Mt. Kurama Kyoto

Mt. Kurama in Kyoto is a mountain with an anecdote that Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a military commander at the end of the Heian period in Japan, trained with a tengu in his childhood.

Kurama Temple is located on the hillside of Mt. Kurama

I went in November 2020

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Niomon

When heading to Kuramayama from Kurama Station on the Eizan Electric Railway, first pay an entrance fee of 300 yen at this Niomon gate.

There are Buddhist buildings in some places in the mountains

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Cable car

The cable car runs from the 2nd floor of Fumyō-den. The price is 200 yen one way and it goes to the Tahoto. The ride time is short, but the view of the mountain from the cable car is wonderful.

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Climbing

This information board near Fumyō-den is 30 minutes away from the main shrine, and it is the road that Sei Shonagon and Ushiwakamaru used to walk. Why don’t you walk slowly while feeling nature and history? Was written. Sei Shonagon is a famous Japanese female writer, and Ushiwakamaru is a childhood name of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. After seeing this guide, I decided to walk to the main shrine.

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Yuki Shrine

Yuki Shrine has many stairs to the worship hall, but pay attention to the towering trees

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Mountain road

The mountain road has stairs, but it is easy to walk in, shoes are fine with sneakers, and the Japanese scenery and the mountain scenery are in harmony, and you can feel a fantastic atmosphere.

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Rest area

There is a rest area on the way to the main shrine, and the matcha monaka ice cream I ate here had a strong matcha flavor and was very delicious. The price is 350 yen, which is a little higher than the ice cream on the market, but it is worth eating

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Main shrine

There is a circle in front of the main shrine, and this circle seems to be a power spot, everyone was praying here.

Mt. Kurama Kyoto To Oku-no-in Mao-den

The road becomes a little steep along the way of Oku-no-in Mao-den on the back side of Mt. Kurama, and there are many attractions on the way.

Kinone Michi

The roots of the tree roots are exposed, and it makes me feel that a large solid root is needed to support a large tree.

It is said that Minamoto no Yoshitsune practiced jumping here.

Mountains related to Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Minamoto no Yoshitsune was called Ushiwakamaru in his childhood, and it seems that Ushiwakamaru in his childhood was training with a tengu around Mt. Kurama, wearing heavy armor and jumping over ships floating in the sea. I wrote a brief guide to the song “Kurama Tengu” about Ushiwakamaru, which has many anecdotes about its excellent jumping power.

A monk from Higashidani on Mt. Kurama was invited to see cherry blossoms in Nishitani and went out with the young Heike officials and Ushiwakamaru who were training, but a strange Yamabushi appeared and returned. Knowing the identity of Ushiwakamaru, who is the only one left, Yamabushi, who was merciful, guided the famous spots of flowers in various places and said, “I am a daitengu. It is a magnificent story that Daitengu went away after receiving the military law as promised and promising to resume after intense training from the next day.

Wikipedia link of Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Sekurabe ishi

Sekurabe Ishi is said to be a stone that Ushiwakamaru, who had been training on Mt. Kurama for more than 10 years, compared his back when he left the mountain.

Mt. Kurama Kyoto Oku-no-in Mao-den

Oku-no-in Mao-den is the deepest part of Mt. Kurama. From here, head down to the Nishi-mon.

Go down to the Nishi-mon

There are many steep stairs on the road from Oku-no-in to the west gate, and there are handrails in some places that are a little steep, but be careful because they suddenly disappeared.

Kibune Shrine is near from the Nishi mon

Kibune Shrine is marked as 100m from the Nishi-mon, but it is really close, Kibune Shrine is also a famous shrine, so I recommend you to go if you have time, I went there, so the article about Kibune Shrine I will post

Impressions of going to Mt. Kurama

Mt. Kurama, where you can enjoy the splendor of nature and the tales of historical greats, was a fantastic and truly wonderful mountain. The altitude is 584m, which is not so high, so I think it will be a good exercise for those who are not exercising on a daily basis, and I would like to introduce a different mountain.

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