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Photograph of Kyoto Sumitomo Building, Shijo Kawaramachi Hankyu, which is a branch store of Hankyu Department Stores, in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Hankyu’s terminal, Takashimaya and the Kamo. A change and a meeting point — not a second sight. After shopping, cross east to Gion.
Best time
A slow afternoon. Do not stack it on a mall day.
How to go
City bus or subway “京都河原町”. Tap ICOCA or PiTaPa. A city-bus day pass is bus only — not subway or JR.
Tips
- · Hankyu’s terminal, Takashimaya and the Kamo. A change and a meeting point — not a second sight. After shopping, cross east to Gion.
- · One axis a day. Do not stack Higashiyama, Arashiyama, Fushimi, Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Nearby Michelin
Next stop
Where this line goes next
Walk or ride one stop. A new district is another day.
Pontocho
Walk · 6min
Walk, same axis
Walk on to Pontocho. Hankyu’s terminal, Takashimaya and the Kamo. A change and a meeting point — not a second sight. After shopping, cross east to Gion.
Kiyamachi
Walk · 6min
Walk, same axis
Walk on to Kiyamachi. Hankyu’s terminal, Takashimaya and the Kamo. A change and a meeting point — not a second sight. After shopping, cross east to Gion.
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