Tazuru

Tazuru is a guest house in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Tazuru is situated nearby to the railway station Kyoto Kawaramachi, as well as near the Buddhist temple Kennin-ji.

Type: Guest house
Description: hotel in Kyoto, Japan
Also known as: “Ryokan Tazuru”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Kawaramachi and Kiyomizu-dera.

Kyoto Kawaramachi

Railway station

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Kyoto-kawaramachi Station is the northern terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line of Hankyu in Kyoto City, Japan. Kyoto Kawaramachi is situated 490 metres north of Tazuru.

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple

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Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 1½ km east of Tazuru.

Kennin-ji

Buddhist temple

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Kennin-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto". Kennin-ji is situated 540 metres east of Tazuru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashiyama and Shimogawara-chō.

Higashiyama

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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.