Kyoto Isshu Trail
The Kyoto Isshu Trail, 京都一周トレイル (Kyoto Circuit Trail) is a hiking trail in the mountains around the edge of Kyoto city. Although the name basically translates as ‘Kyoto circuit trail’, it doesn’t actually consist of a full loop because Kyoto has mountains on three sides – the valley is open to the south (where the southern edge of Kyoto meets neighbouring Osaka and Nara). This means the Isshu trail goes around the city’s eastern, Northern, and Western edges, mostly in the mountains and mostly in the forest, but in a couple of places also passing through some farming areas (i.e.