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A Kyoto City Bus 206 bound for Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto Station
Access · Train & bus

By train and bus

BenTen Residences sits in central Kyoto, with easy access to trains and buses. Four stations are within a walk of the house, and the bus stop is three minutes' walk away.

Neighbourhood By train / bus By taxi / private hire
Nearest stations

Within Walking Distance to Four Stations

Gion-Shijo Station祇園四条Keihan Main Line12 minutes on foot
Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station京都河原町Hankyu Kyoto Line15 minutes on foot
Higashiyama Station東山Tozai subway line15 minutes on foot, or 5 by bus
Kiyomizu-gojo Station清水五条Keihan Main Line15 minutes on foot, or 5 by bus
Step by step

From Kyoto Station by bus

About 15 minutes on the bus, then a walk of three minutes.

206
City bus · for Kitaoji Bus Terminal
D2
Boarding bay
¥230
Flat fare
15 min
On the bus
3 min
Walk at the end

A note on luggage. Kyoto city buses have no luggage racks and very little floor space, and bus 206 is one of the busiest routes in the city. With large cases, a taxi is the easier arrival — or send the bags ahead. See taxi and private hire, and the luggage questions on the Stays page.

At Kyoto Station

Locating Bus Bay D2 at Kyoto Station

Exit from 烏丸中央口 and walk 5 minutes through the bus bays to arrive at D2.

Plan of the Kyoto Station Karasuma-guchi bus terminal, showing bay D2 A schematic plan of the bus terminal outside the Karasuma Central Exit of Kyoto Station. The boarding rows run outward from the station building in the order JR bus, A1 to A3, B1 to B3, C1 to C6, then D1 to D3. D is the last row, nearest Karasuma-dori and Kyoto Tower. Bay D2 is in that last row, and City Bus 206 departs from it. 烏丸通 · Karasuma-dori 京都タワー · Kyoto Tower D1 · D2 · D3 C1 – C6 B1 – B3 A1 – A3 JR bus D2 City Bus 206 北大路バスターミナル行き for Kitaoji Bus Terminal 京都駅 Kyoto Station Karasuma Central Exit 烏丸中央口 5 minutes' walk to D2 schematic · not to scale
Where to get off

Get Off at Higashiyama-Yasui

The bus ride from Kyoto Station on bus 206 takes about 15 minutes. Alight at Higashiyama-Yasui 東山安井, the ninth stop.

Kyoto Station to the nearest bus stop 15 minutes · 9 stops
Kyoto Station, the 206 bus route, and the Higashiyama-Yasui stop for BenTen Residences A schematic city-scale plan. Kyoto Station sits south-west of the houses. City Bus 206 runs east and then north, crossing the Kamo River, up Higashioji-dori in Higashiyama. It passes Kiyomizu-michi — the eighth stop, one before yours — and reaches Higashiyama-Yasui, the ninth. BenTen Residences lies just east of the stop. 東山 五条通 · Gojo-dori 四条通 · Shijo-dori 鴨川 · Kamo River 東大路通 · Higashioji-dori City Bus 206 北大路バスターミナル行き for Kitaoji Bus Terminal Station 京都駅 Kyoto Station · bay D2 清水道 Kiyomizu-michi · 8th stop one before yours 東山安井站 Higashiyama-Yasui · 9th stop alight here BenTen schematic · not to scale Kyoto Station, the 206 bus route, and the Higashiyama-Yasui stop for BenTen Residences The same journey drawn as a column. City Bus 206 leaves Kyoto Station bay D2 bound for Kitaoji Bus Terminal, crosses the Kamo River and runs up Higashioji-dori. It passes Kiyomizu-michi — the eighth stop, one before yours — and reaches Higashiyama-Yasui, the ninth. BenTen Residences lies just east of the stop. 東山 東大路通 · Higashioji-dori 鴨川 · Kamo River 京都駅 Station Kyoto Station · bay D2 City Bus 206 北大路バスターミナル行き for Kitaoji Bus Terminal 清水道 Kiyomizu-michi · 8th stop one before yours alight here 東山安井站 Higashiyama-Yasui · 9th stop BenTen schematic · not to scale
Stop 9 · three minutes to the door

Higashiyama-Yasui

Every stop, in order
  1. Kyoto Station
  2. Karasuma-Shichijo
  3. Shichijo-Kawaramachi
  4. Shichijo-Keihan-mae
  5. Hakubutsukan-Sanjusangendo-mae
  6. Higashiyama-Shichijo
  7. Umamachi
  8. Gojozaka
  9. Kiyomizu-michi · yours is next
  10. Higashiyama-Yasui · get off here
From the stop to the door

Three Minutes From the Stop

  1. Alight at the Higashiyama-Yasui 東山安井 bus stop. Walk north, the way the bus was going, for about a minute.

  2. At the Higashiyama-Yasui junction 東山安井交差点, cross to the right at the first zebra crossing.

  3. Continue along Yasui-Kitamon-dori 安井北門通, keeping to the right.

  4. Take the first right into a small alley. The blue and white sign of the Mukousaka Dog and Cat Clinic 向坂犬猫病院 stands at its entrance.

    The blue and white Mukousaka Dog and Cat Clinic signboard on the corner, with an arrow showing the right turn into the alley
    The signboard at the mouth of the alley — turn right here.

  5. Keep on to the first left. Turn left, and the machiya are five steps away on your left.

Please see this link for walking instructions from the bus stop.

Higashiyama-Yasui 3-minute walk · 200 m
Walking route from the Higashiyama-Yasui bus stop to BenTen Residences A schematic plan, not to scale. From the Higashiyama-Yasui stop on Higashioji-dori — the stop is named after the Yasui Konpira-gu shrine, whose entrance is a few steps south on the same side — walk north, the way the bus was going, for about a minute. You pass the Lawson convenience store, then a small side road joins on your right — keep straight, there is no crossing there — before you reach the signalled Higashiyama-Yasui junction, where the first zebra crossing is. Cross Higashioji-dori there and continue east along Yasui-Kitamon-dori, the lane named for the shrine's north gate. Take the first lane on the right, at the Mukousaka Dog and Cat Clinic, follow it down, then take the first left to reach BenTen West and BenTen East on your left. 東大路通 · Higashioji-dori 東山安井站 Higashiyama-Yasui bus stop Alight here Walk north, the direction of the bus, for 1 minute Cross at the first zebra crossing to the right Take the first right turn at Mukousaka Dog and Cat Clinic Take the first left turn and the houses are 5 steps away on your left Alternative route 安井北門通 Yasui-Kitamon-dori 東山安井交差点 Higashiyama-Yasui junction Lawson 安井金比羅宮 Yasui Konpira-gu 向坂犬猫病院 BenTen West BenTen East schematic · not to scale

The maps are schematic representations and are not scaled.

Paying

A Flat One-Way Bus Fare of ¥230

Board by the rear door and pay at the front as you step off — ¥230 for an adult, ¥120 for a child, however far you ride. Pay with an IC card (ICOCA, Suica, PASMO and the rest) or with coins.

QR payments and contactless credit cards are not accepted. Have an IC card or ¥230 in coins ready before you board.

弁天
Address

431-3 & 431-4 Kamibenten-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0822

〒605-0822 京都府京都市東山区上弁天町431-3・431-4

Contact

+81 75-771-0898
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