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Top 10 popular Autumn leaves spots in Kyoto 2023

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Top 10 popular Autumn leaves spots in Kyoto

Overview

As a forcast of the autumn leaves in Kyoto 2023, Kyoto Goat chooses top 10 sites among popular Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. 合掌

Entrance fee, opening hours, and the other things on these cites can change. Please check official website of them.

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#1 Eikando temple a.k.a. Zenrinji temple 永観堂(禅林寺)

Overview

永観堂の見返り阿弥陀像

Eikando, also known as Zenrinji temple is the most famous autumn leaves site in Kyoto. It has about 3,000 maple trees in the area and is sometimes referred as “Eikando, the autumn leaves.” In the main hall, “Turning-around Amidaba.”

Eikando, Zenrinji in Kyoto: The best autumn leaves and night illumination
Eikando/Zenrinji is the best autumn leaves and night illumination spot in Kyoto. The way to enjoy them, open hours, entrance fee, access are also available!

Schedule of 2023

  • Dates  11/3日~ 12/3
  • Open hours 9:00~17:00(Entrnce closes at 16:00)
  • Entrance fee 1,000 JPY

Autumn leaves of Eikando  永観堂の紅葉

The garden

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永観堂の紅葉2016永観堂の紅葉2016

At Eikando, we are in the midst of stunning autumn colors like green, purple, red, and yellow. It never failed to take our breath away and to come up to our expectations. We cannot have such amazing experience in any other places.

永観堂の紅葉2016

At the red alien in the map, we can admire the most amazing autumn leaves in Eikando. The Ginkgo and maples leaves fell at the same time. Both of them still contain water and have fresh colors.

永観堂の紅葉2016

At the purple alien, we can see many colors.

永観堂の紅葉

At the vermilion alien, we can enjoy pale colors.

Night illumination 2023

  • Dates  11/3日~ 12/3
  • Open hours 17:30~21:00(Entrnce closes at 20:30)
  • Entrance fee 600 JPY

Every year, we wait in line at the entrance

永観堂のライトアップ2016

Night illumination starts at 5:37.

About Eikando temple

  • Name: Syujuu Raigozan Muryojyuin Zenrinji 聖衆来迎山無量寿院禅林寺
  • De facto name: Eikando temple
  • Adress  Eikando cho 84, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city, 〒606-8445
  • Phone No. 075-761-0007
  • FAXNo.  075-771-4243
  • Website Eikando official
  • Usual Open hours 9:00~17:00(Etrance is closed at 16:00)
  • Entrance fee Adult 600 yen
  • Time required 1hour~

How to get to Eikando?

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At subway Kyoto station, take Karasuma line to Karasuma Oike station. At Karasuma Oike station, change train to subway Tozai line to Keage station. It takes about 15 minutes from Keage station to Eikando.

Kyoto city bus

NO.5 Nanzenji Eikando michi bus stop.

No.32、93、100、102、203、204 Higashi temno cho bus stop.

Attention In the autumn leaves season, buses, mostly No.5、100、102 are often crowded. It would be better to go to Eikando by train. 

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#2 Tofukuji temple 東福寺

Overview

Tofukuji used to be famous for cherry blossoms. In Muromachi period (1336 – 1573), cherry blossom trees replaced with Maple trees. Now it is one of the most popular place to admire autumn leaves in Kyoto.

The entrance fee 11/11/2023〜12/3/2023

  • Honbo Teien garden 本坊庭園 500 JPY
  • Tsuten Bashi Kaizando 通天橋・開山堂 1,000 JPY

Around Tsuten Bashi bridge

東福寺の紅葉東福寺の紅葉

At the red alien in the map, there is a bridge named Tsuten bashi. It is located outside of Tofukuji temple. Last two years, it is prohibited to take photo on it. These photos are take couples of years ago.

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After the entracne, we can see the beatiful leaves as those of Eikando’s.

Zen garden

東福寺の紅葉2016

東福寺の紅葉2016

At the blue alien, we can enjoy moss-zen garden composed by Mirei Shigemori, a famous garden designer in the 20th century.

東福寺 八相の庭

At green alien, we glace the autumn leaves far from the Zen/ Karesansui garden.

七里ヶ浜親方
七里ヶ浜親方

Komyoin temple is located near Tofukuji. Don’t miss it.

Night illumination

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We can enjoy the view from Tsuten Bashi bridge and the Karesansui garden is illuminated.

About Tofukuji temple

  • Name: Enichizan Tofukuji 慧日山東福寺
  • Adress  Honcho15−778, Higashiyama ward, Kyoto city 〒605-0981
  • Phone No. 075-561-0087
  • FAX No.  075-533-0621
  • Website Tofukuji official
  • Usual Opeining hours
  • April~October 9:00~16:00
  • November~Early December 8:30~16:00
  • Late December 9:00~15:30
  • Entrance fee Adult 400 yen
  • Time required 1hour~

How to get to Tofukuji temple?

About 10 minutes walk from JR/Heihan Tofukuji station.



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