Kuramaki, Kibune, Hanase Area, Kyoto Sightseeing Route, Japan

Visiting the legend of Ushiwakamaru, which remains on Mt. Kurama, “Nearby and far away …”, and the ninety-nine turn approach related to Sei Shonagon. Kurama-dera is located north on the Kurama Highway, which runs parallel to the Kurama River. Various legends about Ushiwakamaru remain here. You can feel the legend on the approach to Mt. Kurama. A place where mystery and romance drift, such as the stones that are said to have been compared when leaving Kurama-dera, the approach to the inner temple where the monk who learned swordsmanship from the tengu through the valley leads to the Demon Lord. Along the way, you can also walk along the ninety-nine-fold approach, which Sei Shonagon spelled out as “a near-far thing, a zigzag road.” The Kurama Fire Festival, one of the three great festivals in Kyoto, is held on October 22nd every year, and is an annual festival of Yuki Shrine in the mountains.

Take city bus 4/17 or Kyoto bus 17 from “Kyoto station square” to “Demachiyanagi station square”, get on at Eizan “Demachiyanagi” station, and get off at “Kurama” station. From “Kyoto” station on the subway Karasuma line, head toward “Kokusaikaikan” station, then take Kyoto bus 52 from “Kokusaikaikan station square” to “Kurama”. From “Kyoto” station on the JR Nara line, head toward “Tofukuji” station and transfer to Keihan. From “Tofukuji” station to “Demachiyanagi” station. Take the train from Eizan “Demachiyanagi” station and get off at “Kurama” station.

The riverbed built on the Kibune River in the back room of Kyoto feels the summer tradition, the murmuring of the river, and enjoys the coolness. Kibune called Okuzashiki in Kyoto. In summer, many people come in search of coolness. Kawadoko is a specialty of restaurants lined up along the Kibune River. Feeling the clear stream right next to you and enjoying the deliciousness of Kyoto is a pleasure unique to summer. There is also a famous place for fireflies called Hotaruiwa along the river, which gives the atmosphere of a summer night. Kibune Shrine, which is dedicated to the god who controls the water supply, is also a tourist attraction of Kibune. When Izumi Shikibu, a female poet from the Heian period, visited and prayed for a reunion with her husband who became discordant, there is an anecdote that the wish was fulfilled. For this reason, it is revered as the god of enmusubi.

Take city bus 4/17 or Kyoto bus 17 from “Kyoto station square” to “Demachiyanagi station square”, get on at Eizan “Demachiyanagi” station, and get off at “Kibuneguchi” station. From “Kyoto” station on the subway Karasuma line, head toward “Kokusaikaikan” station, then take Kyoto bus 52 from “Kokusaikaikan station square” to “Kibuneguchi”. From “Kyoto” station on the JR Nara line, head toward “Tofukuji” station and transfer to Keihan. From “Tofukuji” station to “Demachiyanagi” station. Take the train from Eizan “Demachiyanagi” station and get off at “Kibuneguchi” station.

The nature area is located north of the Kurama Highway, where you can go trekking, see the tallest cedar in Japan, and go north. Hanase Pass, where you can feel the side of Kyoto City, which is different from the city center, which is crowded with tourists. Further north than Kurama-dera, continue on the Kurama Highway and cross the Hanase Pass, which is the nature area. Here, you can enjoy interacting with nature. Trekking while bathing in the forest or observing wild birds refreshes your mood. In the Daihizan National Forest, you can see the tallest flower-backed Sanbonsugi in Japan. As the name suggests, it is an unusually shaped cedar with three cedars extending from one root toward the heavens. The age of the tree is said to be 1000 to 1200 years. There are also facilities for hiking and outdoor activity classes in the area.

Take city bus 4/17 or Kyoto bus 17 from “Kyoto station square” to “Demachiyanagi station square”, and take Kyoto bus 32 from “Demachiyanagi station square” to “Hanase Yamanoie mae”. From “Kyoto” station on the subway Karasuma line, head toward “Kitaoji” station, then take Kyoto bus 32 from “Karasumakitaoji” to “Hanase Yamanoie Mae”.

Tourist attractions

Mt. Kurama
Mt. Kurama is a mountain located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Altitude 584m. The ridge between the Kurama River on the east and the Kibune River on the west runs north and south. Known as Mt. Ryozen, it prospered as a place for esoteric mountain training. In the 15th year of Enryaku (796) or the first year of Houki (770), Kurama-dera was built on the southern hillside of Mt. Kurama with Bishamonten as its principal image. In addition, it is the training ground of Ushiwakamaru (later Minamoto no Yoshitsune) and is known as “Kurama Tengu”. Since ancient times, it has been known as a famous place for cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in autumn. The appearance of Mt. Kurama in spring and autumn is also described in “Sarashina Nikki”.

