The Gojo Machiya is the perfect starting point to visit Kyoto.
As mentioned elsewhere, we think that Kyoto is a great city for moving around on bicycle. But this is certainly not for everyone, and certainly not all the time. We often take a cab for a short ride — indeed, as you pay the same price for one or up to four passagers, taxi can at time be cheaper than the bus (yen 230 per person) or the train. You’ll have no problem finding a taxi next to the little “Honmachi Koen Park” — be sure to check out the map for the location of catching a cab depending on your destination — to the South or to the North.
When it comes to public transportation, we’re fortunate to have several bus stops within 5 minutes walk from the house.
The first one, Umamachi is where buses #100, #202, #206 and #207 stop. These will enable you to go to the Kyoto main train station, to the South toward Tofuku-ji Temple and Toji Temple, and to the North toward Kiyomizu Temple, Gion Area, and all the way up to Ginkakuji Temple.
The second bus stop is down on Shichijo street (Nanajo Keihanmae Bus Stop) where you can board buses #100, #206 and #208. They will enable you to go to the Kyoto main train station (and many other places.) Please, refer to the city bus map.
Using the bus to visit Kyoto is probably the least expensive way to move around. You can just buy a Day Pass Card. It costs a mere yen 500 and will enable you to any city bus as many times as you want during one day.
There is also a train station within minutes from the house, Kiyomizu-Gojo station where you can ride the Keihan line. See below.
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★ Umamachi: Buses #100, 202, #206, #207
★Nanajo Keihan Mae Bus Stop: Buses #100, #206, #208 (to go to the Kyoto Station)
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★ Kiyomizu-Gojo station (Keihan line 京阪線）is a mere 3 min away from the house. Just go out, walk straight in front of the house, take a right to reach the little park. Cross it and take a right on the street to reach Gojo Street. Take a left on Gojo Street toward the river. The station is right there !
<<GOING TO>>
take bus #100, #206, #208 (every 5 min. It takes about 12 min)
You can easily walk there!
By bus, it is one stop away – Bus #100, #206 to Gojozaka五条坂 (every 5 min. It takes about 2 min)
take bus #100, #202, #206, #207 to Gion (every 5 min. It takes about 8 min)
take bus #100 to Kyoto Kaikan Bijutukan-mae京都会館美術館前) (every 10 min. It takes about 20 min)
Or take bus #202, #206 to Higashiyama Nijo 東山二条・Okazakikoen Iriguchi（岡崎公園入口) 5 min. walking
take bus #100 to Higashi Tenno-cho 東天皇町 (every 10 min. It takes about 25 min)
take bus #100, #206 or #208 to Kyoto Station (every 5 min. It takes about 10 min)
Then take bus #101 or #205 to Kinkakuji-michi 金閣寺道 (every 30 min. It takes about 50 min to 1h)
(from Kinkakuji) take bus #59 to Omuro Ninnaji
take bus #100, #206, #208 to Kyoto Station, then take bus #101 to Kitanotenmangumae 北野天満宮前 (it takes about 30 min)
1. Take JR Sagano line（嵯峨野線） to Saga Arashiyama sation（嵯峨嵐山） (takes about 37 min)
2. Take bus #28 (get off at Arashiyamakoen 嵐山公園)
Nishiki Food Market Shijo Kawaramachi（四条河原町）Hankyu line （阪急電鉄）:
Take bus #207
1. Tke bus #100, #206, #208 to Kyoto Station, then take #9, #50, #101 to nijojo-mae (二条城前)
2. Walk to Kiyomizu-Gojo station (3 min), take Keihan line to Sanjo station (5 min), then take Tozai line to Nijojomae (6 min).
