🇯🇵The birthplace of spiritual energy in the suburbs of Kyoto - Kurama Temple

Kyoto is my favorite place in Japan after so many visits. It has both the bustle of the city and the tranquility of the suburbs. It is a good place to relax your mind. This time I will introduce to you the birthplace of suburban spiritual energy, Kurama Temple. Kurama-dera Temple is located in the north of Kyoto, and it takes about an hour to travel to the city. If you start from Kyoto Station, the general map will recommend that you take the train to Demachiyanagi Station and then transfer to the Eizan Railway Main Line. However, in my personal experience, I think it is better to take the Karasuma Line to Kokusai Kaikan Station and then transfer to Bus No. 52. You can see different scenery of the suburbs along the way. Of course, if you are visiting Kurama-dera Temple for the maple leaf tunnel during the maple leaf season, then of course you should choose the Eizan Railway Main Line. After arriving at Kurama-dera Temple, you will see the most representative Kurama Tengu statue next to the subway station. Then, follow the slope up to the entrance of Kurama-dera Temple. The entrance fee is 500 yen per person. After going up the stairs, there will be a place to take the cable car on the right hand side of "Fumeiden". The cable car is 200 yen for adults and 100 yen for elementary school students and below. Of course, if you want to take a completely leisurely route, you can also slowly walk to the top of the mountain inside Kurama-dera Temple. There are many stairs and ramps, and it takes about half an hour. It depends on your personal needs to decide whether to walk or take the cable car. After getting off the cable car, you will first see the Taho Pagoda. You can reach the main hall and the Golden Hall by walking along the Taho Pagoda approach. However, you will also need to go through stairs and ramps. In the middle, you will pass the Seishin-tei, which is a place for people to rest. It mainly sells some simple food, drinks, and related souvenirs of Kurama Temple. Then you can go up the stairs along the way to reach the main hall and the Golden Hall. Although visiting Kurama-dera Temple requires passing through many different stairs and slopes, and the road is indeed not easy to walk on, the view from the high point is endless, which is indeed worth a visit. However, the only drawback is that this year's maple leaf season is later than expected. It was originally predicted that we could see slowly falling maple leaves, but in the end we could only see scattered ones. We can only look forward to seeing it next time with regret. #GlobalTravel