Kurama & Kibune
Two places in the hills north of the city: Kurama-dera and Kibune Shrine, linked by a mountain path, with the Eizan line running from Demachiyanagi. Recent events and places open any time are below.
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.
- 10/10–12/6Hakuryū-en autumn opening（10:00–14:00, hourly slots, by reservation, ¥2,000 in November）
- 11/7–11/24Kifune Shrine illumination（Sunset to 20:30）
Events & experiences
Before you go
- 11/07–11/24
- During the Kifune Shrine autumn-leaves illumination (7–24 November), Kyoto Bus route 33 (Eiden-Kifuneguchi-Ekimae – Kibune) runs extra services and extended evening services. ↗
- 11/07–12/06
- Eizan Railway’s slow running and illumination through the “maple tunnel” run 7 November–6 December. ↗
- 11/09–12/11
- Eizan Railway’s autumn timetable applies 9 November–11 December. ↗
- 11/27
- The Kurama-dera cable car is suspended on the morning of 27 November for a regular inspection. ↗
- 12/21–12/25
- The Kurama-dera cable car is suspended from 21 to 25 December for a winter inspection. ↗
- 12/12–02/28
- Kurama-dera’s Reihoden (Kurama-san Museum) is closed for winter from 12 December to 28 February. ↗