Kiyomizu-dera, the UNESCO World Heritage clifftop temple, is one of Japan's most iconic autumn foliage backdrops, with its great wooden stage jutting out over a hillside ablaze with maple and cherry trees in shades of red, gold, and amber. The view from the main hall veranda across Kyoto is especially breathtaking when the tree canopy below is fully turned. Special autumn night-viewing sessions illuminate the temple and surrounding foliage, creating a magical atmosphere. The stone-paved Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka lanes leading to the temple are lined with traditional machiya townhouses and make for a quintessential Kyoto autumn stroll.
- Type
- Venue
- Category
- Autumn Leaves
- Season
- Autumn
- Month
- Mid to Late November
- Region
- Kansai
- Prefecture
- Kyoto
- City
- Kyoto
Highlights
- ◆UNESCO World Heritage main hall veranda views
- ◆Autumn night illumination sessions
- ◆Maples and ginkgos covering Otowa ravine
- ◆Historic Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka approach lanes
- ◆City-wide panorama from the famous wooden stage