November is the season to enjoy the red maple leaves. But have u ever thought of being earlier? Is it possible? Yes, we can. We can enjoy them in early November in some of the surprising places. Below are the details. We can enjoy the red maple leaves much earlier , more comfortable and feel more.
Yoshimine Dera Temple
Yoshimine Dera Temple
Yoshimine Dera Temple is located at the mountainside. In autumn, the whole mountain will be very colorful as an art work,
like a beautiful picture of patchwork .Walking along the path about one hour ,you can enjoy the red maple leaves and the most important small hall of Amidadou in Yoshimine Dera Temple.
Address
京都市西京区大原野小塩町1372
- JR向日町駅下車、阪急バスで30分
- 善峯寺バス停下車、徒歩8分
- 阪急東向日駅下車、阪急バスで30分
- 善峯寺バス停下車、徒歩8分
- 山門前駐車場あり
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to late November
Kifune Jinja Shrine
Red Kasuga lanterns on the both sides of the 80-steps stone staircase are the symbol of the Kifune Jinja Shrine.
Suggest taking Eizandensha (tram) , to enjoy the view surrounded by red maple leaves as a natural tunnel between the Ichihara and Ninose station. Starting from 3 November 2017, there will be lightened every night. Enjoy the night tour!
Address
京都市左京区鞍馬貴船町180
- 叡山電車「貴船口」駅下車、徒歩約30分
- 京都バス「貴船」バス停下車、徒歩約5分
- 徒歩で5分～10分の場所に貴船観光大型駐車場あり。満車の場合、駐車できない可能性も
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to late November
Jingo-ji Temple
There is famous for enjoying the red maple leaves in Kyoto since those will appear much earlier than other places.
Getting off the bus, you can walk across the Kiyotaki River to the main entrance of the temple to enjoy the beautiful view.
Jingo-ji Temple, hosted by Kobo Daishi, has long been a well known sceneries for enjoying the red maple leaves since 700 years ago of Muromachi era. You will be impressed by the 600-700 years old trees and the red maple leaves when you go into the deepest part of the temple, the Jizoin hall.
From 5th of November (2017), it will be lighted up for night tour.
Address
京都市右京区梅ヶ畑栂尾町1-1
- JRバス「山城高雄」バス停下車、徒歩約20分
- 市バス「高雄」バス停下車、徒歩約20分
- 約1kmの場所に京都市高雄観光駐車場があります。普通車は40台駐車可能です。
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to late November
Choanji Temple
This is located on the mountainside of the Himekamiyama, famous for the view of text“大”(BIG) by burning inside the mountain. You can enjoy the garden work from the well-known horticulturist Kanto Shigemori, by the view with mixing colours of red, yellow and orange autumn leaves! Visual enjoyment! In the front gate you can find the famous Ginkgo tree which is 600 years old.Address
Address Fukuchiyama okunobe 577
- Getting off at Fukuchiyama station of JR Sanin honsen line, arrive in 10mins by car or 40mins on foot.
- Free car park.
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to late November
Kuwayama Jinjya
There is famous for the 1000 maple trees with fire-like red maple leaves. The red Torii, lanterns and the maple leaves are standing in the same place, very eye-catching.
There will be a festival of red maple leaves on 7 November every year. There also a concert of erhu at around 5-6pm on 11 November 2017.
Address
Kameoka Kamiyatacho Kamikokuchi 22-2
- Getting off at Kameoka station of JR Sagano line, take a local bus , arrive at Kuwayama Jinjya bus stop.
- Getting off at Kameoka station of JR Sagano line, take a local bus, get off at Yadaguchi Bus Stop, arrive on foot in 20 mins
- Free car park with 30 private cars.
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to late November
Ankokuji Temple
You can feel the plain styles of Japanese traditional architecture by using thatches as the temple main hall’s roof. There is also the birthplace of Ashikaga Takauji, the very first Shogun of Muromachi era.
There are 100 maple trees more than 80 years. A beautiful view when you are looking at the red bridge, main hall and the maple leaves all together.
Address
Teranodan-1 Ankokujicho, Ayabe, Kyoto
- Getting off on Ayabe station of JR Sanin Main Line, take a bus to Ankokuji Temple bus stop and walk 2 mins
- Getting off on Umezako station of JR Maizuru line, arrive at Ankokuji Temple and walk 15 mins
- Free car park with 20 private cars.
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to late November
Shenzan Temple
This is built by Japanese eminent monk Saicho. You will be impressed by the red bridge in front of the entrance. This is well-known since the red maple leaves will blossom and finish in more early time. In 2017, the red maple leaves period ended a bit earlier, but there was still some red maple leaves falling down on 15 November, this created another beautiful vision. There is a Japanese maple tree with almost 400 years old, which becomes the symbol of the temple.Address
60 Hiedanocho Saeki, Kameoka, Kyoto
- Getting off at Kameoka station of JR Sagano line, take a Kyoto bus and get off at Kokudosaeki Bus Stop, take a bus to Kameoka city and get off at グリーンハイツ口(Gurinhaitsu Kuchi) bus stop, walk about 20 mins.
- Free Carpark.
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to mid-November
Kayabukinosato
There are total 38 ancient houses with the roof covered by thatches, those are built in mid to late Edo era.
We can overlook the beautiful roofs in Hachimangu. This is the best location to photograph whole the village and the red leaves.
Besides enjoying the red maple leaves, we suggest to go also the re-decor coffee shop in the thatch house to relax and rest. We can also go to the information center to discover the past time of this old village and buy some unique souvenirs here.
Address
Miyamachokita, Nantan, Kyoto
- Getting off at Sonobe station of JR Sagano line or getting off at Hiyoshi station of JR Sanin line, then taking the local bus and get off at North bus stop. (Beware of the different bus timetable on different date and time)
- Free car park with 100 private cars.
Red Maple Leaves Period: Early to late November
Epilogue Other than above information, there are still many locations to enjoy the red maple leaves in earlier November in Kyoto. According to the different weather every year, the period to enjoy the red maple leaves may be varied. Please visit the website for the information and the weather forecast to discover the best location to enjoy the Kyoto red maple leaves.
