Finding your Osaka…
Silver Pavilion to Zen gardens
Start at Ginkakuji, follow the roughly two-kilometre Philosopher’s Path, then continue another 15–25 minutes to Nanzenji. Allow six hours locally.
1 day6 hr locally · plus Osaka travel
Approx. 4–5 kmWalking includes approaches and sightseeing
Walk + public transport accessDaytime · start early
- Local visit
- About 6 hr
- With Osaka round trip
- About 8 hr 45 min–9 hr 45 min
Outward from JR Osaka: 1 hr 30 min–2 hr. Return to JR Osaka: 1 hr 15 min–1 hr 45 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.
- STARTGinkakuji-michi bus stopWalk
- Walk
- Walk
- Walk
- FINISHKeage Station
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