Colored leaves in KYOTO

Colored leaves in KYOTO are very beutiful, so we will introduce two places which are famous for colored leaves. The first one is ARASHIYAMA. The best place to watch colored leaves is TOGETSUKYOU. Many visitors go there every year.

The second one is KIYOMIZU TEMPLE. KIYOMIZU TEMPLE is a world heritage site, so it has many buildings for sightseeing. However, what we recommend you watch colored leaves from KIYOMIZU NO BUTAI. And the colored leaves of KIYOMIZU TEMPLE are iluminated at night in the best season of colored leaves.
We can enjoy watching colored leaves in the temple, but you can enjoy them in other places, too. We will introduce you to the place we recommend most: the Eizan line! You can enjoy colored leaves while you travel to Kurama, the northen area in Kyoto city. The trains go slowly through a tunnel of colored leaves which are illuminated beautifully.

Speaking of trains, we must introduce another line to you. It is the “Sagano train.” It is the train for sightseeing, and it runs along the river called Hozugawa in the vally. Although it costs 600 yen for one ride, you will be attracted to the harmony between colored leaves in the mountain and Hozugawa. If you visit there at night, the harmony will be more beautiful than in the day time. Most of the places where you can enjoy colored leaves cost from 500 yen to 600 yen, but we will tell you about another place which costs much cheaper than any other places. It is Kyoto city botanical garden. It is a public facility so you only have to pay 200 yen to enter there. There is a pond and around there, you can enjoy colored leaves which are reflected in the pond. You can picnic there at the same time.

Finally, we will introduce you to a place you can enjoy for nothing. That is “syougunnzuka dainichidou.” To visit this place, it 's very useful to go there by car, because you must go up the mountain. There are two observatories and you will be able to watch Osaka bay on a sunny day. Visit the places we introduce to you soon, or you will miss the season of colored leaves!


Nana Kawabayashi



Kana Kobayashi