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Fushimi Inari & Tofuku-ji

Fushimi Inari Taisha and its thousand torii, with Tofuku-ji nearby and the Fushimi sake breweries to the south.

Autumn leaves season

10/2012/13

Darker = more of the places here are in their usual peak window (Kyoto City Tourism Association). This is a usual-year guide, not this year’s colour.

  • 11/14–12/6Shōrin-ji autumn viewing（10:00–16:30, ¥800; no night illumination）
  • 11/14–12/6Tōfuku-ji autumn viewing（Tsūten-kyō ¥1,000, 8:30–16:00）
  • 11/14–12/6Tentoku-in autumn viewing（9:00–20:30 closing (lit from about 16:00), ¥600 day and night）
  • 11/14–11/30Unryū-in autumn viewing（9:00–16:30 entry, ¥400; lit 20–23 Nov, entry to 20:30）

Events & experiences

Festivals

  • Until Nov 30Shichi-Go-San at Fushimi Inari TaishaFushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
  • Dec 31 15:00Fushimi Inari Taisha Year-End Oharae and Joyasai 2026Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
  • Jan 1 06:00Saitan-sai (New Year's Day Festival)Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
  • Jan 1–Jan 3Fushimi Inari Taisha Hatsumode (First Shrine Visit of the Year)Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
  • Jan 5 12:00Oyama-sai (Mt. Inari Festival)Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
  • Jan 12 14:00Oyumi-hajime Shinji (First Archery Ritual)Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine

Experiences

  • Until Nov 30Unryu-in Autumn Special Viewing 2026雲龍院
  • Nov 15–Feb 7Sunday Zazen at Tofukuji (Daizendo Hall)Tofuku-ji
  • Dec 1–Dec 6EveningTentoku-in Temple Autumn Special Viewing天得院
  • Any timeZazen Experience at Shourin-ji (Tofuku-ji Subtemple)
  • Any timeShakyo (Sutra Copying) at Shourinji Temple
  • Any timeWomen-Only Bedrock Bath at Fushimi Chikara no Yu

Outdoors

  • Any timeKyoto Trail Higashiyama Course, Part 1: Fushimi Inari to Imakumano
  • Any timeFushimi Inari Taisha Oyama-meguri Mountain Pilgrimage Loop

Before you go

11/07–12/06
Traffic measures around Tofuku-ji (autumn season): special guidance for tour-bus boarding points and car parks. ↗
10/25–12/10
Tofuku-ji car park is closed during the autumn foliage period (25 October–10 December). ↗
12/30–01/06
The Fushimi Inari Taisha precinct car park is closed from 30 December to 6 January. ↗
11/16–11/19
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum is temporarily closed Monday 16–Thursday 19 November. ↗
11/20
Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum has short hours Friday 20 November, 9:30–14:00 (last entry 13:30). ↗