Shimogamo-jinja Shrine is a power spot with the longest history in Kyoto. The Tadasunomori forest is surrounded by fresh green foliage, where you can hear the murmuring of streams and birdsong, and where the Aoi Matsuri (Aoi Festival), one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, is held on May 15, and the Mitarashi Festival, famous for the Adzuke ritual, takes place during the five days around the day of the Ox in July.

Hours of worship/5:30-18:00 *Varies according to season
Worship fee/free

Komyo-ji is the place where Honen preached the Nembutsu for the first time. In recent years, it has become known nationwide as a famous place for autumn leaves, but the fresh green maple that wraps around the women's slope and the maple approach boasts a different beauty from the autumn leaves. The precincts are wide and you can meet various expressions of blue maple.

Visiting hours: free (gates close at 6:00 p.m.) *Mieido 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except during the fall foliage season
Admission fee: Free *Except during the fall foliage season

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is the headquarters of all Tenmangu Shrines and Tenjin Shrines in Japan, which enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning. It is famous as a famous place for autumn leaves, but the refreshing beauty of green maple leaves is also exceptional. The "Momiji Garden" in Odoi, a historical site built by Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, is open to the public even during the green maple season.

Historic Site Odoi Green Momiji Garden
Open: June 26, 2022 (Sun.)
Opening hours: 9:00-16:00 (Last reception: 15:40)
Entrance fee: 500 yen for adults, 250 yen for elementary school students and school trip students
*Subject to change due to social conditions

[Kurama Temple] is known as the place of Ushiwakamaru's ascetic training and is the best power spot in Kyoto. From the Niomon Gate to the Kujukuori approach, Tenhorindo Hall, and finally to the main hall, you will be fascinated by the various expressions of the green maple leaves brought about by the rich nature of Mt. Kurama. In particular, the bright contrast between the red lanterns lined up along the approach to the stone steps from the Niomon Gate to the Fumeiden Hall and the deep green is spectacular.

Main hall opening hours / 9:00-16:15
Aizan fee / 300 yen
Reihoden (Mt. Kuramayama Museum) open/9:00-16:00
Reihouden (Kuramayama Museum) closed/Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday), closed Dec. 12 - the last day of Feb.
Reihoden (Mt. Kurama Museum) admission fee: ¥200

A monzeki temple related to the imperial family [Jisso-in]. The green maple leaves seen from the two gardens, the Kokoro no Niwa rock garden with the mountain range of Hiei as a borrowed background and the Sansui garden with the back mountain in the background, have different tastes, but both are lush and refreshing. The floorboards between the reception hall and the waterfall are called “floor green,” which reflect the fresh green maple like a water mirror.

Visiting hours: 9:00-17:00 *Irregular holidays
Admission fee: 500 yen for adults, 250 yen for elementary and junior high school students