Living in Kasagi Town

A mountain village that has a station, but trains are infrequent, so life is inconvenient without a car. With a cliff-carved Buddha and a temple, it has a clear historical identity as a place of faith that has continued since the Heian period.

A mountain village that has Kasagi Station on the JR Kansai Main Line, but trains are infrequent, so life is inconvenient without a car. It has Kasagi-dera, famous for its 16-meter-high Maitreya cliff-carved Buddha, and a clear historical identity as a sacred site of Maitreya faith that has continued since the Heian period. By Kyoto commuter-zone standards it takes more than an hour to the city, and there are almost no commercial or medical facilities, so daily convenience is on the low side. It suits people who can travel by car and want to live quietly enjoying an old temple and natural scenery.