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  • 2018年9月2日

Taking comfortable Randen Tram! 8 Kyoto Tourist spots that railway will pass through

Generally named as Randen Tram, Keifuku Electric Railroad was an old electric tram started in 108 years ago. Need to know that the roadsides from Kitano-Hakubaicho Station to Katabiranotsuji Station are full of red leaves. The Kitano Line is in length 3.8km with 10 stops. This time starts from Myoshin-ji Temple to enjoy the red leaves along the Kitano Line. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine The closest red leaves tourist spot of Kitano-Hakubaicho Station at Kitano Line, the starting station of the line. The tea room Momiji-en (autumn maple garden) inside the shrine is the place to enjoy red leaves. Especially, at the night time with light-up service. In early May with summer breeze, the Bai-en (ume garden) will also open to public to admire green maple […]

  • 2018年9月4日

Arashiyama, the place for red leaves, a must to visit in Kyoto

The first time of hearing the place for autumn foliage probably are Arashiyama, Katsuragawa and Togetsukyo Bridge. It is for sure Arashiyama is the best place of Kyoto for red leaves. No matter this is your first time to visit or you are an experienced tourist, it is still worth coming more than one time. Please refer hereunder trip plans, enjoy the sceneries of red leaves in Kyoto! Tenryu-Ji Temple It is one of the Kyoto’s World Heritage. There is a Sogenchi Garden which the borrowed scenery from Arashiyama, built by Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk Muso Soseki. A good place for enjoying red leaves. Address: 68 Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho Ukyo-ku Red maple leaves period: Mid November to Early December [hr][/hr] Hogonin Temple It is the Tatchu […]

  • 2018年9月6日

According to the different activities to plan the enjoy of red leaves in Kyoto

In the period of red maple leaves in Kyoto, there are full of people and in disorder. You may never think about to visit these places. Let me introduce you these cultural or sportive activities be hold in this period. Many of them are good for couples. It is possible to have dating with red maple leaves.There are different themes from different red maple leaves places. Here offer you the children tales. You can feel the mood of tale and enjoy the fun of arts and shopping. Saginomori-Jinja Shrine There are maple tree now at both sides of the road from Torii to the main hall. The road goes to the area of Manshu-in Temple. Here is a stone named Yaegaki, a legend telling that […]

  • 2018年9月6日

Tracking for red maple leaves in Kyoto? Two suggested routes for a driving trip

The popular view points of red maple leaves in Kyoto can travel by public means, such as rails and buses. If you want to enjoy the red maple leaves at those secret places, you have to take own driving. Here we recommend 2 routes. People can enjoy driving and red leaves at the same time. It is also named as“Shimogamo Shizuhara Ohara Line”. It means the section of cross road of Shimogamo Hon-dori & Kita-Oji Dori to Oharaonagasecho of Sakyo-ku. In this section of the road, there are some special stops for cars for people to enjoy red leaves. Kyoto Botanical Garden The red maple leaves viewpoint is mainly at Nakaragi no Mori (natural forest garden). The Garden of Fine Arts Kyoto located at the […]

  • 2018年9月2日

10 magnificent red maple leaves sights in Kyoto!

Because visitors will go for famous red maple leaves tourist spots. We are going to introduce the majestic sightseeing places which are full of red leaves everywhere. It is not necessary to worry even the places are full of people. Places for red leaves hunting. Rurikoin Temple This temple is only open to public in spring and autumn. It occurs 12,000 py, a vast place. In the 2nd floor of the school, people can watch the Rurikoin Garden made by Toemon Sano and name as “Sakura Guardian”. Do not miss reflections on the floor and tables of the school. Address: 55 Kamitakano Higashiyama Sakyo-ku Red maple leaves period: Mid November [hr][/hr] Jisso-in Temple The“Floor of Maples”is famous and it is the reflections on the floor […]

  • 2018年9月7日

From the view of Kyoto’s foreign visitors, ranking of temples and shrines.

Now, here is the list of the most favorite temples and shrines in Kyoto. They are listed in the popular worldwide travel guidebook《Lonely Planet Kyoto》after selections of foreign visitors. Let us see the information and the results of“Red Maple Leaves” in Kyoto. NO17: Saihoji Temple It is also well-known as“Moss Temple”. Around the pond there are full of green mosses. The green moss accompany with the red and orange autumn leaves. It is so soft and harmony. Address: 6 Matsuojingatanicho Nishikyo-ku [hr][/hr] NO16: Fushimi-inari Taisha shrine It is famous for its Senbon Torii. It is the NO.1 tourist spot for foreign visitors in Kyoto. Although it is not popular for the red leaves, we can still enjoy the autumn leaves near the Yashima Pond. Address: […]

  • 2018年9月2日

8 Kyoto’s Temples you may not know they are famous for autumn foliage

To enjoy red maple leaves, most people will agree to visit temple. In the survey of 2014, there are 2446 temples in Kyoto. For such quantity of temples, even for those visitors who always visit Kyoto still can’t visit all of them. This time, we are going to recommend those temples with fewer tourists. If you have already visited those famous temples, you can try discovering the new one. Taizo-In Zen Buddhist Temple Taizo-In Temple is the biggest Zen temple among the 38 Zen Buddhist Temples and the 10 Tatchu sub-temples in Kyoto. Some of them are famous for red maple leaves, including Taizo-In Temple. The promenade garden Hyonenzu (余香苑) was built in 1965 by Kinsaku Nakane. People can enjoy matcha and red maple leaves […]

  • 2018年9月6日

Even in October! 5 tourists spots of autumn leaves in Kyoto

Although have made up the mind to enjoy the red maple leaves in Kyoto, it is difficult to have holidays in November? Or hotels will not be available? Is everyone still in hesitation? Now I recommend the viewpoints outside the main town, and mostly red maple leaves can be seen in the end of October. It is possible to visit the Kyoto town together in the trip. let’s go to see the red maple leaves earlier. Joshokoji Temple It was built by Emperor Kogon who was the early“North Empire”Emperor at the age 1331-92 named as Nanboku-cho (Northern and Southern Courts period). Here is famous for the sakura re-planted from the Imperial Palace of Kyoto. Here is also well-known for the red maple leaves. Artifical mountains […]

  • 2018年9月6日

You can enjoy here! The 11 artificial gardens of Ogawa Jihei VII with red maple leaves

To know more the gardens of Kyoto, we must know Ogawa Jihei VII, who is the seventh  Ueji. He is a passionate Japanese garden architect. It is interesting to enjoy the natural red leaves view in the artificial garden. This time we are going to introduce these gardens set up by him. [hr][/hr] Heian Jingu Shrine To commemorate its capital relocation for 1100 years, there is the 4th Domestic industrial exhibition in Kyoto to build the Heian Jingu in 1881. Since they didn’t have enough budget, they can only use a part of “Gojo Great Bridge” to make the” Bridge in Sakyo”. The most characteristic bridge Taihei-kaku (Hashi-dono) is located near the Shrine Garden East. It’s about 30,000 square meters which needs 20 years to […]