There is a theory that the old name of Mt. Kurama is Mt. Kurama. It is the theory that the reading of “dark part (dark part) (reading, club)”, which means a dark place, has changed to Kurama. “Kurabuyama” and “Kuramayama” are also Utamakura. Many kagaku books such as “Waka Hatsugakusho” and “Godai Utamakura” say that “Kurabuyama” is a mountain in Yamashiro Province, but it does not specify its specific location. In these kagaku books, “Kurabuyama” and “Kuramayama” are treated as separate Utamakura. The poets of Ariwara no Motokata and Ki no Tsurayuki wrote “Kurabuyama” as a Utamakura, and they are included in “Kokin Wakashū”. Similarly, the poets of Anpo Hoshi and others wrote “Kuramayama” as a Utamakura, which is included in “Shui Wakashū”. In this way, Mt. Akabe and Mt. Kurama are different mountains in Waka.

Looking at Mt. Kurama as a place name in the modern era, Mt. Kurama is said to be Mt. Kurama in “Mt. Kurama”, but in “Mt. Kurama” and “Mt. Kibuneyama, which is located to the west of the mountain, is said to be Mt. Kurama. According to “Mt. Kurama”, while the theory that Mt. Kurama is Mt. Kibune is mentioned earlier, there is also a theory that Mt. Kurama is Mt. Kurama. Such confusion is seen, and it cannot be concluded that Mt. Akabe as a place name also refers to Mt. Kurama.

Kurama Temple
Kurama-dera is a temple located in Kurama-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It belonged to the Tendai sect until 1949 (Showa 24), but since then it has become the head temple of Kurama Kokyo. The mountain number is Mt. Kurama. It is said that the mountain was opened by Jianzhen’s high-ranking younger brother, Jianzhen. The principal image is called “Sonten” in the temple. “Santen” is said to be the principal image of the three bodies of Bishamontenno, Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu, and Goho Maouson.

It is located in the north of the Kyoto Basin and on the southern slope of Mt. Kurama, which retains a rich natural environment. Kurama is famous as a place where Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) practiced, and is also known as Noh’s “Kurama Tengu”. It is the 19th bill place in 33 places in New Saigoku. In addition, it operates a cable car (Kuramayama Cable Railway) as a means of transportation to Kurama Temple, and is also the only railway operator as a religious corporation.

“Kurama-dera Engi” (Ambagaiji Engi), which is handed down to the temple, conveys the origin of the grass, and Jianzhen’s high-ranking younger brother, Kanrei, tied Kusuan in the first year of Houki (770) and enshrined Bishamonten. It’s called the beginning. Jianzhen was the youngest of the eight high-ranking disciples that Jianzhen brought from Tang. One night in Houki 3 (772), Reimu has a dream and is told that there is a sacred mountain to the north of Yamashiro Province. After asking for Sacred Mountain, Kanrei sees Hakuba with a treasure saddle on top of a mountain. That mountain was Mt. Kurama. Kanjo, who entered the mountain, was about to be killed by a female demon, but when he was afraid, a dead tree fell and the demon was crushed.

The next morning, there was a statue of Bishamonten, and it is said that Kanrei built a temple to worship it. The story of this Kanrei does not look like any book other than “Kurama Kadoji Engi”, and I do not know how far it conveys historical facts. However, it is noteworthy that a monk in Nanto (Nara) was involved in the construction, as was the case with Kiyomizu-dera.

Other folklore can be seen in various books such as “Konjaku Monogatari Shu” and “Fuso Ryakuki”. According to it, in the 15th year of the Enryaku calendar (796), Fujiwara no Isendo, who was born in the Nanke Fujiwara family and served as the chief of the Toji temple, wanted to build a temple dedicated to the Kannon Bodhisattva, which he personally worships. Following Reimu’s announcement that I saw one night, Isejin followed Hakuba and arrived at Mt. Kurama, where there was a small hall enshrining Bishamonten (probably built by the above-mentioned Kanrei).

“I believe in Kannon, but it is Bishamonten that is enshrined here,” Iseto wondered. However, a child appeared in the dream of the night and said, “Kannon and Bishamonten are actually one thing, only the names are different.” In this way, Isendo created a statue of Senju Kannon, enshrined it with Bishamonten, and built Kurama-dera Temple. This tradition is that the god of Kibune Shrine, which is close to the current Kurama-dera, appears in the dream of Fujiwara no Isendo, who was in charge of building Toji in the 15th year of Enryaku (796) in “Nihon Koki”, and builds Kurama-dera. It is considered to be almost historical because it is written that it was enryaku.

