Fall foliage
Ginkaku-ji （銀閣寺）is also called Jisho-ji Temple（慈照寺）which belong to the Shokoku-ji branch（相国寺） of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. Jisho-ji means Temples of Shining Mercy. Ginkaku-ji Temple was built in 1482 as a rural retirement villa by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, grand…
Fall foliage in Kyoto starts around mid of November and peaked toward the end of the month. Eikan-do Zenrin-ji is famous for it’s light up illumination during foliage period. Eikando is 15 to 20 minutes walk from nearest Keage Subway…
The best season in Kyoto to enjoy breath taking fall foliage would be around 3rd week of November. Nanzenji Temple will be among the first choice to enjoy fall foliage in Kyoto. Nanzenji is one of the most well…
Kinkakuji is so well known and it is one of the top must see place while you are in Kyoto. It’s so poupular, and everyone takes ton’s of pictures everyday but there is strict restriction for it’s usages, so I can’t…
