Features of the route

・For visitors with plenty of time.
・This route passes attractions throughout the western to northern areas of Kyoto Gyoen in the vicinity of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Information Center. Enjoy strolls through plum and cherry blossoms in the spring and other seasonal delights.

Main attractions and route

(Wander in the vicinity of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Information Center) Inui Gomon Gate→Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Information Center→Muku Tree of the Shimizudani Residence→Plum and Peach Groves→Shirakumo-jinja Shrine area→Hamaguri Gomon Gate→Agata-i Well→Inui Gomon Gate (Wander in the vicinity of the Rest House at the Site of the Konoe Residence) Inui Gomon Gate→Sarugatsuji and Site of the Nakayama Residence→Site of the Katsura no Miya Residence→Site of the Konoe Residence and Children’s Park→Inui Gomon Gate

*Accessible from the Imadegawa subway station and convenient for visitors to Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Estimated time

Approx. 2 hours 20 minutes

*Does not include time spent at the facilities.
*Excludes time to make a full circle from Ainomachi-guchi entrance/exit (to Shirakumo-jinja Shrine area) (approx. 20 min.).
*Approx. 1.5 hours to make a full circle from Inui Gomon Gate to Shirakumo-jinja Shrine and back to Inui Gomon Gate in the vicinity of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Information Center.
*Approx. 1 hour to make a full circle from Inui Gomon Gate, Site of the Nakayama Residence, Site of the Katsura no Miya Residence, Rest House at the Site of the Konoe Residence, and back to Inui Gomon Gate in the vicinity of the Rest House at the Site of the Konoe Residence.