Tetsugaku-No-Michi (Path Of Philosophy)

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  • Address
    Ginkaku-ji, Sakyō-ku
  • Transport
    underground rail: 7min walk from Ginkaku-ji-Michi bus stop, bus 5 or 17 from Kyoto Station, 7min walk from Ginkaku-ji-Michi stop, bus 5 or 17 from Kyoto Station

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Lonely Planet review

The Tetsugaku-no-Michi is one of the most pleasant walks in all of Kyoto. Lined with a great variety of flowering plants, bushes and trees, it is a corridor of colour throughout most of the year. The path takes its name from one of its most famous strollers: 20th-century philosopher Nishida Kitarō, who is said to have meandered lost in thought along the path. Follow the traffic-free route along a canal lined with cherry trees that come into spectacular bloom in early April.

It only takes 30 minutes to do the walk which starts at Nyakuōji-bashi, above Eikan-dō and leads to Ginkaku-ji. During the day you should be prepared for crowds (especially in the cherry-blossom season); a night stroll is definitely be quieter.