{"id":4951,"date":"2024-04-01T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=4951"},"modified":"2024-04-01T09:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T00:54:24","slug":"vol-180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/en\/local\/vol-180\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol.180\uff1aBlue maple in Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cherry blossom season is over, and the season of blue maple leaves, a typical feature of early summer, has arrived.<br \/>\nKyoto is crowded with many tourists in spring, but after Golden Week, the number of tourists decreases.<br \/>\nEarly summer is a recommended season for sightseeing in Kyoto, for you can leisurely sightsee at famous tourist spots.<br \/>\nTherefore, I would like to introduce some green maple spots for sightseeing in Kyoto in early summer.<br \/>\nThe fresh green of the blue maple leaves is especially spectacular, and its beauty is worth seeing!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\">Tofukuji Temple<\/h3>\n<p>Tofukuji Temple is a famous autumn foliage spot in Kyoto.<br \/>\nIn early summer, the maple leaves are lush.<br \/>\nThe view from Tsutenkyo Bridge, which spans the temple grounds, is spectacular.<br \/>\nThe valley that spreads under the bridge is filled with many blue maple trees.<br \/>\nThe blue maple leaves look like a sea of \u200b\u200bfresh green.<br \/>\nThis sight can only be seen at Tofukuji Temple.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/202404_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4947\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"style5a\">Information of Tofukuji Temple<\/h5>\n<p>Location:15-778 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City<br \/>\nVisiting hours:<br \/>\nApril to October\uff0f9:00 to 16:30 (last reception\/16:00)<br \/>\nFirst Sunday of November to December\uff0f8:30-16:30 (last reception\/16:00)<br \/>\n1st Sunday of December to end of March\uff0f9:00-16:00 (last reception\/15:30)<br \/>\nAdmission fee:<br \/>\n[Tsutenbashi\/Kaizando] Adults 600 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 300 yen<br \/>\n[Tofukuji Honbo Garden (Hojo)] Adults 500 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 300 yen<br \/>\n[Tofukuji Honbo Garden (Hojo), Tsutenbashi Bridge, Kaizando (common admission ticket)] Adults 1,000 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 500 yen<br \/>\nTEL\uff1a075-561-0087<br \/>\nHP\uff1a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tofukuji.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.tofukuji.jp\/<\/a><br \/>\nAccess\uff1a10 minutes walk from JR\u201cTofukuji Station\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\">Daigoji Temple<\/h3>\n<p>Daigoji Temple has the whole of Mt. Daigo within its temple grounds.<br \/>\nIt is also known as a famous cherry blossom viewing spot where Toyotomi Hideyoshi went to view the cherry blossoms, and has been selected as one of Japan&#8217;s top 100 cherry blossom viewing spots.<br \/>\nIt is also registered as a world heritage site.<br \/>\nThe best time to see the blue maple leaves at Daigoji Temple is from May to early June.<br \/>\nThe green leaves around Sanpoin Garden and Bentendo are especially spectacular.<br \/>\nSanpoin Garden was designed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and is designated as a special national historic site.<br \/>\nThe blue maple leaves and vermilion Bentendo reflected in Benten Pond are beautiful, and you can enjoy nature while listening to the sounds of wild birds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/202404_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4949\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"style5a\">Information of Daigoji Temple<\/h5>\n<p>Location:22 Daigo Higashioji-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City<br \/>\nVisiting hours [Sanboin\/Garan\/Reihokan]:<br \/>\nFrom March to the first Sunday of December\uff0f9:00-17:00 (Reception ends at 16:30)<br \/>\nFrom the day after the first Sunday in December to the end of February\uff0f9:00-16:30 (Reception ends at 16:00)<br \/>\nVisiting hours [Kami-Daigo]:<br \/>\nFrom March to the first Sunday of December\uff0f9:00-15:00 Reception closed<br \/>\nFrom the day after the first Sunday in December to the end of February\uff0f9:00-14:00 Reception closed<br \/>\nAdmission fee:<br \/>\n[From the end of May Golden Week to March 19th]<br \/>\nAdults 1,000 yen, Junior and senior high school students 700 yen, Elementary school students and under Free<br \/>\n[March 20th to the last day of Golden Week in May]<br \/>\nAdults 1,500 yen, Junior and senior high school students 1,000 yen, Elementary school students and under Free<br \/>\nTEL\uff1a075-571-0002<br \/>\nHP\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daigoji.or.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.daigoji.or.jp\/<\/a><br \/>\nAccess:10 minutes walk from Daigo Station on the Tozai Subway Line<\/p>\n<p>Before going out, please check the latest information on the website etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cherry blossom season is over, and the season of blue maple leaves, a typical feature of early summer, has arrived. 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