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Holmes of Kyoto — real-life locations

Nanzen-ji Temple, Kyoto Oike Junior High School and more — 12 places you can visit, in Kyoto. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Locations · 12

Nanzen-ji Temple

Kyoto Start here

The head temple of a Rinzai school, known for its huge Sanmon gate and the brick aqueduct crossing its grounds.

Getting there
Keage Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down

Kyoto Oike Junior High School

Kyoto

A Kyoto municipal junior high school on Oike-dori.

Getting there
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here

Ninna-ji Temple

Kyoto

The head temple of the Omuro school, founded in 888; a World Heritage site known for its Omuro cherries and five-storey pagoda.

Getting there
Utano Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京都寺町三条のホームズ

Demachiyanagi Station

Kyoto

Where the Eizan line meets the Keihan Oto line.

Getting there
Demachiyanagi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京都寺町三条のホームズ

Kifune Shrine

Kyoto

The shrine of the water deity deep behind Kurama, its stone steps lined with lanterns.

Getting there
Tahōtō Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京都寺町三条のホームズ

Kyoto Botanical Gardens

Kyoto

Japan's first public botanical garden, opened in 1924.

Getting there
Kitaoji Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京都寺町三条のホームズ

Shinkyogoku Shopping Street

Kyoto

The arcade one street east of Teramachi, running from Shijo to Sanjo.

Getting there
Karasuma Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京都寺町三条のホームズ

Nishiki Market

Kyoto

The long narrow market a street north of Shijo, called Kyoto's kitchen.

Getting there
Karasuma Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京都寺町三条のホームズ

Yasaka Shrine

Kyoto

The Higashiyama shrine behind the Gion Matsuri, closing the east end of Shijo-dori.

Getting there
Gion-shijo Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京都寺町三条のホームズ

Wright Shokai

Kyoto

A café in Kyoto.

Getting there
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 京都寺町三条のホームズ 「wright(ライト)商會」

Tadasu no Mori, Shimogamo Shrine

Kyoto

A shrine in Kyoto.

Getting there
Imadegawa Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 京都寺町三条のホームズ 「下鴨神社・糺の森」

Kifuneso (riverside dining)

Kyoto

A restaurant in Kyoto.

Getting there
Tahōtō Stn · 29 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 京都寺町三条のホームズ 「川床・貴船荘です」

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