An illustrated map of Kurama. The Kurama road and the Kurama river run north from Kurama Station and Kishimoto Shoten, passing Kurama Tsujii, KURAMA CRAFT WORKS and Kurama Onsen. Kurama-dera temple and Kinone-michi lie on the mountainside to the west, with Kibune beyond. To the Kurama Onsen description To access for KURAMA CRAFT WORKS To the Kurama Tsujii description Kishimoto Shoten To directions from Kurama Station To the Kinone-michi description

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Kura Map

Four places worth stopping at when you come to Kurama.

Kurama Onsen

Directly opposite Kurama Kobo. A natural sulphur spring. You can drop in straight after a walk in the mountains.

Kurama Tsujii

A shop on the Kurama road selling kinome-ni, sansho pepper leaves simmered in soy. It shows how the sansho of Kurama has been eaten in this area.

Kishimoto Shoten

A kinome-ni shop in front of Kurama Station on the Eizan Railway. You can also try their sansho ramen.
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Kinone-michi, the root path

Beyond Kurama-dera, on the trail that crosses the mountain to Kibune. The ground is solid bedrock, so the roots spread across the surface like a net. It is a place where you feel the sheer force of living things.