
[2025]京都紅葉情報!名所から穴場までおすすめ...
Kyoto is dotted with many places famous for its autumn foliage. In this issue, we will introduce you to some of the best spots in Kyoto where you can stop by on your days off or after work or school to enjoy the autumn foliage and the illumination of the leaves.
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At Nijo Castle, the stage of many historical events, the Karamon Gate, an important cultural property, and the inner moat will be decorated with glittering phoenixes and projection mapping to create a gorgeous and colorful venue. The real and the metaverse are interlinked, and visitors and Ikenobo "co-create" ikebana in each space, creating a participatory work.
venue/ Gen-rikyu Nijo Castle
Date and Time/ October 28 (Friday) to December 4 (Sunday), 2022 18:00-22:00 (last admission/21:00)
ChargeMonday-Thursday/Junior high school students and older: 1,800 yen, elementary school students: 1,200 yen; Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays/Junior high school students and older: 2,200 yen, elementary school students: 1,600 yen
Free for preschool children
One of the Tenryu-ji temple's pagoda temples, founded in 1461.
Normally closed to the public, the garden is open for special viewing from early October and lit up in November when the autumn foliage season begins. Shishikaro-no-niwa," a circular landscape garden with Arashiyama in the background, is a famous garden that was recorded in "Miyako Rinsen Meisho Zue," a guide to famous places in Kyoto during the Edo period (1603-1868).
Date and Time/November 12 (Sat.) to December 4 (Sun.), 2022 17:30 to 20:30 (last admission / 20:00) *Complete changeover between day and night
ChargeAdults: 600 yen, Junior high school and elementary school students: 300 yen
Officially known as Daikakuji Temple, also called Saga Gosho or Saga Gosho, it is the head temple of the Daikakuji School of Shingon Buddhism.
The vermilion-lacquered Shinkei treasure tower and the surrounding maple trees are reflected on the surface of Houshoike Pond, which is a beautiful and lustrous sight. During the fall foliage season, Osawa Pond, known as one of the three best places in Japan to view the moon, is illuminated. The reflection of the maple trees and the Shinkyohoto Pagoda on the surface of the water at night is also very atmospheric.
Date and Time/November 11 (Friday) to December 4 (Sunday), 2022 17:30 - 20:30 (registration closes / 20:00)
ChargeAdults: 900 yen, Junior high and high school students: 500 yen *Novelty included
Ninna-ji Temple was founded by Emperor Uda in the early Heian period (794-1185) and has a strong connection with the imperial family.
In the maple illumination, the environment is designed with brightness and light positions that make it easy to take pictures, and the autumn leaves adorning the majestic five-story pagoda and other structures come to life in a fantastic way.
Date and Time/October 28, 2022 (Friday) - December 4, 2022 (Sunday)
18:00 - 21:00 (Reception desk opens at 17:30 and closes at 20:00)
*Only held on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays (except November 27)
Charge/Adults ¥1,000, Free for high school students and younger (cultural support for the next generation)
The approach from the main gate to the main hall is flanked on both sides by pine trees and colored leaves, which in autumn create a beautiful contrast between the green of the pine trees and the red of the colored leaves. At night, the garden facing the Kyakuden, the "Shikai Shoin no Niwa" and the autumn leaves are lit up, creating a fantastic scene different from that of the daytime.
Date and Time/November 14 (Monday) to December 4 (Sunday), 2022, 18:00 - 20:30 (last admission / 20:00)
Charge/800 yen (free for elementary school students and under)
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