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Kiyomizu-dera and Higashiyama
The great wooden veranda temple, and the stone lanes that fall from it down towards Gion
Typical duration
150 min
Price
¥500 temple; the lanes and Gion are free (≈ €2.9 / $3.2)
From port
80 km / 49.7 mi
Transfer time
100 min
Indoor / Outdoor
mixed
Queue risk
high
👨👩👧 Family friendly
🕐 Best time to visit
It opens at 06:00, so an early cruise arrival genuinely beats the crowds
Getting there from the port
JR to Kyoto, then city bus 206 or 100 to Gojozaka and a ten-minute climb; allow for bus delays
🚌 Best transport: train💶 Cost: ¥1,110 to Kyoto plus ¥230 bus