Transit: MIMARU → Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo Stn (3 min walk) → Keihan direct to Fushimi-Inari Stn (15 min, ¥270) ⭐ fastest route. Inari → Kiyomizu-dera ~20 min bus + walk. Kiyomizu → Gion: walk downhill 15 min (~1.2 km). Walking within sites: Fushimi Inari climb to Yotsutsuji viewpoint 30 min uphill each way + stairs (~2 km round). Kiyomizu approach is uphill 10 min. Sannenzaka / Ninenzaka slopes are cobblestone + stairs. Gion walking loop ~2 km. Realistic: 16,000-20,000 steps (~12-14 km) with significant elevation. Brutal in 32°C — hat, towel, water. Do Fushimi at 7 AM before heat peaks.