https://souda-kyoto.jp/guide/season/koyo/

Next time prioritize Arashiyama and Yamashina... as well as the car-only areas.

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Bold for places I have not been to


| uncomplete | @#F3F781:@#F3F781 | 
| uncomplete priority revisit | @#FAAC58:@#FAAC58 | 
| sort of complete | @#9FF781:@#9FF781 | 
| fully complete | @#088A29:@#088A29 | 
| complete but amazing | @#0099CC:@#0099CC |
| priority visit | @#F7819F:@#F7819F | 
| needs visit | @#F8E0E0:@#F8E0E0 |


====== Kyoto List ======
 
| @darkgray: **1) North: Ohara, Kurama, Kifune** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#9FF781: Kifune Shrine| @black:7 | yes | yes | good | 4 | sort of | @lightgreen:yes |
| ::: | ::: | A bit far from the others, crowded and requires a lot of work to get to... but I've already captured it well in the past. ||||||
| @#9FF781: Sansenin | @black:7 | yes | yes | maybe | 4 | x | x |
| @#FAAC58:Saiko-in | @black:7 | yesish | yes | no | maybe | no | no |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Jakko-in. This is the staircase place. ||||||
| @#088A29:Hosen-in | @black:7 | yesish | yes | yes? | **5** | yes? | x |
| ::: | ::: | This is the place with the gorgeous tree and tea ||||||
| ::: | ::: | I photographed it well at sunset, but now the tree has some coverings on part of it. ||||||
| @#F3F781: Jikko-in | @black:7 | yesish | yes | no | no | no? | x |
| @#F3F781: Shorin-in | @black:7 | no | yes | no | no | no? | x |
| @#F3F781: Maple train ride | ? | yes! | yes... | no! | | yes | x |
| ::: | ::: | Haven't done the night illumination yet ||||||
| ::: | ::: | Tried to do a 360 video but the outside was overexposed... ||||||
| @#F8E0E0: Hakuryu-en Garden | ? | ? | no | | | ? | x |
| @#F7819F: Sanko Bridge | ? | ? | no | | | ? | x |
| @darkgray: **2) Takaragaike Ichioji Temple** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#9FF781: Rurikoin | @darkred:5 | YES | yes | meh | nah | yes | |
| ::: | ::: | Haven't done night illumination yet, and leaves were prior to peak ||||||
| @#9FF781: Manshuin | @gray:6 | not really | yes | yes | 3 | no? | |
| ::: | ::: | Can't take pictures inside. its more of a museum, but the leaves outside are killer.||||||
| ::: | ::: | Are there streetlights for illumination? ||||||
| @#9FF781: Shisendo | @black:7 | yes! | yes | maybe | possible | no | |
| @#FAAC58: Enkoji | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | not quite | maybe | no | no |
| ::: | ::: | This was the place with the great sunset viewing in the hills behind ||||||
| ::: | ::: | I only arrived at the end of the day and had little photo time ||||||
| @#F7819F: **Lotus temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F7819F: **Jissoin** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#9FF781: Akayama Zen-in | @black:7 | sort of | yes | maybe | 4.5 | no | |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Sekizan-zen-in temple on google ||||||
| ::: | ::: | Incredible Sakura next to Momiji. beautiful entryway ||||||
| @#9FF781: Sagimori shrine | @darkred:5 | ? | yes | | 2.5 | no | |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Saginomori shrine ||||||
| ::: | ::: | Long aproaching street, not amazing but nice and close to some other places ||||||
| @#F3F781: Kinfukuji | @darkred:5 | not super crowded | yes | nah | meh | no | |
| @#9FF781: maple corridor? | ? | no | yes | maybe | no | no | |
| @#FAAC58: Tanukidani-san | ? | no | yes | no | 4 | no | |
| ::: | ::: | This place is great, but I only was there when it was already getting dark and lights were on. ||||||
| @darkgray: **3) Okazaki, path of philosophy** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F3F781: Kurotani kinkomoyoji | @darkred:5 | no | yes | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | This is the second pagoda at Shinnyodo and the big temple and cemetary attached to it at the bottom of the hill. ||||||
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Konkai Komyo-ji ||||||
| @#9FF781: Horen-in | @red:4 | no | yes | | 3.5 | no | |
| ::: | ::: | Haven't gone into the center garden yet. ||||||
| @#9FF781: Shinnyodo | @darKred:5 | yes | yes | maybe | 4.5 | ? | |
| ::: | ::: | Don't have great shots of the pagoda yet, but sadly the second pagoda is getting renovated... ||||||
| @#9FF781: Eikando (Zenrinji) | @darkred:5 | maybe| yes | maybe | **5** | | no |
| ::: | ::: | some 360 footage walking through on a nice day would be great||||||
| @#9FF781: Nanzenji | @darkred:5 | yes! | yes | no | 3.5 | no | @lightgreen:yes |
| ::: | ::: | Nothing stopping me from visiting before sunrise. ||||||
| @#F8E0E0: Nanzenji Tenjoan | @black:7 | ? | **no** | | 1? | ? | no |
| @#9FF781: Philosopher's path | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | yes? | meh | | |
| @#F8E0E0: Wu-hsien | @darkred:5 | | no | | | | |
| @#F3F781: Heian Palace | ? | maybe? | yes | | | | |
