Kyoto: A Haven for Temples & Shrines Part 2: Ginkakuji Temple, Path of Philosophy, Heian Shrine

There are two start points to get to The Path of Philosophy. You can either begin the walk at Ootoyo Jinja and end it at Ginkakuji Temple or vice versa. I started from the side nearest to Ootoyo-Jinja, but it was the wrong choice. Even with direction from the locals it was extremely difficult to locate the start point of the walk.

*My advice is that you should first visit the Ginkakuji Temple. Start the Philosophy walk from that side and end the walk at the Ootoyo Jinja. After which you can consider going to Lake Biwa Canal Museum and Kyoto Museum of Traditional Craft (Fureaikan) and lastly to Heian Shrine.

Lake Biwa Canal Museum
17 Nanzenji, Kusagawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City
Mar - Nov: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Dec - Feb: 9:30am - 4:00pm
Closed on Monday
Fee: Free
Kyoto Museum of Traditional Craft
Kyoto International Exhibition Hall "Miyako Messe" 1st Floor Basement, 9-1 Seishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City
10:00am - 6:00pm
Closed on Dec 29th - Jan 3rd
Fee: Free
Access: Kyoto City Bus to "Kyoto Kaikan/Bijutsukan-mae"
Subway Tozai Line to "Higashiyama"
* Information extracted from here
Heian Shrine
Nishi Ten-o-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8341
March 1 - 14 & Sept 1 - 10: open 6 am - 5:30 pm.
March 15 - Aug 31: open 6 am - 6 pm.
Nov, Dec, Jan & Feb: 6 am - 5 pm.
Access
From JR Kyoto Station take City Bus 5 to "Kyoto Kaikan Bijitusu-kan Mae".
10 min walk from "Higashi-yama" Tozai line subway stop.
15 min walk from Keihan Railway's Sanjo Station.
By car: exit Meishin Expressway via Kyoto East Interchange. Drive west on Sanjo-dori for 20 min.
Information extracted from here