Finding your Osaka…
Enryakuji: a mountain day of its own
A single-place exception: give Enryakuji’s Todo area a dedicated visit, including cable-car access and the Osaka return journey. The temple is in Otsu, Shiga.
1 day3 hr–4 hr locally · plus Osaka travel
Approx. 3–5 kmWalking includes approaches and sightseeing
Public transport + walkDaytime · start early
- Local visit
- About 3 hr–4 hr
- With Osaka round trip
- About 7 hr–9 hr
Outward from JR Osaka: 2 hr–2 hr 30 min. Return to JR Osaka: 2 hr–2 hr 30 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 advanced 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.
- STARTHieizan-Sakamoto StationPublic transport · see access notes
- Public transport · see access notes
- FINISHHieizan-Sakamoto Station
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