Mt. Kurama in the back of Kyoto was popular for mountain worship and esoteric Buddhism by Yamabushi. Therefore, it is said that the tengu, the spirit of the mountain, also lives in Kurama. The Daitengu that lives in Kurama is the highest mountain called the monk Shobo, and Mt. Kurama is said to be one of the highest mountains for the tengu.

Kibune
Kibune is a place name in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is located about 40 minutes north of Kyoto Station by car, and together with the neighboring Kurama, it is known as the Okuzashiki of Kyoto and is popular with tourists. Cooking inns are lined up in a long and narrow valley between Mt. Kibune and Mt. Kurama, and in the summer, a riverbed (Kibune’s riverbed) is provided along the Kibune River, avoiding the hot and humid summer of Kyoto and increasing the number of cool guests. Kibune Shrine is enshrined in the upper reaches of the Kibune River, and it is also a famous spot for autumn leaves.

Kibune Shrine
Kibune Shrine is a shrine located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. One of Shikinaisha (Meishin Taisha) and Nijunisha (Shimohachisha). The old shrine was a shrine shrine, and now it is a separate shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is the head office of Kibune Shrine, which has about 450 companies nationwide. Unlike the area name Kibune, it is called “Kifune” because it is a water god. Settled in a dense forest gorge between Mt. Kibune and Mt. Kurama. The Kibune River, which is located upstream of the Kamo River, flows in front of the company, and was thought to be the source of the Kamo River, which moistens the city of Kyoto. It has been worshiped as a god of prayer rain for a long time, such as enshrining the god of water, Takanori God, and being regarded as a troupe of the 85 seats of prayer rain in ancient times. As a god of water, he is worshiped by people in the cooking and cooking industries and businesses dealing with water all over the country.

It is said that since ancient times, successive emperors have dedicated black horses during droughts and white horses during long rains to pray, and later said that instead of living horses, they dedicated “Itadate horses” colored on horse-shaped boards. Be done. Since this became the prototype of the current votive tablet, Kibune Shrine is said to be the “company of origin of votive tablets.” In addition, horse paintings on wood or paper have been used as substitutes, and in the Edo period, the custom of individuals dedicating small votive tablets to shrines became widespread. There is also a belief as a god of marriage, and it is popular with onmyoji in novels and manga, and it is crowded with young couples.

On the other hand, it is also worshiped as a god of ties and a god of curse, and is also famous for the carving of Ushi no toki mairi. However, from the history that Kifunemyojin descended to Kibuneyama in “Ox’s Year of the Ox’s Month of the Ox’s Day of the Ox”, worshiping at the Ox’s time and making a wish is a method of fulfilling the wish, and a curse. Chewing is not the original meaning. During the Heian period, it was unknown whether it was the time of the ox, but it was practiced to visit Kibune Shrine at night. It seems that the original meaning has changed with the changes of the times.

Takaragaike
A place name centered on Takaragaike, a pond in Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku. The pond was created in 1763 (Horeki 13) as irrigation water. The circumference is 1.8 km. 1931 (Showa 6) Transferred to Kyoto City. Around 1949 (Showa 24) after the war, 430,000 square meters was developed as Takaragaike Park.

Shizuhara Campground
An educational campsite for children and students to provide group life guidance and outdoor learning through basic outdoor life.

Kyoto International Conference Center
The Kyoto International Conference Center opened in 1966 in Takaragaike, a scenic city of Kyoto, as Japan’s only national international conference center. Since then, the Kyoto International Conference Center (COP-3) and the 3rd World Water Forum have been held. Many international and domestic conferences such as the Water Forum are held. In addition, by fully digitizing the audio, video, and simultaneous interpretation facilities, we can be proud of the world, which has a wonderful natural environment and abundant facilities, with a networked conference management system that connects each venue with the constructed optical fiber. It is an international conference hall. 20 minutes by subway from JR Kyoto Station to our hall. In addition, it is convenient for transportation, as you can reach the hotel within 20 minutes from each hotel in Kyoto city by using the Tozai subway line.

