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:
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| The road to Heian Jingu |
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| The Maruyama Koen park in Gion |
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| 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.
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| The road to Kiyomizudera |
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| 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).
Thanks for reading! Feel free to leave me a comment or question below!
~Anette
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