We took so many great pictures here during autumn. The huge ginko tree there covered the ground in beautiful yellow leaf, with green moss and orange and red leaves - gorgeous picture.

we went there at around 4pm and had the chance to see the monks pray. this really made it special. they also have some nice water areas with koi fish inside

We stumbled upon Eikan-do after walking the Path of Philosophy. It's a huge complex with sprawling beautiful gardens, including many raked zen sand gardens (best ones I saw in Japan!). Unlike a few temples you can walk around almost all of the buildings and enter most shrines (wood floor can be a bit chilly on the feet in winter though).... More

in Autumn green leaves turns into red, and they make a beautiful scenery of red leaves!!

This has been my favourite temple/shrine in Kyoto. At least, during our visit in winter. Lovely rock and moss gardens, and a collection of buildings, all of which can be visited.

This is the 4th stop in the path of the Philosopher´s Walk. Is an active temple, very nice with a beautiful Pagoda! You can see a small lake, a smal river and some beautiful tree´s. Don´t miss it!

I would only recommend this during the fall- it probably has one of the best foliage in the city, and that is saying a lot as Kyoto has endless amazing sites to see the foliage.

The temple is beautiful and very peaceful. The garden grounds are just gorgeous - which also means lots of competitive photographers! Be patient, this place is well worth it.

This temple was a lot quieter than some of the others I visited, and this gave it a lovely sense of meditative tranqulity (at least until some renovation equipment got started nearby!). I enjoyed walking along the wooden corridors of the buildings as well as the garden and pond within the temple grounds.