One day in Arashiyama, Japan

A day through Arashiyama’s best-known sights that lie close together: Iwatayama Monkey Park, Togetsu-kyō, Tenryū-ji Temple, Nison-in Temple, Danrin-ji Temple and Seiryō-ji Temple. 6 stops, about 2.7 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.

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The route

  1. Iwatayama Monkey ParkZoo or aquarium · On the map
  2. Togetsu-kyōBridge · 0.5 km on from Iwatayama Monkey Park · On the map
  3. Tenryū-ji TempleTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Togetsu-kyō · On the map
  4. Nison-in TempleTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Tenryū-ji Temple · On the map
  5. Danrin-ji TempleTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Nison-in Temple · On the map
  6. Seiryō-ji TempleTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Danrin-ji Temple · On the map

6 stops, 5 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 6 min of walking.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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