Koyo Viewing in Kotoin Sub Temple in Japan

The "Land of the Rising Sun" offers its tourists many exciting places to visit. Besides the festivals, cuisines, museums, temples, castles, hot springs and shrines, the Autumn Leaves (Koyo) Viewing in Japan is another impressive tourist attraction in Japan. It is the custom of relishing the bounty of Nature through these koyo leaves. It has been a traditional activity among the locals for centuries. There are some famous koyo spots like Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Tokyo, Nikko, Hakone, Fuji Five Lakes, Kansai, Kyoto, Shikoku and Kyushu, which hold forth the Japanese culture with the radiance of natural bounty through their colorful flora.

Daitokuji, the head temple of the Rinzai sect's Daitokuji School within Japanese Zen Buddhism, is considered one of the best places to experience Zen in Japan. The sub temples surrounding the Daitokuji form a kind of temple village. The main temple and some of the sub temples are open to the public and display Zen architecture and design, including gardens and tea ceremony rooms.

Among the most interesting sub temples are Kotoin. It is famous for its maple trees and Daisenin. The maple trees are spectacular when the leaves turn color, usually in mid November. Daisenin's small rock garden is considered one of the best. Koyo Viewing in Kotoin Sub Temple in Japan is a famous tourist attraction.

How to reach Kotoin Sub Temple in Japan

From Kyoto Station, Daitokuji is best accessed by the Karasuma Subway Line to Kitaoji Station. The temple complex is a 5 minute bus or taxi ride. You can also take a brisk 15 minute walk and reach Daitokuji.
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