| @#F3F781: Anraku-ji | ? | maybe? | yes | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Not a big place, but it was beautiful... I ran out of time and didn't get to see much... ||||||
| @#9FF781: Eishoin Temple | ?| no | yes | maybe | 4.5 | no? | |
| ::: | ::: | Incredible Buddha surrouned by momiji, right next to komyoji and shinnyodo. ||||||
| @#F8E0E0: Ginkakuji | ? | ? | yes |  | 2 | no? | |
| ::: | ::: | I've never been in the autumn ||||||
| @darkgray: **4) Shimogamo / Kyoto Gyoen National** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F3F781:Kyoto Gyoen National Garden | @red:4 | maybe | yes | no | | | |
| @#F3F781:Silk Forest | @orange:3 | | | | | | @lightgreen:yes |
| ::: | ::: | Kawaii forest walk. Shows up as Tasunomori. ||||||
| @#F8E0E0: **Lushan temple** | @gray:6 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: Myokenji temple | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @darkgray: **5) Kamigamo + Daitokuji** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F3F781: Genkoan | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | | | | partly? |
| ::: | ::: | cool entryway, square and circle window, bloody footprint. way past peak in the garden when I was there. ||||||
| @#9FF781: Joshoji | @gray:6 | no | yes | | | | no |
| ::: | ::: | rainy and a bit past peak ||||||
| @#9FF781: Koetsuji | ? | yessish | yes | | | | no |
| ::: | ::: | crowded maple entryway, great shots but raining... ||||||
| @darkgray: **6) Northwest: Mio Keihoku (a neglected area for some future year. Hard to get to though!)** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F8E0E0: **Jingoji temple** | @black:7 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Saimyoji temple** | @black:7 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Kozanji temple** | @black:7 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @darkgray: **7) Arashiyama** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F8E0E0: Joshukoji temple | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | also shows up as jojokoji ||||||
| @#F8E0E0: Tenryuji | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F3F781: Hogan-in temple | @darkred:5 | maybe | yes | maybe | no | yes | |
| @#F8E0E0: Hokoin temple | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F3F781: Seiryo-ji temple | @red:4 | maybe | yes | yes? | meh | maybe? | |
| @#F8E0E0: Daikakuji temple | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F3F781: Nison-in | @darkred:5 | no | yes | | | no | no |
| @#088A29: Gioji temple | @darkred:5 | yes? | yes | yes | **5** | no | |
| ::: | ::: | This is the mossy temple covered with leaves that was beautiful. Not sure what else I would do differently than I have already. ||||||
| @#F3F781:Arashiyama bridge | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | maybe | 2 | no | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Kao-in** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Rokuo-in. ||||||
| @#9FF781: Yusai-tei gallery | ? | yes! | yes | yes? | maybe | ? | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Daihikaku Senkoji temple** | ? | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#9FF781: Enrian | ? | no | yes | maybe? | 4.2 | no | no |
| @#9FF781: Adasino Nenbutsuji | ? |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| @#F3F781: Otagi Nenbutsuji | ? |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| @darkgray: **8) Top Mid: Kinkakuji + Ninnaji** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F8E0E0: **Ryoanji temple** | @red:4 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | pretty staircase involved... get in first for opening... ||||||
| @#9FF781:Ninna-ji temple | @darkred:5 | no | yes | yes? | 4 | yes? | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Toshiki-in** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Toujiin Temple ||||||
| @#F3F781: Myoshinji temple | @red:4 | no | yes | no | 3.5 | maybe? | no |
| ::: | ::: | Part of a much larger temple complex which I haven't yet explored. ||||||
| @#9FF781: Hokongo temple | @red:4 | no | yes | maybe | 2 | no | no |
| ::: | ::: | Small little temple, not near much. Lots of momiji but not worth a dedicated trip. ||||||
| @#F3F781:kinkakuji | ? | yes | yes | no | 2 | no? | |
| @darkgray: **9) Nijo** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#9FF781: Kitano tenmangu | @red:4 | yes | yes | not day | 4 | yes | no |
| ::: | ::: | Crazy valley of maple, busy night illumination, tea and snacks, and cool great temple (even with sakura too) ||||||
| @#F3F781: Nijo castle | @darkred:5 | ? | yes | no | 1 | yes | no |
| ::: | ::: | I've only ever been for night illumination, and it isn't great ||||||
| @darkgray: **10) Gion** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F3F781: Seiren-in temple | @darkred:5 | maybe | yes | no | no | maybe? | |
