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Green Heights Kyoto Student House
93 Iwakura Agura-cho,Sakyo-ku,Kyoto 606-0017
E-mail: kyoto_green_heights@yahoo.co.jp
TEL Mon. – Fri. : 090-4717-4332 Sat./Holiday : 075-711-2756
Nearest Stations/Bus Stops
Iwakura station, Eizan line (8 min. walk)
Iwakura Jisso-in, Kyoto Bus (2 min. walk)
Kokusai Kaikan station, Kyoto municipal subway (Karasuma) line (10-15 min. by bus/5 min. by taxi/5-6 min. by bicycle)
Kokusai Kaikan station is located at the north end of the vast Takaragaike Park.
wakura Jisso-in Bus Stop
ACCESS TO UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOL
* The following are only estimates. The actual commuting time may vary depending on the time of day.
Kyoto University
20 min. or more by bicycle
About 30 min. by public transport
Kyoto Sangyo University
About 15 min. by bicycle
About 30 min. by public transport
Kyoto Seika University
About 7 min. by bicycle
About 22 min. by public transport
Kyoto Institute of Technology
About 15 min. by bicycle
About 23 min. by public transport
Kyoto Prefectural University
About 15 min. by bicycle
About 32 min. by public transport
Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus
About 20 min. by bicycle
About 35 min. by public transport
Doshisha Junior and Senior High School
About 5 min. by bicycle
About 15 min. by public transport
LOCAL AREA
Map courtesy of one of the students!
All shops and amenities including 3 supermarkets, 4 convenience stores, 8 medical clinics, 8 dental clinics, post office, ward office, banks, and hair salons are within walking distance.
No video arcades or pachinko parlors nearby.
Green Heights Kyoto Student House is located in a quiet, historical residential neighborhood abundant with nature. The nearby Iwakura River that runs through the area has barely changed since ancient times. Jisso-in Temple, famous for its outstanding beauty in four distinct seasons, is in 3-minute walk distance. Only one house apart from Green Heights is the former retreat of Tomomi Iwakura, an influential statesman during the final years of the Edo period.
Iwakura Library (8 min. walk)
Jisso-in (3 min. walk)
*Image cited from Jisso-in Temple
The Former Retreat of Tomomi Iwakura (only 1 house apart from Green Heights)
Mt. Hiei view from Jisso-in Temple
Rakuyo Hospital (general hospital) 2 min. walk
Iwakura River (1 min. walk)