If you are confused, you can look at the building opposite the bus stop as the building is pretty distinct, I have to say. It looks like the Japanese traditional opera house. Hahaha.

You will be able to see the sign "City Bus" which is put up at the bus stop. We took bus no. 201 to go to both Philosopher's Path and Ginkaku-ji Temple The journey lasts pretty long around 30 to 40 minutes I think, if there is no traffic. 

Once you are ready to alight, you can press this button so that the bus driver knows when he needs to make a stop. The convenient thing about riding the city bus to popular place like Ginkaku-ji Temple, a lot of other tourists will be alighting at the same stop with you and hence, you don't have to worry about missing your stop. 

Right after you have alighted from the bus, you will see this sign and congratulations for alighting at the right stop. Tetsugaku no michi is the Japanese name for Philosopher's Path. 

There is this yellow flowers right beside the wood sign but we are pretty sure sakura does not come in yellow...yet. Nothing is impossible nowadays. 

Uhm, this is not what we really expect when we plan about coming to Philosopher's Path. As what I said in my previous posts, we came to Kyoto one week too early from the blossom date of the sakura flowers. Such a pity. 

If you come to Kyoto when the sakura flowers are in full bloom, it is a must to go to Philosopher's Path because the path will look like this. Like a scene from the movie right? 

Oh well, better luck for us next time. If we ever come back to Kyoto in spring, that is. =P