukuji Tofukuji Katsura Kujo-dori oto Line Kujo Ke Tofukuji ihan Tobakaidoob Temple Nagitsuji Railway Jujo-dori (Toba-dori) Jujo Jujo Railway R OUTE NO OUTE Fushimishi Inari Rakusai-guchi Y Inari WA Kyoto Line Kyoto S S *Sotokanjosen Ono E Nara-Kaido Kamitobaguchi Main Line Fukakusaku PR EX Kuinabashiba .24 IN Kuzebashi-dori Fujinomorimo MEISH Higashi-Muko Shin Aburano-Koji-dori Mukomachio Takeda R Southern OUTE NO.1 Sumizome Area Daigo JR Fujinomori Daigo Nishi-Muko Fushimi Temple Ishida JR Nara Line Tanbabashi Kintetsusu Tanbabashi Momoyama Rokujizo Otesuji-dori Rokujizo Fushimi momoyama Momoyamagoryo-maegoryo Chushojima Momoyama-minami-guchi Kangetsukyo — 4 — — 5 — City transportation map Kamigamo Kokusaikaikan Shrine Shimogamo Hon-dori Kyoto International Conference Hall Kitayama Takano River Shugakuin Kitayama-dori Imperial Villa Matsugasaki Kyoto Botanical Garden Shisendo Kinkakuji Daitokuji Kitaoji Kitaoji Temple Rakuhoku- Temple Temple Bus Terminal Kitaoji-eki-mae Koko-mae Takano Eizan Railway Karasuma-dori Kinkakuji-michi Horikawa-dori Kitaoji-dori Shimogamo Shrine -dori Shirakawa Kitano Shrine Kuramaguchi Ginkakuji Ryoanji Senbon- Horikawa- Kawaramachi- Demachiyanagi Temple Temple Hakubai-cho Imadegawa Imadegawa Imadegawa Imadegawa Hyakumanben Ginkakuji-michi Ninnaji Kamo River Temple Imadegawa-dori Kyoto Higashioji-dori Imperial Daikakuji Senbon-dori Palace Kinrin- Temple shako-mae Nishinokyo- Senbon- Horikawa- Karasuma- Kawaramachi- Kumano- Myoshinji Enmachi Marutamachi Marutamachi Marutamachi Marutamachi Jinja-mae Temple Marutamachi Marutamachi-dori Higashi-Tennocho Kitano Line Keifuku Railway Tenryuji Randen Railway Karasuma Kyoto Heian Jingu Temple Koryuji Nishioji Oike Nijo Nijo Castle Oike Shiyakusho-mae Shrine Temple Nanzenji Uzumasa JR Nijojo-mae Oike-dori Temple Tenjingawa Sagano Line Sanjo Sanjo-dori Toei Sanjo Keihan Higashiyama Keage Randen Railway Uzumasa Nishioji- Shijo- Shijo- Shijo Arashiyama Line Eigamura Shijo Omiya Horikawa Shijo-dori Chion-in Temple Shijo Gion Yasaka Jinja Kawaramachi-dori Shrine Matsuo Shrine Shijo Shijo Kawabata-dori Nishioji-dori Karasuma Kawaramachi Kiyomizu-dera Temple Higashi Gojo-dori honganji Gojo Gojo Gojozaka Hankyu Railway Temple Nishioji- Nishihonganji Shichijo Temple Shichijo Karasuma Shichijo Higashiyama- (from Kyoto Station) Shichijo-dori Omiya-dori Shichijo No. 5 No. 9 Sanjusangendo Temple No. 26 Shiokoji-dori No. 28 No. 50 JR Tokaido Line Kyoto No.100 No.101 Toji Temple Kujo-Omiya Tofukuji No.205 JR Shinkansen No.206 Kujo-dori Kintetsu Railway No.208 Kujo-Shako Kujo Tofukuji (from Sanjo Keihan) Temple No. 11 Keihan Railway No. 12 Jujo No. 59 Jujo-dori (from Kinrin-shako-mae) Kyoto Trade No.102 Fair Center Subway Kuinabashi (Loop) No.203 C i No.204 ty Takeda Bu No.207 s (from Kitaoji Bus Terminal) Subway — 6 — — 7 — Kyoto is serviced by a city bus system run by several companies, One Day Ticket Japan Railways (JR) lines, two subways, five private train lines, and a If you plan to use Kyoto's transportation system a lot in a single day or over a large number of taxi companies. Make the most of your time in the two-day period, the city offers all-Kyoto tickets (one-day and two-day) that can city by choosing the best means of transportation. be used on City buses, Kyoto buses and subways without limit. The ticket also entitles you to some discounts at temples, and comes with a guide map. You can purchase these tickets at the city bus & subway information center, subway stations, city bus operating stations, and at appointed hotels and inns in the city. Kyoto City Buses City Bus,Subway,Kyoto Bus (Common Fare) Most of the buses in Kyoto are painted light green, with a thick dark green line One Day Ticket