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GINZA SIX Rooftop Garden

[Nyan,] June 26, 2018 18:00

 What would you recommend for sightseeing in Kyoto? If asked, there are too many highlights that have been elaborated from various perspectives, and I don't think it's possible to narrow down to one. Meanwhile, a major push for me is the "Kyoto Round Trail".
It seems that the range is too wide and it is not squeezed at all, but this Kyoto round trail is a route that connects the low mountains from Fushimimoyama in the southeast of Kyoto to Mt. Hiei, Ohara, Kurama, Takao, Arashiyama, and Kokedera, and overlooks the city of Kyoto.
(I personally think that I can't say that I'm familiar with Kyoto without going around here.)
 
The problem is that there is a total length of about 83.3 km, so it is not a straight line, but if you are a physical strength group, you can go around in one day (if you have tight physical strength and time, you can descend from the mountain to the city immediately. It can be turned several times). The signposts in various places are quite kind so that you don't get lost.
The first entrance to the east side of the Kyoto round trail is that Kyoto Fushimi Taisha Shrine. It wasn't the case before, but now it's quite popular with foreigners.
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"Kakugo Inari Shrine" was enshrined in 1815, recommended by Kyoto Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.
(Of course, there are many other shrines recommended by Kyoto Fushimi Inari Taisha.)
It is said that it worships the statue of Daimyojin in Toyokawainari brought by a white fox in Negishi, and it is said that during the Great Kanto Earthquake, it protected the town from a large fire from the Nippori area.
It is now situated on the roof of GINZA SIX, which has been redeveloped.
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The other day, after running at the Imperial Palace, I stopped by. Since GINZA SIX has been redeveloped by integrating the two blocks, the rooftop is quite spacious. It is the largest rooftop garden in the Ginza area, and 2,200m2, or 56% of the area of 4,000m2, is a green space.
In the morning hours, there are few people and you can enjoy the trees that change their expression quietly in each season.
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This rooftop garden may be good to take a break when you are tired of shopping or tired of walking.