| @#FAAC58: Kenninji temple | @orange:3 | yes | yes | no | **4.5** | no? | |
| @#088A29: Kodaiji temple | @darkred:5 | maybe | yes | yes? | 4 | no | |
| ::: | ::: | Amazing shots of the bridge, but I don't know what else there is to accomplish here... ||||||
| @#F3F781: Shogunzuka Seiryuden | @darkred:5 | no | yes | no | 4 | no | |
| ::: | ::: | Haven't meaningfully captured the momiji there. Always get there at sunset. Great views, but not for photos. I need to get there earlier and partake in the trees instead.  ||||||
| @#0099CC:Kiyomizu-dera | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | yes | **5** | yes | |
| @#F8E0E0: Maruyuma park | ? | yes and no | yes | no | 3.5 | no | @lightgreen:yes |
| ::: | ::: | Up the hill a bit from the ponds. Surprisingly scenic trees and little shrines ||||||
| @darkgray: **11) Yamashina** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#FAAC58:**Bishamondo** | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | no! | **yes** | yes? | @lightgreen:yessish |
| @#F8E0E0: **Anjoji temple** | @red:4 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Anshoji, near bishamondo ||||||
| @#0099CC:Daigoji temple | @darkred:5 | maybe | yes | yes? | **yes** | yes? | no |
| @#F8E0E0: **Koshuji temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Suishin temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @darkgray: **12) Kyoto Station** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#FAAC58:Toji | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | no | meh | yes | |
| @#A9F5A9: Shoseien garden | ? | no | yes | yes | maybe | no | |
| @darkgray: **13) Tofukuji** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#FAAC58:Tofukuji temple | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | no? | 4 | ? | |
| ::: | ::: | Visit before sunrise ||||||
| @#F8E0E0: **Tofukuji Komyoin temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Senchung temple** | @gray:6 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#9FF781:Imakumano Kannonji temple | @gray:6 | yes | yes | maybe | **4.5** | ? | |
| ::: | ::: | Would be nice to photograph again with softer light ||||||
| @darkgray: **14) Fushimi/ Uji** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#FAAC58:Byodo-in temple | @darkred:5 | yes | yes | no? | maybe? | ? | |
| @#F3F781:Koshoji temple | @darkred:5 | no | yes | no? | no | ? | |
| @#F3F781:Fushimi Inari | ? | yes | yes |  |  | yes-ish | @lightgreen:yes |
| @#9FF781:Fushimi Castle | ? | no | yes | yes | no | ? | |
| @darkgray: **15) Oharano (basically all requires a car** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F8E0E0: Komyoji temple | @darkred:5 | no? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Long train, then bus, then 30 min walk... would be easier with a car rental ||||||
| @#F7819F: **Zenpuji temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | shows up as Yoshiminedera temple. Needs a car ||||||
| @#F7819F: **Jurinji temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Needs a car ||||||
| @#088A29:Otakuji temple | @red:4 | no | yes | yes | great results from '22, but maybe not the most incredible place | no | |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Otokuni to me... weird though because in 2022 it was one of the last places still at peak... ||||||
| ::: | ::: | Takes a while to get to, and not near anything else. It is very beautiful when in peak, but ultimately a very small place and not really appetizing for a whole trip ||||||
| @#9FF781:Nagaoka tenmangu | @darkred:5 | no | yes | maybe | maybe | no | |
| @#F7819F: **Yanagitani kannon yanggu temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | This shows up as Yokoku-ji dani kannon||||||
| ::: | ::: | Needs a car ||||||
| @darkgray: **16) Kyotanabe** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F8E0E0: **Ikkyuji temple** | @darkred:5 | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @#F7819F: **Hoshi no Buranko** | ? | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | bridge ||||||
| @darkgray: North coast (Amanohashidate) ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| Nariaiji pagoda | ? | no | yes | | | yes? | yes |
| ::: | ::: | There were still some things in kyoto at peak when I visited, but it was a 6 or 7 here... suggesting that the elevation makes it peak sooner than expected. ||||||
| Funaya | ? |  |  | | | | yes |
| Kanabiki falls | ? | yes | yes | | | no | yes |
| ::: | ::: | Only been in the summer. I suspect there is momiji here ||||||
| Imafuku falls | ? |  |  | | | | yes |
| @darkgray: **Kyoto Other** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F8E0E0:  **Seongnam palace** | @red:**4** | ? | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Shows up as Jonangu shrine ||||||
| ::: | ::: | East of koedabashi park ||||||
| @#F7819F: **Nariaiji Pagoda** | ? | ? | **no** | no | ? | ? | |
| ::: | ::: | Amanohashidate ||||||

