What other travelers are saying about Lanterns at Kifune-jinja Shrine
Beautiful place and easy to get there. We took a train and a bus, never got lost. The scenery is incredible. We decided to go to Kurama temple after this and I’m glad we did it this way. Visiting Kifune Shrine felt very peaceful, I wish I had stayed there a bit longer.
A beautiful shrine on the outskirts of Kyoto. This spot extends across the small village, which is beautiful in itself, running up a small river. The shrines are well kept and free to explore. It was perfectly peaceful. Parking was quite difficult and expensive at around ¥1500. I’d recommend parking up towards the top where it was ¥800.
Recommended to walk along the road to go up there. So much pretty spots to take picture. Its quite a hike so make sure you are fit and always be careful because the road is small. Not recommended if you walk with small kids. You can take a bus to go up and down. Dont forget to get your book stamped at the train station!
This is not about the shrine itself, but about the fact that just opposite the shrine starts the climb of the Kuruma path, via Maoden towards Kuramadera shrine. Its a beautiful (though not an easy one, plenty of stairs on both sides, up and down the mountain) walk in nature, and it was not clear to me that this path exists and that both shrines are actually accessible from each other by foot, till I was actually there.
I hope this helps.