Garden of Fine Arts Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics
The world’s first painting garden displaying eight porcelain panel paintings that faithfully reproduce the beauty of masterpieces and can be preserved for a long time. (Facility design: Mr. Tadao Ando) The garden has a unique corridor-style structure that is dug down to the second basement floor with a gentle slope, and is combined with the waterside by large and small waterfalls and ponds in the daylight. It provides a new space that enables you to appreciate paintings. (Exhibited Porcelain Panel Painting) “The Last Supper”, “The Last Judgment”, “Along the River During Qingming”, “Choju-jingai”, “Water Lilies / Morning”, “Road with Cypress and Stars”, “At the Terrace”, ” “Sunday afternoon on La Grand Jat Island”

Kyoto City Outdoor Activity Facility Hanaboshiyama no Ie
In the rich nature of Hanase Pass, we provide a place for healthy development of children and students through outdoor activities and lifelong learning for citizens. We also carry out projects such as civic hiking and outdoor activity classes. There is a main building, accommodation building, lodge, campsite, play hall, orientation hall, training room, grand, tennis court, wild bird forest, creative plaza, nature observation zone, adventure forest (general field athletics), and astronomical observation station.

Omiya Traffic Park
Omiya Kotsu Park was opened in 1969 and has been used by many people. However, due to the deterioration of the facility and the relocation of the Kita Fire Department to a part of the park, In addition to strengthening the disaster prevention function, it will be redeveloped as a new traffic learning facility centered on bicycle safety education in line with the current traffic problems.

Forest of mountain village city exchange
While citizens can widely learn about the forest culture of the mountain village society that has been nurtured by maintaining and inheriting the forestry industry, they will become familiar with nature and agriculture and forestry through recreation and contribute to the realization of a healthy and prosperous citizen’s life. It has been developed as a facility for the promotion of the city in a 7-year plan from 1991. You can take a walk, woodwork, and experience learning about forest culture in the vast forest of 1077ha. Suihoso, a wooden accommodation facility, is also fully equipped and can accommodate up to 60 people. In addition, you can enjoy tennis, volleyball, gateball, etc. indoors at the multipurpose hall “Moriaikan”, and you can also hold concerts and lectures. In addition, you can enjoy catching fish in the summer, camping, and playing in the snow in the winter.

Kyoto Sangyo University Kamiyama Observatory
At the Kamiyama Astronomical Observatory of Kyoto Sangyo University, there is the largest 1.3m-diameter Araki telescope in Japan, which conducts research and observations, as well as facility tours and astronomical observations for the general public.

Famous places and historic sites

Entsuji Garden
Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Seryo no Sato
Shodenji Garden
Yuki Shrine
Tomomi Iwakura ghost old house
Nishimura Family Garden
Jisso-in Garden
Ono no Emishi Tomb
Kagamiishi
Kojakuji Temple
Miyake Hachimangu
Akayama Zenin
Daejeon Shrine
Jisso-in Gate Ruins
Kibune Shrine
Shikofuchi Shrine
Myoenji
Yuki Shrine
Ichiyoin
Kurama Temple
Bujoji Temple
Needle Shrine
Kamigamo Betsurai Shrine
Entsuji Temple
Hounji Temple
Jinko-in
Ruriko-in
Kuga Shrine
Rengeji Temple
Fujiki Shrine
Rinkyuji Temple
Hudarakuji Temple (Komachiji Temple)
Sudo Shrine
Myomanji Temple

Museums

Hitoshi Komatsu Museum
Kyoto Seika University Gallery Flor
Kyoto Folk Art Museum
Korai Museum
Kuramayama Reihoden

Events / festivals

Oharae ceremony
Mita planting festival
Era festival
Flower memorial service
Natsukoshi Harae
Sudo Shrine Grand Festival
Taishan Prefectural Festival, Tango Daigoma offering
Kasagake Shinto ritual
Crow sumo
Kamo Winding Stream Party
May full moon festival
Fire festival at Ishiza Shrine
First Tiger Festival
Autumn leaves ondo
Musa Shinto ritual
Kamo Horse Racing
A memorial service for the number of beads
Fire festival
Kurama Fire Festival
Kamo Moon Festival
Shigeru Uega Festival
Asthma sealed loofah
Yoshitsune Festival
Kamigamo Yasurai Festival
Kutamiyanocho Matsuage
Dokai Festival
Hakuba Kanran Shinto ritual
Matsugasaki title dance
Needle memorial service
Bamboo cutting ceremony
Hirokawara Matsuage
Saihoji Rokusai Nenbutsu
Rain-making festival
New Year 8,000 pieces Daigoma offering
Burning light festival
Hanase Pass
Tea ceremony
Kibune Water Festival (Tanabata Shinto ritual)
Kamo Mito Noh
Kibune Festival
Gotanakai Shinto ritual
Kuta Hanagasa Dance