Cluster · Kyoto

Gion

90 minutes to half a day, flat, late afternoon or evening; bags painful; respect the signed private lanes.

Not field-verified28″ bags: painfulTime: 90mRescue coverage 100% ≤7′

Rules in force · 6Large suitcases on Kyoto city buses

Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.
Kansai ↗ICOCA is the default IC card; Suica works too.
Kyoto ↗Large suitcases on Kyoto city buses: do not. Buses are crowded and oversized bags are refused or block aisles.
Kyoto ↗Kyoto accommodation tax is often collected in cash at the front desk.

Bound and physics

Shijō-dōri to Shirakawa and Hanamikoji — the walkable core, not the ward.

Slope: flat
Stairs: Few
Shade: medium
Surface: paved + stone lanes
Sleep here or visit: both

Rescue anchors

117 grid cells · 40 m

Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Gion-Shijō station concourse (WC, AC)

toilet · ac · shelter · valid: always

B — Hanamikoji south: convenience store + bench

seated_rest · food · valid: always

C — Shirakawa: café seating

seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 6.3′, worst cell 6.3′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

Kennin-ji — The quiet Zen temple inside Gion: the crowd bailout from Kiyomizu; 45 minutes on tatami verandas, shoes off.

Edges out (directed)

Higashiyama (south): Uphill walk via Yasaka · ~15 min · 30 m up
Fushimi (Inari): Keihan from Gion-Shijō · ~15 min

Sleep within reach

Kawaramachi / Sanjō — 10–14 min

Red lines here

Photography is restricted in signed private lanes; fines apply.
Do not stop or follow geiko/maiko.