Kyoto

Sep 28, 2014 - 1 min read

Climbing Daimonji-yama

Autumn color and mountain-top views over Kyoto

By Cathy Cawood

Community writer

Beautiful autumn color

Maple leaves in a garden at the foot of the mountain

Yelow and red maples

A glowing leaf caught in the dry autumn grass

Glimpses of Kyoto's other mountains through the trees

A pulley for transporting things up and down the mountain. The flaming kanji at Obon must take a lot of firewood!

View over Kyoto

A mix of deciduous and evergreen trees on the upper slopes

Many tracks lead around the mountain top

View from below of the big 'Dai' on Daimonji-yama

Daimon-ji is one of the five mountains in Kyoto with the blazing kanji for the Daimonji Gozan-Okuribu Fire Festival in August. The hiking trail to the summit starts near Ginkaku-ji, and takes 1-2 hours, depending on your level of fitness - and how many times you stop to take photos! Most of the trail leads through Japanese cedars, but if you go in autumn, you can enjoy the colored both at the foot and top of the mountain. The summit also has splendid views over Kyoto.

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