Adventurous Exploring in Kinki Area

[common area of view points of Kinki Area]
Usually view points of Kinki Area where most tourists visit are witten in following webs.
Japan guide "Kansai Region Travel Guide"
https://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1105.html
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3950.html
Keihan Railway Plan Your Trip (Kyoto Osaka Nara)
https://www.keihan.co.jp/travel/en/places-to-visit/
https://www.keihan.co.jp/travel/en/plan-your-trip/
Hankyu Railway Recommended sight-seeing spots (Kyoto Kobe)
http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/en/sightseeing/model_course/index.html
Kintetsu Railway Sight seeing spots (Osaka, Nara,Kyoto,Nagoya,Mie )
https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/sightseeing/index.html
Nankai Railway (Osaka, Namba, Koyasan, Wakayama)
https://www.howto-osaka.com/en/top.html

[View points near Hirakata-koen supposed less people along Keihan -Railway]
Iwashimizu-Hachiman shrine located on the Yahata-mountain (Yahata and Hachiman is composed by same china-letter, but pronunciasion is different as Japan style or china style). There is a Tenno-mountain at the oppsite side accross Yodo-river and this area is most narrow along the river. So this area is very important to attck Kyoto or protect Kyoto. Therefore there ware many battles around this area, so the Shrine which worship Samrai`s god  was placed here.
At there Kamo-river from Kyoto, Uji-river from Biwa-lake and Kizu-river from Nara gathers, so many floods at here from old time. At meiji era, big bank was construvcted between the rivers. The bank was named Sewari-bank. Cherry blossoms line on the bank are very beautiful at spring.

Keihan railway run beside Osaka-castle and cross over O-kawa river (means big river) which is a branch of Yodo-river, and Osaka-castle-park and bank of O-kawa are covered by so beautiful cherry blossoms.

From Kyoto-side terminal named Demachi-yanagi, there is a walking way to north-west named Nagaragi-path to "Kyoto botanical girden". This area including the botanical gireden is covered by  so many cherry blossoms.

Followings are more special points where wide landscapes are expected .
[General information about Hiking pints]
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2427.html#daigoji

[Around Kyoto trail courses]
Kyoto trail course consist from "Higashiyama (East mountain range ) to
Hieizan course"and "North mountain course from Hieizan to Kiyotaki through Kurama-mountain" and "West mountain course which from Kiyotaki to Arashiyama". At more north of the above courses, there is a another circle trail named "Keihoku course" which is rather flat and easy course.
It's takes 4~5 days to walk allthe courses.

Maps of the courses are saled at shops shown below.
トレイルマップは販売されています。
http://www.4corners7seas.com/asia/japan/hiking-kyoto/kyoto-isshu-trail/
https://www.kyoto-trail.net/trail_course_e.html
https://www.kyoto-trail.net/trail_course.html
本の売場
https://kanko.city.kyoto.lg.jp/trail/kyoto_trail_en.html
https://kanko.city.kyoto.lg.jp/trail/
記録
https://www.hitsuji-an.com/2015/06/27/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%80%E5%91%A8%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB-%E6%9D%B1%E5%B1%B1%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E6%AD%A9%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8D%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F/

https://www.hitsuji-an.com/2016/05/08/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%80%E5%91%A8%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB-%E5%8C%97%E5%B1%B1%E6%9D%B1%E9%83%A8%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E6%AD%A9%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8D%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F/

https://www.hitsuji-an.com/2017/12/21/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%80%E5%91%A8%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB-%E5%8C%97%E5%B1%B1%E8%A5%BF%E9%83%A8%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E6%AD%A9%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8D%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F/

Keihoku course (京北コース)
https://yamap.co.jp/sp/activity/529423

Kurama mountain and Hieizan
There are 2 rope ways from Kyoto and from sakamoto..
Sakamoto is east side of Hieizan.
https://japan-magazine.jnto.go.jp/en/special_keihan02.html

Above Kyoto trail courses were damaged by typhoon and now under repairing.
However from Ginkaku-temple to Daimonji-mountain and then to Shiandokoro pass and down to Nanzenji is already repaired.
https://www.yamareco.com/modules/yamareco/detail-1583861.html
Route from Fushimi castle to Inariyama, is closed at O-iwa , so need to change route now 2018.11.30 to go down to west city area and go north and again return to trecking course.

