Visit the temples of Kyoto during fall foliage

“All I can say is 'Wow!'. When we walked up to Eikan-dō in Kyoto, I was simply in awe of the technicolor around me. I'd never seen such amazing foliage! We almost decided not to go in because there were massive throngs of Japanese tourists about making it quite crowded plus this temple was a bit more expensive than the others (around 1000 yen per person if I recall correctly). I'm so glad we did brace ourselves and plunge into the masses because this temple was the most beautiful of all that we saw and the colors were too gorgeous for words.”

“Nison-In Temple is walkable from Tenryu-ji in Kyoto along a quiet path. It was a wet day which seemed to enhance the colors both on the maple trees and on the ground as the Fall leaves fell. We embarked on a steep uphill climb and were rewarded by being almost completely alone in quiet solitude as we explored a terraced graveyard at the top of the hill.”

“I will 2nd Eikando illumination it was the highlight of my Kyoto trip. I waited until 8 pm on a weekday to avoid the crowd. I was in Japan from nov 26- Dec 9. There were still a good amount of people but no line for entry. Gives you only 1 hr but was worth it for 700 yen.”