Hiking trails · Kyoto
Mount Daimonji and Daimonji Fire Bed Return from Ginkaku-ji
銀閣寺から大文字山・大文字火床 往復
- Distance
- 5.1 km
- Hiking time
- 2 h 43 min
- Ascent
- 400 m
- Descent
- 400 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This return route starts at the trailhead north of Ginkaku-ji, passes the Daimonji Fire Bed, and reaches 465m Mount Daimonji. The fire bed, where the great 'Dai' of the Gozan Okuribi is lit, overlooks Kyoto; the summit extends views toward Yamashina and the Osaka Plain.
Mt. Daimonji summit weather (465 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:02
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Daimonji and Daimonji Fire Bed Return from Ginkaku-ji facts
- Start
- Ginkakuji-mae (Ginkakuji Temple)
- End
- Ginkakuji-mae (Ginkakuji Temple)
- Access · Start
- Ginkakuji-mae (Ginkakuji Temple) (Bus stop), Ginkakuji-michi (Bus stop), 銀閣寺前 パーキング, 銀閣寺前 エコキューブ, Times
Peaks on this trail
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