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Higashiyama Ku
Ward of Kyoto in Japan

Higashiyama Ku

Higashiyama is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Plan a trip to Higashiyama Ku→From Osaka
How locals move

Getting around Higashiyama Ku the local way

  • Get inFrom Kyoto, the JR Kosei line goes directly to the Hieizan-Sakamoto station which is a 1,200-m walk from the Sakamoto Cable Car or the trailhead to climb Mount Hiei on foot.
  • Get inFrom here the Eizan Cable Car makes the trip to the top of Mount Hiei for ¥850/1080 one-way/return (incl.
  • Get inThe Hiyoshi Taisha shrine and the cable car to Mt.
  • Get aroundFor going between the two, you can use the Sakamoto Cable Car, which costs ¥840/1570 one-way/round-trip and runs daily from 08:00 to 17:00 once every 30 minutes.
  • Get aroundAt over 2 km, this is the longest cable car in Japan and takes about 11 minutes for the journey.
  • Get aroundThis cable car line was built in 1927 and refurbished in 1993.

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