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Apr 11, 2015 - 1 min read

Cherry Blossoms at Keage Incline

Spring beauty at the end of Lake Biwa Canal

By Cathy Cawood

Community writer

Walking along the rails of the incline

Dramatic statue near Biwako Canal Museum

A rail car that once transported boats between different levels of the canals stands at the Biwako Canal end of the incline

Wooden footbridge over a swampy area (there is a spring here)

Niomon-Dori end of Keage Incline. The Lake Biwa Canal Museum is on the right.

Fountain with Kyoto Zoo in the background at the Niomon-Dori end of the incline

Boat trips on the canal along Niomon-Dori

View of the big red torii of Heian Shrine from the hillside above Keage Incline

A spring wedding couple posing for photos

Blue hills of Kyoto seen over the the cherry blossoms at Keage Incline

Keage corner is always busy in spring

Keage's haunted tunnel leads to Nanzenji and the old brick aqueduct.

Keage Water Purification Plant

Keage Incline lies at the Kyoto end of Biwako Canal, and was an important transport route between Kyoto and Lake Biwa during the Meiji Era. A short rail system was constructed here to move boats over the change in level between Biwako Canal and the canal along Niomon-Dori. These days it is a tourist attraction, especially when the cherry trees are blooming in spring. If you are interested in the history of the canal there is a free museum behind the old red brick building nearby. Also Nanzenji and the old red brick aqueduct are nearby.

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Cathy Cawood

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Veronika Tomanova

Veronika Tomanova 9 years ago

The rail looks so amazing with the flowers, really!

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