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The top 7 spots for Japanese Green Maples in Kyoto!

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Japanese Green Maple in Kyoto

What is Japanese Green Maple?

新緑の大河内山荘新緑の大河内山荘

These days, we hear of Japanese Green Maple as long as the Autumn Leaves/Colors. In Japan, Maple tree blooms in early spring and has beautiful green leaves in mid-spring and the leaves turn red and yellow in late fall. We enjoy green leaves from spring to early fall. In this article, I’ll show you top 7 sites to admire them.

The difference between green maple and autumn leaves

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In fall, we can enjoy many colors shown in the pictures above.

京都の青もみじ退蔵院の青もみじ

On the other hand, green maple has the almost same colors but we have different ways to enjoy them. Let me show you them, BAAH!

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The top 7 spots for Japanese Green Maple in Kyoto 2018

#1 Tenjuan temple 天授庵

What is Tenjuan temple?

天授庵の紅葉天授庵の庭園

Tenjuan temple is a small Rinzai school temple belongs to Nanzenji temple. In fall, many people visits there for enjoying Autumn leaves.

Japanese Green Maple in Tenjuan temple

The Zen rock garden

天授庵の枯山水庭園天授庵の青もみじ

Tenjuan has two gardens. The one is Zen rock garden. As you’ll see later, it has one of the most beautiful Autumn Colors in Kyoto. The garden belongs to Hoji, an abott’s quaters, and it has a veranda we can sit on to admire the garden.

The Shoin garden

天授庵の庭園天授庵の庭園

Having enjoyed the Zen garden, we cross wooden bridges. The pond welcomes us with “Mizukagami.” Mizukagami is an art Japanese people love when they adore somthing. In the technique, they use surface of water as mirror and admire a reflection.

天授庵の池天授庵の池

On the other side, there is another pond.

天授庵のスイレン天授庵のスイレン

On the pond, we can see many water lilies in early summer. In the Buddhism, water lily and lotus are important flowers. They make supreme flower called “Renge” in the Buddhism. Both water lily and lotus bloom beautiful flowers though they have their roots in mud. For us, they seems like a person of a great rectitude in the secular world. In the theme song of famous Japanese movie “It’s tough, being a man,” Tora san sings “The person who has roots, which means strong will to live through this world, destined to be in bloom though she/he is in doldrums.”

天授庵の庭園天授庵の庭園

We also enjoy amazing moss.

天授庵の池天授庵の錦鯉

There are many carps in the pond. Sometimes they make the reflections rippled.

The autumn leaves in Tenjuan

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永観堂のライトアップ2016天授庵 書院南庭

As we see, we have warm and bright colors in Tenjuan

Enjoy the garden of Tenjuan! (We have a custom to see something reminds us of winter in summer time to forget heat.)

Of course you can enjoy the green maples in video!

About Tenjuan

Offical name: Zuihozan Tenjuan

Address: Nanzenji Fukuike cho, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city, 606-8435

Phone no.: 075-771-0744

Website: Not available

Open hours: 8:40~17:00

Admission fee: Adult 400 yen highschool student 300 yen elementary and junior high  school student 200 yen

The time required 30 minutes~

Access to Tenjuan

It takes about 10 minutes from Subway Keage station.

#2 Kamigamo shrine 上賀茂神社

What is Kamigamo shrine?

新緑の上賀茂神社

Kamigamo shrine is one of the oldest Shinto shrine in Kyoto and the Imperial court has high respect for it. Even today, the emperor sends a massenger to it in Aoi matsuri festival. About 60 years ago, common people were not admitted to pay a visit there. The world Heritage site.

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Japanese Green Maple in Kamigamo shrine

Syokei en garen

新緑の上賀茂神社

We have many Japanese Green Maples there but the place I recommend to you is a garden called “Shokei en.”

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On the second Sundy of April, “Kamo kyokusui no en” party is held. In the party, participants in beautiful Kimono of the ancient style compose Japanese poem in the traditional music.

