One of the best places for views over Kyoto is the carpark of Shogunzuka. You can reach it by car along Higashiyama Driveway, but there is also some very pleasant hiking trails that lead from Awata Shrine, Chishaku-in Temple, or Rokusho Shrine in Yamashina. If the renovations at Shogunzuka are completed, be sure to visit and take some photos for me!
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View of Kyoto City from Shogunzuka
Kyoto City spread out beneath the hills of Higashiyama
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![Kyoto Tower is visible from here](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93177/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93177.jpg)
Kyoto Tower is visible from here
![On weekends and holidays many people come here to enjoy the views](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93187/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93187.jpg)
On weekends and holidays many people come here to enjoy the views
![Viewpoint framed by overhanging trees](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93178/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93178.jpg)
Viewpoint framed by overhanging trees
![Clouds cast shadows on the city below](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93179/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93179.jpg)
Clouds cast shadows on the city below
![The car park looks out over the hills](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93175/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93175.jpg)
The car park looks out over the hills
![Unfortunately Shogunzuka was undergoing reconstruction, so I couldn't enter the garden.](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93188/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93188.jpg)
Unfortunately Shogunzuka was undergoing reconstruction, so I couldn't enter the garden.
![Maple leaves at the gate](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93181/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93181.jpg)
Maple leaves at the gate
![Lantern on the gate overhung by red maple leaves](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93185/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93185.jpg)
Lantern on the gate overhung by red maple leaves
![From the trail below I could see a crane in the grounds of Shogunzuka](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/15613-93186/1000/kyoto-views-from-shogunzuka-93186.jpg)
From the trail below I could see a crane in the grounds of Shogunzuka
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Shogunzukadainichido 28 Zushiokukachocho Yamashina Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 607-8456 (Directions)
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