Keihoku Autumn Foliage Tour Course No. 1
Joshoji Temple, known as a temple associated with the Imperial family, is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in the spring, but in the fall, the autumn leaves planted throughout the gardens and grounds stand out against the green of the surrounding cedar trees, creating a striking contrast of vibrant colors.
Hiyoshi Shrine, nestled in the countryside, has beautiful autumn foliage along the approach, and you can see a completely different view of the leaves than at Joshoukō-ji Temple. This is a course that lets you experience autumn in Keihoku while touring the area.
- Acitivity Time Approximately 5 hours
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Spots visited in this course
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We will start the hike after taking a toilet break at a roadside station. Please note that there are only a limited number of toilets available.
Road Station Woody Keihoku
We start from the roadside station.
Let's take a toilet break.
Basic InformationAddress1-1 Kamiterada, Keihokushuzancho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone075-855-1950
Opening hours9:00～18:00
Closed daysOpen all year round (closed only during the year-end and New Year holidays)
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Starting from the roadside station, it is about a 10-minute drive (7.4km)
Autumn leaves in the grounds and garden of Josho-koji Temple
Joshokoji is a temple related to the imperial family, which was opened in the first year of Joji (1362) by Emperor Kogon and was devoted to successive emperors.
During the fall foliage season, the foliage planted in the garden and in various parts of the precincts shines in the green of the surrounding cedar grove, and you can see the contrast of vivid colors.
In addition, the view of the conservation area from the Sanryo Bridge over the Oigawa River (Katsura River) that flows in front of the temple gate has wonderful changes in the four seasons, and together with the gentle mountain scenery, it is suitable to be called Daiyuzan of the mountain number.
Basic InformationAddress14-6 Idocho, Keihoku, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City
Phone075-853-0003
Opening hours9:00～16:00
There are toilets in the parking lot.
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7 minutes by car (4.7km) and the road turns into a dirt farm road.
Yamakuni Submerged Bridge and Japanese pampas grass
It is a submerged bridge over the Kamikatsu River near Yamakuni Shrine.
It is a narrow concrete bridge with no handrails and barely enough space for cars to pass through, but it has a strong presence. It is a sturdy bridge that will not be washed away even when the river floods.
The area near this bridge is a mecca for ayu fishing in the summer, but in autumn, Japanese pampas grass sways in the wind on the riverbank.
Basic InformationAddressKeihokutsuji-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
There is no parking lot, so please park in a wide area on the farm road.
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8 minutes by car (4.7km) You will cross a small pass through a cedar forest along the way.
Soba lunch, mackerel sushi and natto mochi at Kyobuan
You can enjoy a lunch of handmade soba noodles while looking out at the rural mountain scenery that spreads out before your table.
In addition to soba, be sure to try mackerel sushi and Keihoku's unique natto mochi.
Keihoku is said to be the birthplace of natto, and natto mochi is a Keihoku specialty. Keihoku is also an area that was on the western mackerel highway, and mackerel sushi has been made in every household since ancient times.
Basic InformationAddress15-2 Machida, Keihokushimonakamachi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
Phone075-854-0030
Opening hours11：00～15：00 17：00～20：00（LO 20:00 ）
Closed daysTuesday and Monday evenings
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It's a 1-minute drive (230m) and can be seen from Kyobuan's parking lot.
After-meal dessert: Shiojiken Japanese sweets
Although you can't eat them at the shop, please enjoy these carefully crafted Japanese sweets.
Shiojiken's sweets are made slowly and carefully using time-consuming traditional methods, and have a simple taste that has remained unchanged for a hundred years, as if embodying the natural beauty of the countryside.
You can enjoy nostalgic Japanese sweets such as surplus manju, millet mochi, monaka, yokan, kusamochi, and young sweetfish.
Basic InformationAddress16-3 Kumenjo, Keihokukaminakamachi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone075-854-0012
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11 minutes by car (7.4km) A short drive while enjoying the scenery of Satoyama
Autumn leaves at Hiyoshi Shrine in Satoyama
Hiyoshi Shrine is a shrine with beautiful autumn leaves on the approach to the shrine when you visit it in late autumn.
Founded in the Heian period.The shrine is located in the back of a small valley, and the approach to the shrine is an unpaved road with a gentle slope, and there is a parking space next to the precincts.
The Dengaku dance, which has been designated a prefectural cultural asset, is performed in the worship hall and is a very vigorous dance.
The old zelkova tree that stands near the main shrine is said to be XNUMX years old and has been designated as a natural monument of the city.
Basic InformationAddress54 Miyagaya, Yashiro-Nakamachi, Keihoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City
Opening hoursThis shrine is protected by the local people, so please be considerate.
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0 minutes by car (6.1 km) After viewing the autumn leaves, we stopped off at the roadside station to look for souvenirs and take a toilet break.
Souvenir hunting: Roadside Station Woody Keihoku
You can find fresh, seasonal local produce, including Kyoto vegetables, Kyoto North American rice grown in clear streams, and authentic natto mochi, which can only be found here in the birthplace of natto, as well as bento boxes and bread.
The local soft serve ice cream is also popular.
Basic InformationAddress1-1 Kamiterada, Keihokushuzancho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone075-855-1950
Opening hours9:00～18:00
Closed daysOpen all year round (closed only during the year-end and New Year holidays)
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