The autumn leaves in Kamigamo shrine

上賀茂神社の紅葉上賀茂神社の紅葉

上賀茂神社の紅葉下鴨神社の紅葉

In Kamigamo shrine, we can see stunning red and vermilion leaves.

Aoi matsuri festival 2018

斎王代御禊葵祭2018

Kamigamo shrine is famous for Aoi matsuri festival. Let us enjoy it!

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About Tenjuan

Official name: Kamo wake ikazuchi jinjya shrine

Defacto name: Kamigamo jinjya shrine

Address: 339, Kamigamo honzan, Kita ward, Kyoto city

Phone no. 075-781-0011

Fax no. 075-702-6618

Website: Kamigamo shrine offical page

Open hours: 10:00~16:00

Admission fee: free

The time required 30 minutes~

Access to Kamigamo shrine

At Subway Kitaoji station, take bus no.37 and get off at Kamigamo misono bashi bus stop. It takes about 5 minutes to Kamigamo shrine.

#3 Ginkakuji temple 銀閣寺

What is Ginkakuji temple?

Ginkakuji temple was built in 15th century as a retirement villa of Ashikaga Yosimasa, the 8th Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate. It shows us the foundation of Japanese culture. It is also known as “the silver pavilion,” though it is not plastered with silver actually. (On the other hand, the golden pavilion is plastered with gold.) The World Heitage site.

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Japanese Green Maple in Ginkakuji temple

In the garden

銀閣寺春の銀閣寺洗月泉

春の銀閣寺東求堂銀閣寺の苔

銀閣寺の青もみじ

In Ginkakuji temple, the garden is covered with the extraordinary green of Japanese Maple and moss. We can spot some flowers and plants which tell us the season we are in.

The autumn leaves in Ginkakuji temple

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In fall, we can enjoy the Autumn colors in the green.

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The Autumn Colors of Ginkakuji temple is not as vivid like Eikando temple.

About Ginkakuji

Official name: Tozan Jishoji

Defacto name: Ginkakuji temple

Address:  Ginkakuji cho 2, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city, 606-8402

Phone no. 075-771-5725

Fax no. 075-771-5439

Website: Ginkakuji temple official page (Japanese language only)

Open hours:

March~November 8:30~17:00

December~Feburary 9:00~16:30

Admission fee: Over 16 years old 500 yen

The time required 60 minutes~

Access to Ginkakuji temple

It takes about 10 minutes from Ginkakuji mae/ Ginkakuji michi bus stop.

#4 Rengeji temple 蓮華寺

What is Rengeji temple?

Rengeji is a small temple located in the rural area of Kyoto city. We can be in a complete silence.

Japanese Green Maple in Rengeji temple

Hoji garden

蓮華寺の青もみじ蓮華寺の青もみじ

It seems a common garden but as I indicated before, it is very quiet. All we can hear is a rustle of leaves.

The autumn leaves in Rengeji temple

蓮華寺の紅葉蓮華寺の紅葉

In fall, Rengeji has astonishing Autumn Colors and lures many people on.

About Rengeji temple

Official name: Kimyozan Rengeji

Defacto name: Rakuhoku Rengeji

Address:  Kamitakano Hachimancyo 1, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city,  606-0065

Phone no. 075-781-3494

Website: Not available

Open hours: 9:00~17:00

Admission fee: Over 16 years old 400 yen

The time required 20 minutes~

Access to Rengeji temple

It takes 5 minutes from Eiden Miyake Hachiman station.

#5位 Eikando temple 永観堂(禅林寺)

What is Eikando?

永観堂の見返り阿弥陀像

Eikando’s official name is “Zenrinji temple.” Eikando is named after the fomous monk “Yokan.” It has a statue of Amitabha on the verge of turning around. It has one of the most amazing Autumn Leaves in Kyoto.

Japanese Green Maple in Eikando temple

永観堂の阿弥陀堂永観堂の古方丈

永観堂の桜

As in Rengeji temple, we have common Greem Maple in Eikando but we have extraordinary Autumn Colors there in every fall. Let us enjoy the Green Maples as a prelude for Autumn.