[Hira-mountain]
Hira mountain range is north from Hieizan and a part of west mountain range around Biwa Lake.
It takes 2 days to trail through Hira-mountains and very good course but need camping.
https://www.yamareco.com/modules/yamareco/detail-1129681.html
Most high mountain is Buna-mountain. so there are some routes  only to Buna-mountain.
Most easy way from Kyoto side takes 5 hours and there are many water falls. But only few bus go to the village named Boumura(坊村） from Kyoto demachiyanagi.
https://yamahack.com/2446
More easy way to Hira-mountain is ropeway from JR Shiga(志賀)Station of Biwa-lake side.
http://www.biwako-valley.com/en/

There are many mountains more northern area around Biwa-lake, but those are too far from Kyoto.

[Ibuki mountain]
https://littlemountain.biz/tozan/9118.html
Height of this muntain is around 1,300m and hiking route is well maintained and view from mountain is good, however car- road is up to almost the mountain-top.
Access; there is bus to the climbing mouth from Omi-nagaoka which is 2 stations far from JR Maibara station. Time table of Bus from Omi-Nagaoka is as follow.
https://www.navitime.co.jp/bus/diagram/timelist?departure=00235496&arrival=00235281&line=00048389
Near the mountain there is IZUMI shrine which is famous for Clean water spring.
Maibara city itself is also famous as clean water especialy Samaei area.
https://gooba.co.jp/shigaken-maibarashi-4658.html
https://wikitravel.org/en/Maibara
https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-city-guides/nagahama

[Hikone castle and blossom fest]
Hikone city is 3~4 stations near to Kyoto from Maibara station and very old and fine city, also very famous as very beutiful city at blossome season. Cherry blossom season is from "end/May" to "first week/April". Blossom fest is opened from first/April.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e7000.html

[Omi-hachiman and azuchi mountain]
Azuchu station is several stations before Hikone city. Omi-hachiman station is 1 station before azuchi station.
http://japantraveladvice.com/omihachiman/
Azuchi mountain is about 2km far from Azuchi-station  and hight is about 200m and there is castle ruins at the top of the mountain, which was built by Oda-nobnaga who almost conqure all Japan but killed by his subordinate Akechi-Mitsuhide. Kinugasayama is a mountain near Azuchi mountain, hight is about 500m. From 2 mountains view of Biwako-lake is beautiful.
http://marchan.e5.valueserver.jp/cabin/mntn/kink/azuchiyama/azuchiyama1.html
Omi-Hachiman city is old and beautiful city. And view points are 2km from Omi-hachiman station.
View points are located under Hachiman-mountain. There is a Rope-way up to the mountain..
https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-city-guides/city-guide-omihachiman
http://www.omi8.com/annai/course1.html

[moutains of south area of Biwa-lake]
Many low mounains continue around the area, and from some mountains view of Biwa-lake are beautiful, however only some people visit there, so pathes of trail courses are not well maintained.

[Yamashina area and Biwa-lake canal]
Yamashina is a basin between Kyoto and Biwa-lake and surrounded by mountains. Only south short portion of the basin is opened to South east of Kyoto area. Water from Biwa-lake run through more southern vallay. the river in the vally named Uji-river run into a big pond named Ogura-Ike at there, then frew in to Osaka area. But the pond was reclaimed before second war,  so now there is large rice field. Anyway, the water from Biwa-Lake could not be utilized in Kyoto Area. So Ichiro-Tanabe constructed a long canal through "Biwalake-side east mountain" and "Kyoto-side west mountain". The canal run through north mountain foot of Yamashina Basin. The canal flow through East muntain of Kyoto to Keage power station and then flow into Big Okazaki Dam. From Keage a branch of the canal runs to north along backyard of Nanzen-temple through Aqua-duct made by bricks as Aqua-duct of Roma. From Okazaki dam the main canal flow to south and flow into Uji-river.
From JR yamashina station which is 1 station east from Kyoto station, go north then meat with the canal. then go right along the canal. At the last tunnel, left side is a road go to Keage-station and go right ,up to mountain arrive to mountain pass named Shinadokoro, then down to west, arrive to Nanzen-temple. From the mountain-pass, go to north to Daimonji-mountain then down to Ginkakuji, and from the mountain-pass go to south to Keage water power station.
http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/sosui-e.html
https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/53
https://www.okeihan.net/recommend/mizunomichi/biwakososui/01/

[Otoba mountain in South-east mountains ]
Mountains around Yamashina are also low, but from top of Otoba-mountain, Biwa-lake , Yamashina city and Kyoto can be viewd.
From Ishiyama/ Biwa lake side which is famous Temple and also from Koyama/ Yamashina side, it is possible to walk up to the muntain. Therefore start from Ishiyama-side and down to Koyama, then go to Yamashina station by bus or on foot.
http://www.brachtweb.com/1kansai/1honsen/12_otowam/index.html
Or, it is also possible to climb up to the Otoba mountain from Otani staion which is 3 or 4 stations east from Yamashina station.
Otani to Otoba mountain
http://www.geocities.jp/i_love_yamashina/otowayama.htm
Otoba-mountain - Koyama
http://www.geocities.jp/i_love_yamashina/otowayama.htm

