Red Japanese lanterns line steps up to Kurama-dera, Buddhist temple, above Kurama town, in Kyoto-fu, Japan.

Red Japanese lanterns line steps up to Kurama-dera. Kurama-dera is a peaceful Buddhist temple along the steep wooded mountainside above the rural town of Kurama, in the northern mountains of Kyoto City (Kyoto-fu), Japan. A cablecar takes you halfway up the mountain. In September 2018, a typhoon snapped trees and extensively damaged the grounds of Kurama Temple. During our visit in November, the cablecar was required to reach walking trails to the main hall; and the steep 1-hour hiking trail between Kurama and Kibune was closed until further notice.

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Red Japanese lanterns line steps up to Kurama-dera. Kurama-dera is a peaceful Buddhist temple along the steep wooded mountainside above the rural town of Kurama, in the northern mountains of Kyoto City (Kyoto-fu), Japan. A cablecar takes you halfway up the mountain. In September 2018, a typhoon snapped trees and extensively damaged the grounds of Kurama Temple. During our visit in November, the cablecar was required to reach walking trails to the main hall; and the steep 1-hour hiking trail between Kurama and Kibune was closed until further notice.