
Kyoto Philosopher's Path Self-Guided Audio Walk: Ginkaku-ji, Honen-in, Eikan-do and Nanzen-ji
Kyoto
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About this experience
<ul><li value="1" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Walk Kyoto's Philosopher's Path along the Lake Biwa Canal, from Ginkaku-ji's gate to the temple grounds of Nanzen-ji.</span></li><li value="2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">See the Silver Pavilion's gate, Honen-in's sand mounds, the Kansetsu cherries, Eikan-do, Nanzen-ji's great Sanmon and a brick aqueduct.</span></li><li value="3" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow a canal dug to power a factory town that never came, and find out why the Silver Pavilion was never silver.</span></li><li value="4" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Stand under the fourteen brick arches of Nanzen-ji's aqueduct, a National Treasure since 2025, where the canal's water comes in.</span></li><li value="5" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">10 stops over 3.1 km, about 90 minutes, with English audio you start whenever you like.</span></li></ul>
Location
Kyoto
Price
$4.99/ person
Duration1h 30min
Categorycustom