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Kibune River

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Kibune River

貴船

4.6Est. 60Kibune, Kansai
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Overview

Mountain shrine village with summer river-platform dining 10 degrees cooler than central Kyoto.

A mystical mountain shrine village with a 1,600-year-old water deity shrine. In summer, restaurants build kawadoko platforms directly over the Kibune River where diners eat kaiseki cuisine cooled by river breezes, temperatures run 10 degrees below downtown Kyoto.

Practical info

Japanese name
貴船
Nearest station
Kibuneguchi Station (Eizan Railway Kurama Line)
Payment
Cash only
Reservations
not required
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