====== Other Prefs ======

| @darkgray: **Shiga** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F7819F: **Chikubu pagoda** | ? | | **no** | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Avenue of metasequoia** | ? | | **no** | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Yubai falls** | ? | | **no** | | | | |
| @#F3F781:Enryakuji | @gray:6 | | yes | no | | | |
| @darkgray: **Nara** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#FAAC58:Nara park | ? | meh | yes | no? | **yes** | no | |
| @#F7819F: **Tsubosaka Dera temple** | ? | | **no** | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Needs a car ||||||
| @#FAAC58:**Muroji pagoda** | ? | no | yes | no? |** yes** | no | |
| ::: | ::: | needs a car ||||||
| @#F3F781: Gojunoto | ? | no | yes | no | nah | ? | |
| @darkgray: **Osaka** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F3F781:minoo falls | ? | yes? | yes | | | | |
| @#F3F781:Osaka expo | ? | no | yes | | | | |
| @#F3F781:Osaka castle | ? | sort of | yes | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: **Honzan-ji** | ? | ? | **no** | | | | |
| @darkgray: **Hyogo** ||||||||
^ **Name** ^ **Status** ^ **Crowded** ^ **Visited** ^ **Achieved** ^ **Favorite** ^ **Night display?** ^ **24hr access?** ^
| @#F8E0E0: Kogenji pagoda | ? | ? |  | | | | |
| @#F8E0E0: Choanji | ? | ? |  | | | | |
| ::: | ::: | Fukuchiyama station in kyoto ||||||

====== Itineraries ======

Other daytime activities:
  * Film kyoto station
  * Film Terramachi
  * Walk 100 laps
  * No entiendo in Nintendo

Sunrise plans:
  * Nara + Byodoin
  * Bishamondo + other Yamashina
  * Amanohashidate
  * Nazen-ji
  * Minoo + expo 70

Sunset plans:
  * Shogunzuka