Keage Incline in Kyoto – Highlights & Personal photos.

2024-07-152024-08-31

Keage Incline, a former sloped railway site with a total length of 582m, is a representative photo spot in Kyoto. There are nearly 100 cherry blossom trees planted on both sides of the railway, which is no longer in use, and you can take photos that look like scenes from a movie.

This article will share the highlights of Keage Incline, along with some personal photographs.

Getting to Keage Incline from Kyoto Station

The fastest way to reach Keage Incline from Kyoto Station is by subway. It takes about 30 minutes in total from Kyoto Station.

STEP

Board the Subway Karasuma Line train for Shijo, Karasuma Oike, Kokusaikaikan.

You can go to the Subway Karasuma Line Station by following the signs on the “Subway (Karasuma Line)” that are located throughout Kyoto Satation, and head 2nd basement floor. The photo above is the entrace of Subway Karasuma Line.

The train bound for Shijo, Karasuma Oike, Kokusaikaikan is on platform 2 of the subway.

STEP

Disembark at Karasuma Oike Station and transfer to the Subway Tozai Line for Misasagi, Rokujizo, Hamaotsu.

It takes approximately 4 minutes to get here from Kyoto Station.

STEP

Disembark at Keage Station.

It takes about 7 minutes to get here from Karasuma Oike Station, and exit from “Exit1”.

STEP

From the station, then walk about 50m.

Keage Incline is right in front of the station.

Highlights of Keage Incline

The Keage Incline is an inclined railway built to allow boats traveling through the canal to overcome the approximately 36m difference in height between the Keage boat storage upstream of the canal and the Nanzenji boat storage downstream. At the time, it was the world’s longest inclined railway.

Currently, the rails are preserved. You can walk freely inside the incline, and cherry blossoms on both sides bloom in spring, making it a popular tourist attraction. The cherry blossoms are blooming right up to the railroad tracks, so you can admire the beautiful cherry blossoms up close. It was fun to walk around.

Even when viewed from the bridge near the entrance, the cherry blossoms were spreading directly below, and it was beautiful.

Even when viewed from along the road, the collaboration between the railroad tracks and cherry blossoms was beautiful.

The best time to see cherry blossoms is usually from early to mid-April.
It is crowded during the cherry blossom seasons, so if you visit early in the morning or on weekdays, it will be relatively empty.

Information of Keage Incline

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Nearby tourist spots include Nanzenji Temple. If you’re interested, please check out the article below.