The Philosopher's Walk (jp.: 哲学の道) (Kyoto)
| walkway, interesting place, buddhist temple
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walkway, interesting place, buddhist temple
The Philosopher's Walk (哲学の道, Tetsugaku no Michi?) is a cherry-tree lined 2 km road located in Kyoto, Japan. It derives its name because Japanese philosopher, Kitaro Nishida, used to walk the path to meditate. There are some temples along the walk.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher's_Walk
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°1'21"N 135°47'42"E
- Site of Azuchi castle 35 km
- Heijō Palace (Old Imperial Palace site) 36 km
- Kasugayama (Mikasayama) 38 km
- Kyoto 40 km
- Eiheiji 131 km
- Ena Valley 155 km
- Gero Onsen 158 km
- Ogi-machi, Shirakawa-go 171 km
- Kamikochi 217 km
- Snow Corridor 236 km
- Reikanji temple 0.2 km
- Honen-in temple 0.2 km
- Hakusasonso (Hashimoto Kansetsu Memorial House) 0.5 km
- Kyoto Korean Hight-Junior School 0.8 km
- Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji 1 km
- Mount Daimonji 1.9 km
- Bishamon-dō Temple 3.2 km
- Kazan Astronomical Observatory of Kyoto University 3.3 km
- Kasan-Yama Hill 3.3 km
- Yamashina-ku 5.1 km