Using trains
https://gyazo.com/e10f8857735e3f34f3c090f72bb28c14
Large map of the train lines in Kyoto.
Be sure to get an IC_card to make trains and buses much more convenient Main stations in Kyoto
the local subway that runs north to south
Various JR trains that go west, or east to Shiga Walk a few blocks east, cross the shijo bridge towards gion, and you can take Keihan trains