What other travelers are saying about Lanterns at Kifune-jinja Shrine
Beautiful place and easy to get there. We took a train and a bus, never got lost. The scenery is incredible. We decided to go to Kurama temple after this and I’m glad we did it this way. Visiting Kifune Shrine felt very peaceful, I wish I had stayed there a bit longer.
Recommended to walk along the road to go up there. So much pretty spots to take picture. Its quite a hike so make sure you are fit and always be careful because the road is small. Not recommended if you walk with small kids. You can take a bus to go up and down. Dont forget to get your book stamped at the train station!
What a beautiful shrine. One of the most peaceful and energizing I have ever visited.
Note that the last bus to train station depart before sunset. Have to walk for about 20-30 mins to the station. However, the night view of the shrine is amazing and definitely worths it.
Very nice and scenic shrine with its famous staircase and lamps in the mountain area. you can reach the temple by bus from Kifune Station or walk uphill for around 2km. Either way is great.
If you go there around afternoon-ish using Eizan train, please remember that there will be no bus service available after 5 PM. So if you stay late there until the shrine is closed to get the beautiful photos when the lamps are on, you will need to walk quite far on the dark road to go back to the station.
We came on weekdays(09/01/2025) so there were less tourist here. I like it a lot. It is a small village worth to visit. Bring your own food because some shop/restaurant were closed on weekdays.You need yo recharge your energy after a long hike (around 2.4km trail). Theres a bus going to the nearest train station or you can just walk down to it. But becareful with wild bears. We did walked down to the station but we see no bears around.😁
