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Kurama: walks and hikes near Kyoto

"Washed again in Kurama, we had ascended to the sky without uttering a word, our hands knotted, riveted to the immense trees, drunk with azure and light. "

OlivierAdam in KyotoLimited Express .

Kurama is a small mountain north of Kyoto, which, thanks to its pleasant hiking trail in the forest, is a great excursion during a stay in Kyoto.


Address, timetable & access

  • Address

  • Timetable

    from Kyoto Demachiyanagi, take the Eiden Eizan line to the Auterminus, Kurama. The trip costs 410 yen.
  • Price

    entrance fee 200 yen
  • Access

    open every day from 9 am to 4:30 pm

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