What other travelers are saying about Higashiyama Walking Course
Beautiful and peaceful walk through 12 different temples and shrines. The temples are all unique. There is a nice public bathroom halfway through the walk and another towards the end. Highly recommend this! We went on a Friday and had most of the temples all to ourselves. This walk is another reason why Hida Takayama is oozing with charm 🤍✨
The entrance to all temples and shrines are free!
Beautiful path meandering Takayama that takes you along a trail of temples and shrines. Some of the temples and shrines are beautiful and peacefully set in nature. The trail is very well indicated. Better and much less crowded than the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto.
Best place in town with not much tourists and great view. If you start from the temple area, there are more than 10 temples and graveyards to view. You can’t really go inside but it’s nice to just see around.
On the east side, which is the shiroyama park, it is said to have wild bear and a couple of wildlife but we didn’t spot it during the day. The park is huge, more like a reserved jungly area. There’s no right or wrong direction as all paths in the park is connected to each other.
It takes about 2h to complete the course but if you are short of time, you can go to the temple areas, go back to the cbd area to see the merchants and tourists lanes and go back up to the Shiroyama park, as in between the temples and park there are nothing much to see.
Plenty of clean western toilets along the way.
There are some parts that are steep but overall it’s an easy walk.
Beware of the wooden signages, they are really confusing, best to see the map signs and stick with it, in saying that if you get lost, just backtrack a bit.
Nice walking course which takes you past 10+ temples and shrines, and through the park. Signage is clear along the full route, there are public restrooms available and some water taps. Takes perhaps 3 hours to complete.
Highly recommend if you are visiting Takayama. This is the best marked trail I have seen in Japan, signs everywhere so you know where to go. It was pretty quiet when I was there so you can actually enjoy the walk. It takes about two hours but maybe a bit more if you take some time to enjoy and take some pictures.
