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Todai-ji Temple
Home to the world's largest bronze Buddha statue, housed within one of the largest wooden buildings ever constructed.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Kizugawa
Kyoto, Japan · Asia
About Kizugawa
Kizugawa works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sugai, 29km from Osaka Castle.
Kizugawa is in Kyoto, Japan, with about 78,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Sugai, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kizugawa?
Within an hour or so of Kizugawa: Todai-ji Temple (5 km), Nara Deer Park (6 km), Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari-taisha) (26 km), Osaka Castle (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Kizugawa?
The nearest famous roads are Philosopher's Path and Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail.
Where is Kizugawa?
Kizugawa is in Kyoto, Japan, about 4 km from Sugai.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 77,907
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kyoto
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.7367, 135.8399
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Kizugawa
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Nara Deer Park
A vast public park home to over a thousand free-roaming sacred deer that bow for crackers from delighted visitors.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari-taisha)
An iconic Shinto shrine famous for its thousands of vermillion torii gates that wind through the forested slopes of Mount Inari.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Osaka Castle
A Japanese castle that played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century, set among sprawling urban parklands.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Kiyomizu-dera
A historic Buddhist temple perched on a hillside with a massive wooden stage offering sweeping views over Kyoto.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Honke Daiichi Asahi
A Kyoto ramen shop by the station serving soy-based pork-bone broth with stacked chashu and heaps of leek since 1947. Queues form outside from breakfast onwards, alongside its long-time rival next door.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Gion District
Kyoto's most famous geisha district with preserved wooden machiya townhouses, traditional teahouses, and cobblestone streets.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Kissa Soirée
A 1948 Kyoto tearoom lit entirely in blue, its walls hung with paintings by Seiho Takehisa. Famous for jelly punch, a glass of coloured gelatin cubes that glows under the blue light.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Kizugawa
- 32 kmPhilosopher's PathA peaceful stone-paved canal path lined with hundreds of cherry trees, connecting major temples in Kyoto's eastern hills.
- 42 kmMount YoshinoJapan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
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