Japan Travel — How to Ride a Bus in Kyoto Area
In this article, I will cover how to ride a bus in central Kyoto and nearby areas (e.g., Ohara and Arashiyama ). First, you may want to download this route map (in Japanese) provided by www.kyotobus.jp. From 岩倉実相院 to 大原 Here is a case study—how to ride a bus from 岩倉実相院 to 大原 by route map . Click below map to enlarge. There is no direct bus route from 岩倉実相院 (at left center of the map) to 大原 (at top right of the map). In this case, you need to take bus 21 or 23 (green line) to 花園橋 (at bottom center of the map) and then transfer to bus 16-19 (red lines) or bus 96 (green line) to 大原. Notice that from 岩倉実相院 to 花園橋, there is another bus stop named 花園町 which differs from 花園橋 only by the third character of name. Don't get off at 花園町 as the mistake that I have made. Finally, to take bus 16-19, you also need to walk across the street. So, if you cannot find the connecting bus stop after you get off the first bus, check...