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Waiting for: Silk Forest, Kenninji
Next time prioritize Arashiyama and Yamashina… as well as the car-only areas.
Bold for places I have not been to
| uncomplete | @#F3F781 |
| uncomplete priority revisit | @#FAAC58 |
| sort of complete | @#9FF781 |
| fully complete | @#088A29 |
| complete but amazing | @#0099CC |
| priority visit | @#F7819F |
| needs visit | @#F8E0E0 |
Kyoto List
| 1) North: Ohara, Kurama, Kifune | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kifune Shrine | 7 | yes | yes | good | 4 | sort of | 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. | |||||||
| Sansenin | 7 | yes | yes | maybe | 4 | x | x |
| Saiko-in | 7 | yesish | yes | no | maybe | no | no |
| Shows up as Jakko-in. This is the staircase place. | |||||||
| Hosen-in | 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. | |||||||
| Jikko-in | 7 | yesish | yes | no | no | no? | x |
| Shorin-in | 7 | no | yes | no | no | no? | x |
| 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… | |||||||
| Hakuryu-en Garden | ? | ? | no | ? | x | ||
| Sanko Bridge | ? | ? | no | ? | x | ||
| 2) Takaragaike Ichioji Temple | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Rurikoin | 5 | YES | yes | meh | nah | yes | |
| Haven't done night illumination yet, and leaves were prior to peak | |||||||
| Manshuin | 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? | |||||||
| Shisendo | 7 | yes! | yes | maybe | possible | no | |
| Enkoji | 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 | |||||||
| Lotus temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Jissoin | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Akayama Zen-in | 7 | sort of | yes | maybe | 4.5 | no | |
| Shows up as Sekizan-zen-in temple on google | |||||||
| Incredible Sakura next to Momiji. beautiful entryway | |||||||
| Sagimori shrine | 5 | ? | yes | 2.5 | no | ||
| Shows up as Saginomori shrine | |||||||
| Long aproaching street, not amazing but nice and close to some other places | |||||||
| Kinfukuji | 5 | not super crowded | yes | nah | meh | no | |
| maple corridor? | ? | no | yes | maybe | no | no | |
| 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. | |||||||
| 3) Okazaki, path of philosophy | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Kurotani kinkomoyoji | 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 | |||||||
| Horen-in | 4 | no | yes | 3.5 | no | ||
| Haven't gone into the center garden yet. | |||||||
| Shinnyodo | 5 | yes | yes | maybe | 4.5 | ? | |
| Don't have great shots of the pagoda yet, but sadly the second pagoda is getting renovated… | |||||||
| Eikando (Zenrinji) | 5 | maybe | yes | maybe | 5 | no | |
| some 360 footage walking through on a nice day would be great | |||||||
| Nanzenji | 5 | yes! | yes | no | 3.5 | no | yes |
| Nothing stopping me from visiting before sunrise. | |||||||
| Nanzenji Tenjoan | 7 | ? | no | 1? | ? | no | |
| Philosopher's path | 5 | yes | yes | yes? | meh | ||
| Wu-hsien | 5 | no | |||||
| Heian Palace | ? | maybe? | yes | ||||
| Anraku-ji | ? | maybe? | yes | ||||
| Not a big place, but it was beautiful… I ran out of time and didn't get to see much… | |||||||
| Eishoin Temple | ? | no | yes | maybe | 4.5 | no? | |
| Incredible Buddha surrouned by momiji, right next to komyoji and shinnyodo. | |||||||
| Ginkakuji | ? | ? | yes | 2 | no? | ||
| I've never been in the autumn | |||||||
| 4) Shimogamo / Kyoto Gyoen National | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Kyoto Gyoen National Garden | 4 | maybe | yes | no | |||
| Silk Forest | 3 | yes | |||||
| Kawaii forest walk. Shows up as Tasunomori. | |||||||
| Lushan temple | 6 | ? | no | ||||
| Myokenji temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| 5) Kamigamo + Daitokuji | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Genkoan | 5 | yes | yes | partly? | |||
| cool entryway, square and circle window, bloody footprint. way past peak in the garden when I was there. | |||||||
| Joshoji | 6 | no | yes | no | |||
| rainy and a bit past peak | |||||||
| Koetsuji | ? | yessish | yes | no | |||
| crowded maple entryway, great shots but raining… | |||||||
| 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? |
| Jingoji temple | 7 | ? | no | ||||
| Saimyoji temple | 7 | ? | no | ||||
| Kozanji temple | 7 | ? | no | ||||
| 7) Arashiyama | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Joshukoji temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| also shows up as jojokoji | |||||||
| Tenryuji | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Hogan-in temple | 5 | maybe | yes | maybe | no | yes | |
| Hokoin temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Seiryo-ji temple | 4 | maybe | yes | yes? | meh | maybe? | |
| Daikakuji temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Nison-in | 5 | no | yes | no | no | ||
| Gioji temple | 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. | |||||||
| Arashiyama bridge | 5 | yes | yes | maybe | 2 | no | |
| Kao-in | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Shows up as Rokuo-in. | |||||||
