Kitano Tenmangu Autumn Light-up 2026

Essentials

location

Momiji-en Maple Garden on the Odoi Earthworks, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

period

November 13, 2026 (Fri) - December 6, 2026 (Sun)

Time

Illumination from sunset to 20:00 (last entry 19:40); the garden itself opens at 9:00

cost

Adults (junior-high age and up) ¥1,500 / elementary-school children ¥700 / preschoolers free (includes a traditional sweet)

Links

• Official Website

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access

About 5 min on foot from Kitano-Hakubaicho Station on the Randen (Keifuku) tram line. From Kyoto Station, Kyoto City Bus No. 50 takes about 35 min.

There are 9 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Momiji-en Maple Garden on the Odoi Earthworks, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, and 5 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

NOTE

Garden opening periods

• Daytime: Oct 31 - Dec 6, 9:00-16:00 (last entry 15:40)
• Night illumination: Nov 13 - Dec 6 (garden open 9:00-20:00 during this period, last entry 19:40)

Highlights

• About 350 maple trees, some wild and some planted
• Remains of the Odoi earthworks built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1591
• Uguisu-bashi, a vermilion arched bridge over the Kamiya River
• The "three-pronged maple", said to be over 400 years old
• A lookout over the National Treasure main hall, and the stage of the Baikoken tea house

Sweet included with admission

• A recreation of fu-no-yaki, a confection said to have been devised by tea master Sen no Rikyu

* Tripods are not allowed in the garden

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