Finding your Osaka…
Arashiyama morning, Gion afternoon
Give Arashiyama the morning, then use Hankyu via Katsura to Kyoto-kawaramachi and walk to Gion. Allow 60–90 minutes door to door for the cross-city transfer.
1 day8 hr locally · plus Osaka travel
Approx. 4–6 kmWalking includes approaches and sightseeing
Public transport + walkDaytime · start early
- Local visit
- About 8 hr
- With Osaka round trip
- About 10 hr–10 hr 40 min
Outward from Osaka-Umeda: 1 hr–1 hr 20 min. Return to Osaka-Umeda: 1 hr–1 hr 20 min.
Local time includes sightseeing, approaches, travel between stops and breaks. Osaka allowances cover the connections described in the access notes. Hotel transfers are extra. These are planning estimates; check service times, queues and last admission.
Why we chose this route
Selected as a beginner day trip with time for the places and the connections between them.
Take it one place at a time.
Your route, in order.
A stop-order diagram, not a street map. Open each section in Google Maps for directions and current journey estimates.
- STARTArashiyama Station (Hankyu)Walk
- Public transport · see access notes
- Walk
- FINISHGion-shijo Station
Explore Kyoto.
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