| Yusai-tei gallery | ? | yes! | yes | yes? | maybe | ? | |
| Daihikaku Senkoji temple | ? | ? | no | ||||
| Enrian | ? | no | yes | maybe? | 4.2 | no | no |
| Adasino Nenbutsuji | ? | ||||||
| Otagi Nenbutsuji | ? | ||||||
| 8) Top Mid: Kinkakuji + Ninnaji | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Ryoanji temple | 4 | ? | no | ||||
| pretty staircase involved… get in first for opening… | |||||||
| Ninna-ji temple | 5 | no | yes | yes? | 4 | yes? | |
| Toshiki-in | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Shows up as Toujiin Temple | |||||||
| Myoshinji temple | 4 | no | yes | no | 3.5 | maybe? | no |
| Part of a much larger temple complex which I haven't yet explored. | |||||||
| Hokongo temple | 4 | no | yes | maybe | 2 | no | no |
| Small little temple, not near much. Lots of momiji but not worth a dedicated trip. | |||||||
| kinkakuji | ? | yes | yes | no | 2 | no? | |
| 9) Nijo | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Kitano tenmangu | 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) | |||||||
| Nijo castle | 5 | ? | yes | no | 1 | yes | no |
| I've only ever been for night illumination, and it isn't great | |||||||
| 10) Gion | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Seiren-in temple | 5 | maybe | yes | no | no | maybe? | |
| Kenninji temple | 3 | yes | yes | no | 4.5 | no? | |
| Kodaiji temple | 5 | maybe | yes | yes? | 4 | no | |
| Amazing shots of the bridge, but I don't know what else there is to accomplish here… | |||||||
| Shogunzuka Seiryuden | 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. | |||||||
| Kiyomizu-dera | 5 | yes | yes | yes | 5 | yes | |
| Maruyuma park | ? | yes and no | yes | no | 3.5 | no | yes |
| Up the hill a bit from the ponds. Surprisingly scenic trees and little shrines | |||||||
| 11) Yamashina | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Bishamondo | 5 | yes | yes | no! | yes | yes? | yessish |
| Anjoji temple | 4 | ? | no | ||||
| Daigoji temple | 5 | maybe | yes | yes? | yes | yes? | no |
| Koshuji temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Suishin temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| 12) Kyoto Station | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Toji | 5 | yes | yes | no | meh | yes | |
| Shoseien garden | ? | no | yes | yes | maybe | no | |
| 13) Tofukuji | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Tofukuji temple | 5 | yes | yes | no? | 4 | ? | |
| Visit before sunrise | |||||||
| Tofukuji Komyoin temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Senchung temple | 6 | ? | no | ||||
| Imakumano Kannonji temple | 6 | yes | yes | maybe | 4.5 | ? | |
| Would be nice to photograph again with softer light | |||||||
| 14) Fushimi/ Uji | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Byodo-in temple | 5 | yes | yes | no? | maybe? | ? | |
| Koshoji temple | 5 | no | yes | no? | no | ? | |
| Fushimi Inari | ? | yes | yes | yes-ish | yes | ||
| Fushimi Castle | ? | no | yes | yes | no | ? | |
| 15) Oharano (basically all requires a car | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Komyoji temple | 5 | no? | no | ||||
| Long train, then bus, then 30 min walk… would be easier with a car rental | |||||||
| Zenpuji temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| shows up as Yoshiminedera temple. Needs a car | |||||||
| Jurinji temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Needs a car | |||||||
| Otakuji temple | 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 | |||||||
| Nagaoka tenmangu | 5 | no | yes | maybe | maybe | no | |
| Yanagitani kannon yanggu temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| This shows up as Yokoku-ji dani kannon | |||||||
| Needs a car | |||||||
| 16) Kyotanabe | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Ikkyuji temple | 5 | ? | no | ||||
| Hoshi no Buranko | ? | ? | no | ||||
| bridge | |||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Kyoto Other | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Seongnam palace | 4 | ? | no | ||||
| East of koedabashi park | |||||||
| Nariaiji Pagoda | ? | ? | no | no | ? | ? | |
| Amanohashidate | |||||||
Other Prefs
| Shiga | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikubu pagoda | ? | no | |||||
| Avenue of metasequoia | ? | no | |||||
| Yubai falls | ? | no | |||||
| Enryakuji | 6 | yes | no | ||||
| Nara | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Nara park | ? | meh | yes | no? | yes | no | |
| Tsubosaka Dera temple | ? | no | |||||
| Needs a car | |||||||
| Muroji pagoda | ? | no | yes | no? | yes | no | |
| needs a car | |||||||
| Gojunoto | ? | no | yes | no | nah | ? | |
| Osaka | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| minoo falls | ? | yes? | yes | ||||
| Osaka expo | ? | no | yes | ||||
| Osaka castle | ? | sort of | yes | ||||
| Honzan-ji | ? | ? | no | ||||
| Hyogo | |||||||
| Name | Status | Crowded | Visited | Achieved | Favorite | Night display? | 24hr access? |
| Kogenji pagoda | ? | ? | |||||
| 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
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