Kibune (Kifune ) is relaxing and cool place to visit for summer in Kyoto

Kibune is one of resort place in Kyoto especially summer and autumn.
People would like to escape from high humidity levels in Kyoto city in summer and
enjoy to see red leaves in autumn.
Kibune is about 30 minutes by train up to the north mountains and people say that
Kibune village is about 5-10 centigrade degrees cooler than downtown.
Not only these reasons, there are some valuable attractions to visit here.

River restaurants which are located right above the cool river is very unique style dining.
These restaurant are well know as wonderful meal of river fish and other delicacies
while sitting atop of river surrounding by the beauty of nature.
Though evening meals can be quite expensieve but lunches are reasonable priced.

The other attraction is Kifune-jinja Shrine
Kifune-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Kyoto and home to the God of Rain.
After a great flood had done much damage to the capital, this shrine have been in use for
centuries as a place to ask the rain to either halt the rains or bring on the rain.
Over the history, this shrine often did a ritual for rain.

Kifune-jinja Shrine is also famous for the benefit for love.
Izumi Shikibu, a female poet in the 10th – 11th century composed a haunting and
poem here and prayed to regain the love of her husband.
Today, many visitors come to pray for love.

Not only these attractions, you might feel mystic and rustic atmosphere here old shrine.
Two giant ceders, 600 and 700 year old welcomes us at the entrance and
we see statues of horses by the building
We might to try water fortune telling attracts.
We buy a sheet of paper and put it on the spring on the site.
Letters emerge and tell our fortune.
Admission free.

Eizan railway takes you to Kibune in about 30 minutes from Demachiyanagi station.
staff at http://www.yado-web.com/ will check timetable.
Please ask staff freely.

River restaurants.

Kifune-jinja Shrine

Giant ceders.