Has anybody done the Temple Walk in Omomichi or the Kurama-Kibune hike?
Mar 11th, 2016, 09:53 AM
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Yes, I did the Onomichi Temple Walk in April 2009....I really wasn't planning to do it as I had only allocated a couple of hours for Onomichi, but I ended up spending most of the day there. I found a map somewhere or other and it was fairly easy to follow - and there are stone markers along the way. Of course this was seven years ago so maybe it's different now.
You saw the japan-guide.com page I guess....the official map is much more detailed needless to say...
As far as Kurama and Kibune I visited them both on the same day but by train. The pictures I saw on japan-guide showing the tree root hiking trail is definitely not my style. I don't mind stone steps, did about 1000 up to Yamadera last year but not tree roots, too many tripping hazards for me....
Hope that helps.
You saw the japan-guide.com page I guess....the official map is much more detailed needless to say...
As far as Kurama and Kibune I visited them both on the same day but by train. The pictures I saw on japan-guide showing the tree root hiking trail is definitely not my style. I don't mind stone steps, did about 1000 up to Yamadera last year but not tree roots, too many tripping hazards for me....
Hope that helps.
Mar 11th, 2016, 11:56 AM
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Oh dear.....everyone is different...can't really say what to include in your itinerary....
I liked Onomichi as the temple walk covered a large area and pretty much went through the local narrow streets in order to get from one temple to the next. Also I was there when the sakura were in bloom. And there was a cable car ride to a park and museum before I started the walk, I think...this was a few years back.
And Onomichi is the venue for the movie Tokyo Story and there is a small museum there so that was also part of my visit.
Kibune and Kurama are in the outskirts of Kyoto so pretty much almost rural - and there is not much else to see other than the shrine and temple as I did not go further into the onsen area....but it was very scenic.
Can't remember when you are going - maybe the fall would be better for Kibune/Kurama but I wasn't there at that time of year....
I liked Onomichi as the temple walk covered a large area and pretty much went through the local narrow streets in order to get from one temple to the next. Also I was there when the sakura were in bloom. And there was a cable car ride to a park and museum before I started the walk, I think...this was a few years back.
And Onomichi is the venue for the movie Tokyo Story and there is a small museum there so that was also part of my visit.
Kibune and Kurama are in the outskirts of Kyoto so pretty much almost rural - and there is not much else to see other than the shrine and temple as I did not go further into the onsen area....but it was very scenic.
Can't remember when you are going - maybe the fall would be better for Kibune/Kurama but I wasn't there at that time of year....
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