Sunday afternoon was a good opportunity to get out and make the most of this year’s slower than usual descent into winter. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather, Keiko and I headed for Komyo-ji temple, founded by the Jodo buddists way back in 1240. It’s a bit of a mission from my place, as it’s located to the southwest of Kyoto city, near the much more famous Arashiyama area. About two hours travelling time on the Hankyu line, but well worth it in the end.

The leaves haven’t all changed colour but they are well on the way. I’m as big a fan as any of leaves changing colour, but they do signal an onslaught of Japanese travelling up and down the country watching the colours change. Visit a temple any other time of year and chances are you’ll have to the place to yourself, but as soon as there’s a red leaf to be seen, most of the more popular temples turn into the Osaka loop line during rush hour. Oh well, the leaves will be perfect in another couple of weeks, so I might have to head out again then and take some more photos of the crowds. Here’s some from yesterday:

Posted in Japan on Monday November 22, 2004.

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