紅葉 Red-Leaf Season in Kyoto 2014! - Vikingess Voyages

Sunday, December 7, 2014

紅葉 Red-Leaf Season in Kyoto 2014!

Kyoto is a popular destination for tourists from domestic and abroad all year around, but the number of visitors to Japan's former capital is especially high during the country's two "viewing" seasons: the Hanami (花見)-season (around April) and the Koyo (紅葉/red leaf)-season. 

This year Yuma and I went to Kyoto to meet up with old friends and go visit some 懐かしい places from our student days. Since our visit was limited to one day only we didn't get to see too much unfortunately, but here are some of my pictures from the trip:
The road to Heian Jingu
The Maruyama Koen park in Gion

Two girls in kimono buying ice cream
The only negative thing about visiting Kyoto during the Koyo-season is that you might find yourself literarily stuck in the crowd of Japanese tourists. Especially if you go during the weekend, like we did (working in Japan doesn't leave you that many options when it comes to available days). We tried to visit Kiyomizudera, but in the end we just gave up because there was simply too many people. So my number of koyo-photos was quite limited.
The road to Kiyomizudera
A store where you can make your own ceramics close to Kiyomizudera
Lately I haven't had a lot of time to writing my blog, and this post also is quite lacking in information. Sorry about that.. There are however web pages dedicated to helping you find the best koyo-spots in Kyoto, so if you're planning on visiting the city you can get some inspiration there! In addition I have some koyo-posts from previous years that might be worth checking out (or so I hope at least).

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Thanks for reading! Feel free to leave me a comment or question below!
~Anette
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Anette came to Japan as an exchange student in 2010, met the love of her life and got stuck. From her base in Tokyo she writes about her experiences as a full-time worker in Tokyo and about her travels in Japan and abroad. She's a free-spirited adventurer who enjoys both the great outdoors and her urban lifestyle.

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