[Nara area]
[Native forest in Kasuga mountain]
Most view points of Nara city area are located in very narrow area. so it is easy to see around.  Nara let me feel more calm compared with Kyoto. There is a famous shrine named Kasuga-taisya at east side of the city and there is a entrance of a path to native forest of Kasuga-mountain. On the way of the path, it is possible to climb up to the top of Wakakusa-mountain. From the top, you can see around Nara-basin. The pass is about 8km long.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4102.html
https://narashikanko.or.jp/en/spot/world_heritage/kasugayamagenshirin/

[Yamanobe no michi] means a way along mountain-foot.
In old time, most part of Nara-basin was muddy area, so main street was along mountain-foot of east mountain of the basin. Now some part of the street remains between Tenri to Sakurai about 16km.
You can see old japan country side scenary at there.
Tenri city is 15km south from Nara city and both cities are connected by Kintetsu railway.
https://www.visitnara.jp/destinations/destination/yamanobe-no-michi/
https://4travel.jp/travelogue/11055521

[Hasedera temple and Murouji temple ]
Hasedera temple located in mountains east of Sakurai city
Hasedera-temple is the quiet temple in a deep forest and also in cherry blossoms in spring and in red leaves in Autumn
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4186.html
There is a hiking way from Haibara to Hasedera in the mountain then to Hasedera station about 12km.
https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/zigyou/teku2/teku-nara14.html

Murouji temple is in more mountain-side 10km east from Hasedera.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4187.html

[Asuka Ikaruga oldest residence area including oldest paleces about 1500 years ago]
South west of Sakurai city, there are oldest palece area named Asuka or Ikaruga.
The area is now rural area with many ruins.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4175.html

[Others for my reference]
Keihan walking map
http://www.okeihan.net/navi/event/hiking/map/
Aoyama kougen
https://www.yamareco.com/modules/yamareco/detail-1233293.html
Ikomayama
https://www.city.higashiosaka.lg.jp/0000007198.html
100 Japanese teras field
http://j100s.com/en/the-100-best-rice-terraces-in-japan.html
http://www.tamano.or.jp/usr/sumiyosi/sub10.html

Ikoma mountain
https://travel.gaijinpot.com/mount-ikoma/
https://www.yamareco.com/modules/yamareco/detail-1476096.html
Nijyou-mountain to Ktsuragi-mountain
https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1017/
http://www.city.katsuragi.nara.jp/index.cfm/23,4147,89,248,html
https://www.yamareco.com/modules/yamareco/detail-418648.html
Kongo-mountain
https://osaka-info.jp/en/page/mount-kongo
Kumano kodo
http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/kumano-kodo/
Koyasan
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4900.html
yoshino-mountain
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4152.html

Fruits picking
https://wow-j.com/en/Allguides/osaka/sightseeing/00520_en/

Hot Spring (Onsen) in Kinki area
In Hirakata city
https://onsen.nifty.com/sennan-onsen/onsen008462/
In Takatsuki
https://onsenbu.net/10177

In Osaka  　In City　大阪市内
https://onsen.nifty.com/oosakashinai-onsen/onsen003154/
https://onsen.nifty.com/osaka/search/
https://onsen.nifty.com/la-en/oosakashinai-onsen/onsen005730/
http://osaka.yuraku4126.com/
https://onsen.nifty.com/oosakashinai-onsen/onsen003198/
In Takatsuki City 高槻
https://onsen.nifty.com/hokusetsu-onsen/onsen003197/
In ibaragi city 茨木
https://onsen.nifty.com/hokusetsu-onsen/onsen003212/
In Toyonaka city 北摂
https://onsen.nifty.com/hokusetsu-onsen/onsen011050/
In Kadoma City
http://www.iyoyaka.jp/index.html
In Sakai city　堺市
https://onsen.nifty.com/sakai-osaka-onsen/onsen005657/
In Higashi osaka City 東大阪市
https://onsen.nifty.com/higashioosaka-onsen/onsen003199/
In Kishiwada 岸和田市
http://www.iyoyaka.jp/staying.html
http://www.iyoyaka.jp/index.html
In Kaizuka (Air-port)
https://onsen.nifty.com/sennan-onsen/onsen008462/
Near Airport 臨空タウン
https://onsen.nifty.com/sennan-onsen/onsen008452/
In Osaka    大阪　箕面温泉
https://news.walkerplus.com/article/136525/
https://onsen.nifty.com/hokusetsu-onsen/onsen006481/