【Enjoying the Sights】
Use your senses to the full on the Fushimi & Higashioji Course

Keihan Chushojima Sta.

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Teradaya Inn

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This is the inn for sailors that became one of the stages where the history was made during the last days of the shogunate. It is said that the original building was on the east side of the current one. When it became famous, Fushimi was the entrance to Kyoto for boats coming from Osaka. And, as such, it was a lively rive port town with some 39 inns, among which the Teradaya inn numbered feudal retainers from the Satsuma Domain and Ryoma Sakamoto among its guests. The inn's fame comes from two events. The first, in 1862, known as the "Teradaya disturbance", was a bloody dispute between retainers of the Satsuma Domain, with nine people being killed. The second, in 1866, known as the "Teradaya incident", was an attack by the men of the Fushimi magistrate on Ryoma Sakamoto, who was hiding out in the inn. The incident is famous for the actions of Ryoma's wife Oryo who became aware of the attackers and is said to have jumped out of the bath naked and to go and warn Ryoma of the pressing danger. The inside of the inn may be viewed and related items are on display. On holidays, there is a guide available between 1:00pm and 3:40pm (during popular seasons the guide starts at 11:00am). The tours are conducted in groups. In the second storey room "Kumonoma" an audio explanation is regularly played.

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Kizakura Kappa Country

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This is the museum of the nationally famous Kizakura sake maker. These is an easy going facility known as Kappa Country, comprising sake and beer brewery along with a Kizakura store, bar, plaza and museum. Locals come and freely draw fresh spring water here. Located in Fushimi, one of the 100 noted scenic areas in Japan, this sake maker sets about making new sake in the cold months, and so the air is heavy with the aromas of fermenting sakes. The major attraction at Kappa Country is the sake bar that lets the drinkers purchase different sakes in shot glasses as well as sake tasting sets to compare tastes. Head to the Kizakura store for gifts. Head to the Kizakura bar if you need some food. And, head to the Kizakura museum if you want to find out about sake making processes. In the museum, there is much to see and hear, from old Kizakura TV commercials as well as the story of the mythical kappa and Kizakura's kappa mascot (original drawings, etc.). In the plaza, there is the "saffron" cherry tree that Kizakura takes its name from. Spring in the plaza is a blooming delight just right for some relaxing fun.

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Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

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The white-walled sake breweries suit well the willow-lined canals in Fushimi, a fa mous home of sake. Amidst such scenes stands an early-twentieth-century sake brewery now converted into a sake archive. Pass through the lattice sliding door into the entrance to be greeted by the account room dating back to the Meiji period (1868-1912). Once in, visitors can learn about the various tools for the various sake-making processes a long w ith i llustrations o f t he a ctual w ork performed. Each era of the sake brewery and its work scenes are displayed stage by stage for easy understanding. Rare exhibits also include sake barrels covered with straw matting as well sake bottles and labels from the Meiji period.

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Jukkokubune & Sanjukkokubune boats

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Fushimi, once a castle town, a port town and an inn town, is famed for its spring water and consequently even more famous for its sake. And, a boat trip on a jukoku-bune or sanjukoku-bune is the way to get a taste of Fushimi's history and culture. Along with an audio guide recording, the boatmen themselves do the talking when landmarks are approached, which adds to the pleasure of the one-hour return sightseeing trip. The passenger boats that passed along the Yodogawa River between Fushimi and Osaka in Edo times were known as sanjukoku-bune. By early 20th century, these boats had disappeared from the river, but were revived as canopied tourist boats in 1997 to mark the 1200th anniversary of the transfer of the capital to Kyoto. These boats turn the clock back to when Fushimi was a po rt town. And, a lane was prepared in the Go-gawa River for them to travel along. Indeed, now, the smaller jukoku-bune boats also are making a comeback.

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Keihan Chushojima Sta.

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Keihan Shichijo Sta.

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Sanjusangendo Temple

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The formal name of this temple is Rengeoin Temple. Shogun Kiyomori b uilt i t in the H eian pe riod, and gifted i t to Goshirakawahouou (ex-emperor and later a monk). The main hall is a long narrow building, some 120 meters in length. And, as there are 33 spaces between the pillars on the front side, the temple became known as "Sanjusangendo", or "hall with thirty three spaces". The main hall houses the main tourist attractions, starting with the "chuzon" (main image) of a seated statue of the Thousand-armed Kannon, which is flanked on either side by 500 other such statues, making a grand total of 1001 statues comprised as the main image of this temple. Yet, all the statues are arranged in way that the features and varying countenances of the faces of each can be seen clearly. In front of the massive array of the main image stand the Nijuhachibushu (28 attendants of Senju Kannon) as well as the wind god Fushin and the thunder god Raijin. All of which are National Treasures.

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Chishakuin Temple

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Imakumano-jinja Shrine

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Revered as one of the three major Kumano shrines in Kyoto, this shrine is dedicated to the divine spirit brought here from Kumano-no-Hongu (the Kumano main shrine). The name Imakumano means "new Kumano", which is probably a reflection of ancient urban thinking, where the people of Kyoto saw innovation in the shrine compared to the more established Kumano shrine in Kishu. A giant camphor tree believed to be 900 years old dominates the grounds. Supposedly, i t w as p lanted by t he r etired e mperor Goshirakawajoko. The shrine also has a strong connection to Zeami from the world of Noh. Yoshimitsu Ashikaga saw Zeami perform at this shrine, and became his patron, so that the actor could study sarugaku (as Noh was known then) further. Thus, this shrine is where Zeami got his first break.

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JR Nara Line Tofuku-ji Sta.

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