Daimonji-yama and Philosopher's Path, Kyoto

Key information: Daimonji-yama and Philosopher's Path, Kyoto

• This hill above Kyoto gives you temples, a huge view over the city and a big but digestible helping of Japanese culture and history.
• Climb from great Ginkaku-ji temple to the clearing on Daimonji-yama high above Kyoto where a giant symbol for 'dai' (great) is burned every August. Take in the city spread below you. Then summit Daimonji-yama and return to Kyoto and Nanzen-ji temple to join the famous Philosopher's Path, which winds between a number of Buddhist temples (and their famous gardens) and shrines - back to the start!
• The Philosopher's Path (actually a surfaced lane) runs for 1.8km past some of Kyoto's most famous temples. It is a walk in its own right.
• Expect intense and thoughtful experience. Allow as much time as you can to divert into the superb temples and shrines you will pass and to absorb everything you will encounter.
• Lonely Planet's Walking in Japan has a chapter on this walk. 

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