[Kyoto]Recommended rental picnic spots and surrounding areas! – Leaf KYOTO

Maruyama Park/ Maruyama Koen
This park is located in the Higashiyama area where you can feel the history and atmosphere, and is adjacent to Yasaka Shrine and Chion-in Temple. In particular, the Japanese garden, which takes advantage of the topography leading to Higashiyama, offers a relaxing landscape that is away from the hustle and bustle of the downtown area. It is known as a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in the spring and a spot for changing leaves in the fall.Especially in early spring, the area around the symbolic weeping cherry blossoms is filled with cherry blossom viewing visitors. There are benches and rest spots throughout the park, so you can casually enjoy a picnic.

[Address]Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
[Access]2 minutes walk from bus stop “Gion” / 7 minutes walk from Keihan “Gion Shijo Station” / 10 minutes walk from subway “Higashiyama Station”
Tel.075-561-1778 (Kyoto City Urban Greening Association)
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Okazaki Park/ Okazaki Koen
The park is located in a rich environment, with Heian Shrine to the north, Nanzenji and Eikando temples to the east, and Higashiyama and Mt. Hiei in the background. In 1895, part of the site of the 4th National Industrial Exhibition was designated as a park, and it was opened in 1904.
In addition to the Biwa Canal and the Incline, the complex that includes the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto Prefectural Library, ROHM Theater Kyoto, and Kyoto City Zoo is called Okazaki Park. A spot where you can enjoy a picnic while experiencing history and culture.

[Address]Okazaki Saishojimachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, etc.
[Access]8 minutes walk from subway “Higashiyama Station”
Lawn area north of Nijo Dori: Tel. 075-222-3119 (Kyoto City Culture and Citizens Bureau Culture and Arts CapitalCity Promotion Office Culture and Arts Planning Division)
Play area on the west side of Okazaki Park police box: Tel. 075-791-9134 (Kyoto City Construction Bureau, Civil Engineering Management Department, Sakyo)Civil Engineering Midori Office)

Museum Cafe ENFUSE/Museum Cafe Enfuse
A museum cafe attached to the[Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art]. Inside the restaurant, which is beautifully flooded with natural light, you can enjoy dishes and sweets made with plenty of ingredients grown near Kyoto.
There are two standby picnic sets that can be taken out to the Okazaki area: a bento plan that allows you to enjoy seasonal ingredients (2,500 yen/person for 2 hours) and a sandwich plan that uses bread from a local bakery (2,300 yen/person for 2 hours). . The content gives you a sense of the Kyoto-ness that is unique to this store.

[Address]Inside the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, 124 Okazaki Enshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
[Access]A short walk from the bus stop “Okazaki Koen Art Museum Heian-Jingumae” / 8 minutes walk from the subway “Higashiyama Station”
[Business hours]10:30-19:00 (*Picnic set must be reserved online by 19:00 three days before use)
Tel. 075-751-1010 (*Picnic set is available for 2 hours from 11:00 to 16:00, reservations cannot be made by phone)
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