Two Day Ticket One Day Ticket Two Day Ticket down the center. For more information call 075-801-2561 (Japanese language only). Adult ¥1,200 ¥2,000Child ¥600 ¥1,000 How to ride on a bus and paying the fare Entry to the bus is usually through the back door; exit via the front door (and Nishigamo Kyoto Sangyo pay at the front). In nearly all cases, inner-city bus fares are fixed (¥220). On Shako-mae Hiiraginowakare Daigaku-mae boarding buses serving outer areas, take a numbered ticket (seiri-ken) when Fukuoji Iwakura Jisso-in entering the bus. The number of the ticket is indicated on a electronic board Yamagoe Kokusaikaikan Iwakura Muramatsu Kitayama Matsugasaki at the front of the bus, telling you how much you will have to pay. All of the Daikakuji Kitaoji above buses have change making machines for ¥100 and ¥500 coins, or Ohara Kiyotaki Karasumaoike Kuramaguchi ¥1000 notes (the driver will not usually be able to change larger notes). Uzumasa Imadegawa Children under 12 years of age pay half of the adult fare; children under 6 do Arashiyama Tenjingawa Nijo Marutamachi Misasagi not have to pay (limited to two children under six years of age per adult). Pay Nishioji Nijo-jo- Shijo Kyoto Sanjo-Keihan Higashiyama Keage Yamashina at the front of the bus. Simply put the money into the see-through plastic box Matsuotaisha Oike mae Gojo shiyakusho-mae Higashino next to the driver on your way out. Kyoto Higashino Kujo Nagitsuji Kokedera Jujo Gojozaka Ono Kuinabashi Kaminobashi Higashigawacho Chushojima Daigo Subways and trains Gokonomiya-mae Nishikyogoku Takeda Ishida Katsurakobashi Kyoto has two subway lines: the Karasuma line and the Tozai line. In addition Pulse Plaza-mae Rokujizo to the subway, there are five private train companies operating in the city area Nakakuze Jonangu (Keifuku, Eizan, Keihan, Hankyu, and Kintetsu). How to buy tickets Most train and subway stations are equipped with automatic ticket dispensing machines. To purchase your ticket, put the money in the machine first. Then select the button for your ticket price and press that button. You can also pay Kansai International Airport with a prepaid card (such as the Kyoto Trafica Card, see below), if you have one. ●Train information access numbers Limousine buses to KIX A limousine bus service to and from the Kansai International Airport (KIX) Japan Railway (JR): 0570-00-2486 between Kyoto Daigo*1, Keihan Sanjo Station*2 and the Hachijoguchi exit of Hankyu Railways: 075-211-1052 Kyoto Station is available on a daily basis. For more information and Keihan Railways: 075-561-0033 reservations call 075-682-4400 (9:00-19:00). Time to KIX: about 105 min. from Kyoto Station. Fare: ¥2,300 for adults, and ¥1,150 for children. Round-trip fare Keifuku Railway: 075-841-9381 ¥3,800 for adults only. *One Service a day. Eizan Railway: 075-781-5121 Haruka JR Limited Express This direct limited express runs between Kyoto and KIX. It leaves from JR Kyoto Sta. Reservations are recommended during busy departure times. Trafica prepaid cards City bus Generally, there are two trains every hour. The trip takes about 75 minutes. Fare: ¥3,490 (reserved); ¥2,980 (non-reserved); ¥6,260 (round-trip reserved prepaid cards seats) These prepaid cards can be used These prepaid cards are valid only for all city subways and buses. for city buses. The ¥2,000 cards Shuttle Taxi Service to KIX They come in ¥1,000 and ¥3,000 include a discount. They are used value sizes, and can be used like a in the same way as the Trafica Kyo A shuttle taxi service directly connects between Kyoto and KIX. You don’t have ticket to enter the transportation. card above. If you only plan to ride to worry about how to get the airport and can relax on the way.