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Nov 20, 2014 - 1 min read

Fall Foliage at Enkoji Temple

Autumn splendor in northeastern Kyoto

By Mandy Bartok

Community writer

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The view of the inner garden from the veranda of Enkoji Temple

The view of the inner garden from the veranda of Enkoji Temple

A birds eye look down onto the foliage in the inner courtyard

A birds eye look down onto the foliage in the inner courtyard

Fall foliage provides a beautiful backdrop for the temple's dry rock garden

Fall foliage provides a beautiful backdrop for the temple's dry rock garden

Visitors stroll around the inner garden

Visitors stroll around the inner garden

A view through the temple's wooden door to the inner garden

A view through the temple's wooden door to the inner garden

The foliage here hits its peak in mid to late November

The foliage here hits its peak in mid to late November

Maples trees frame the temple's bell tower

Maples trees frame the temple's bell tower

The view of the inner garden from the veranda of Enkoji Temple

A birds eye look down onto the foliage in the inner courtyard

Fall foliage provides a beautiful backdrop for the temple's dry rock garden

Visitors stroll around the inner garden

A view through the temple's wooden door to the inner garden

The foliage here hits its peak in mid to late November

Maples trees frame the temple's bell tower

Notice

Autumn Foliage viewing at Enkoji from 15 November until 10 December 2020 requires a reservation.

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Kyoto is known for its fantastic fall foliage but some sights far outstrip others in their beauty. One destination deserving of any visitor's attention is Enkoji, a temple founded by the first Tokugawa shogun. Located in northeastern Kyoto against the city's eastern mountains, the entire inner courtyard becomes a blaze of maples in the month of November. The best view is from the temple's veranda, a shot seen on many local tourism posters.

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