Falling leaves and crips winter winds turn the old town in to a winter landscape.
Less the number of the tourists make your trip relaxing and enjoy.
Kyoto has some illumination event in December.
Thus, we’d like to share three spots to visit.
Fantasy 2019 of Kyoto Station Building light
Kyoto station is a grand entrance to Kyoto and popular tourist spot.
There are many convenience stores and restaurants.
We recommend you to visit both Muromachi Square and the roof garden to get wonderful views of Kyoto and also to watch the very beautiful light show.
The upper floors have an amusing show operating the steps between the elevators that is worth enjoying and photographing.
This year is 60th anniversary year that Kyoto City entered into a friendship treaty with Boston.
To express the friendship, the decoration is based on red, and a musical event is held.
You should visit the 4F Muromachi Square to see the big Christmas Tree.
Event Information
Event Period:
November 15th~ December 25th
Venue:
4F Muromachi Square at Kyoto Station
Time:
17:00~22:30
Access:
JR Kyoto Station
1-minute walk from “Kyoto” Station on the Subway Karasuma line
Official Website:
Fantasy 2019 of Kyoto Station Building light
Arashiyama Hanatoro
Hanatoro (花灯路, Hanatōro), which means “flower and light road”, is a set of illumination events that take place in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto in December.
It’s wonderful to view the bamboo grove at night, and visit some shrines and temples at night. It is rare for anyone to be able to go to shrines and temples at night as most of them close their gate by 17:00.
The shrines and temples held the night event; Rakushi-sha (落柿舎), Jojakko-ji (常寂光寺), Nonomiya shrine (野宮神社), Tenryu-ji (天龍寺), Hougou-in (宝厳院), and Horin-ji(法輪寺).
During the event, most of the pathways were only one-way, and there will be ground crowd-controllers guiding the crowd to the correct route.
Also, the shuttle bus runs from Nison-in temple to JR Saga Arashiyama.
Event Information
Event Period:
December 13th~ December 22nd
Venue:
Arashiyama area
Time:
17:00~20:30
Access:
15-minute walk (to Togetsu Bridge) from “Saga Arashiyama” Station on the JR Sagano line
Official Website:
Arashiyama Hanatoro
Rohm Illumination 2019
ROHM Co., Ltd., semiconductor company based in Kyoto, annually holds the illumination event as social contribution activity.
In the Rohm Illumination, trees and parks around the headquarter are lit up with over 800,000 LEDs and light bulbs.
It is the most popular illumination event for locals in winter.
At the entrance, there are two trees facing each other. Yamamomo, bayberries, are symbol of this event because its flower language is “with all one’s heart”.
Illuminated Metasequoia trees create a romantic and somber atmospher. The view is absolutely amazing.
There are small room for photography on the park in the site.
Event Information
Event Period:
November 22nd~ December 25th
Venue:
Vicinity of Rohm Headquater
21 Saiinmizosaki-cho Ukyo-ku Kyoto-city
Time:
16:45～22:00
Access:
15-minute walk from “Sai-in” or “Nishi Kyogoku” St. on Hankyu line
15-minute walk from “Tnba guchi” St. on JR Sanin line
15-minute walk from “Nishioji” St. on JR Tokaido line
Official Website:
Rohm Illumination 2019
Do you need more information?
You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application “KoI APP”.
With this application, even if you don’t have Wi-Fi, you can find nearby stores and so on.
You can install the application from the following URL.
