Kiyomizu Temple - fall leaves at night

today was the start of this season where people in japan celebrate the changing color of the leaves. so the leaves hadn't changed completely but it was still cool to check out one of my favorite spots in kyoto at night.

nightlights of the city of kobe in the distant

bottom right: the kyoto tower

lanterns

people write their wishes on a strip of paper and tie it to these strings






streets of gion


the last time i came was in sakura season and that was really cool. this time was different w/ the temple all lit up. i love the maple leaves and it would've been cool to see those change color as they change to this bright red color. if you've seen any pictures of them you'll know what i mean. give it a couple more weeks.