The autumn leaves in Eikando temple

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As we see, Eikando has the first-class Autumn Colors. The peculiar thing is that we could be in many colors. We cannot enjoy many colors at the same place in any other places. In addition to it, these colors are very exquisite.

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We have illumination extravaganza. Nothing but perfect.

About Eikando temple

Official name: Shuju Raigozan Muryojuin Zenrinji

Defacto name: Eikando temple

Address: Eikando cho 48, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city, 606-8445

Phone no. 075-761-0007

Fax no. 075-771-4243

Website: Eikando offical website

Open hours: 9:00~17:00

Admission fee: Adult 600 yen  7~18 years old 400 yen

The time required 60 minutes~

Access to Eikando temple

About 10 minutes from Nanzenji eikando michi/ Higashi tenno cho bus stop.

#6 Rurikoin temple 瑠璃光院

What is Rurikoin temple?

瑠璃光院ライトアップ

Rurikoin is a fomer auberge and became a Buddhist temple in 2005. It is famous for “Yukamomiji,” a reflection of maple leaves on a surface of floor.

Autumn leaves in Rurikoin in kyoto 2023: Make reservation to see "Yukamomiji." 瑠璃光院の紅葉英語で説明
In 2023, Rurikoin is open to us from 1 October to 10 December. We are not allowed to enter it without reservation to enjoy Autumn leaves and 'Yukamomiji."

Japanese Green Maple in Rurikoin temple

Yukamomiji

瑠璃光院の青もみじ瑠璃光院の青もみじ

This is Yukamomiji I indicated. Very amazing.

瑠璃光院の青もみじ

Actually, a table reflects green maples, not a floor.

The autumn leaves in Rurikoin temple

瑠璃光院の瑠璃の庭瑠璃光院の瑠璃の庭

瑠璃光院の瑠璃の庭瑠璃光院の床紅葉

I prefer the twilight time.

瑠璃光院山露地の庭瑠璃光院臥龍の庭

Not only the leaves in reflection but in the garden is also prefect.

Open dates of Ruikoin temple in Spirng 2018

Rurikoin temple is not open to public usually.

Open schedule in this spring;

April 15th~June 15th
Open hours 10:00~17:00
Admission fee 2,000円

About Eikando temple

Official name: Muryojuzan Komyoin Ruikoin

Address: Takano Higashiyama 55, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city, 601-1255

Phone no. 075-781-4001

Website: Rurikoin offical website

Open hours: 9:00~17:00

Admission fee: 2000 yen

The time required 60 minutes~

Access to Rurikoin temple

It takes 10 minutes from Eiden Yase Hieizanguchi station.

#7 Hogoin temple 宝厳院

What is Hogoinin temple?

新緑の宝厳院宝厳院獅子吼の庭

Hogonin is a Rinzai-school temple belongs to Tenryuji temple located in Arashiyama area. It is not open to public usually. We visit there only in spring and fall.

 

宝厳院の桜 2018

In spring time we can admire amzing weeping cherry blossom.

Japanese Green Maple in Hogonin temple

宝厳院の青もみじ

新緑の宝厳院宝厳院の青もみじ

Hogon in is rich in green maple and moss as Ginkakuji temple. The peculiar thing in Hogonin is shadow cast on the moss.

The autumn leaves in Hogonin temple

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In illuminated Hogonin, we can see very stunning red leaves.

About Hogonin  temple

Official name: Daikizan Hogonin

Address: Saga Tenryuji Susukino Babacho 36, Ukyo ward, Kyoto city, 616-8385

Phone no. 075-861-0091

Website: Hogonin offical website

Access to Hogonin temple

It takes about 10 minutes form JR Saga Arashiyama station, Randen Arashiyama station, and Hankyu Arashiyama station.

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The Atumne leaves in Kyoto

Let us enjoy the Autumn Leaves in Kyoto in advance.

 



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