It takes 10 minutes from Kyoto Station to Gojo-zaka on the limited express bus, five minutes shorter than ordinary buses. The first route operates 16 times daily and the second one has 24 runs.

The first bus departs Kyoto Station at 9.04am, with the last bus leaving Ginkakuji-michi for Kyoto Station at 5.09pm. For more details on the Sightseeing Limited Express Bus, visit the website .

The Kyoto Travel Congestion Forecast online site predicts which tourist attractions in the Japanese city are likely to be the busiest in a bid to spread visitors more evenly among its hotspots.

The “Sightseeing Limited Express Bus” services have two routes. One goes from Kyoto Station to Ginkakuji temple via Gojozaka near Kiyomizudera temple, the Gion district and Heian Jingu Shrine.