Japanese maple viewing guide | Ekantang, night maple. There are so many maple leaves and people!

It was already quite late after taking the Eizan Electric Railway back to Demachiyanagi Station. Thinking that Eikando ticket sales ended at 8:30, I skipped dinner and went straight to the subway to Keage Station. However, I don’t recommend taking the subway and getting off at Keshang Station and walking there. The road is so desolate and so far away that I almost doubt that I’m on the wrong road...
Because there is no one on the road, I feel a little happy. Yongguantang may be empty, but I was surprised when I entered it. It was packed with people!

I originally thought that these people were here to enjoy the maples, so I went to the ticket office, but after searching, I found something was wrong. These people seemed to be queuing up to buy tickets! I asked a staff member if this was a queue to buy tickets? As a result, he said yes... and then silently pointed to the distance and said that was the end of the team... The team was winding back and forth for several kilometers, it was too exaggerated! ! ! ! ! ! It was already after eight o'clock when I arrived, and I clearly found out that ticket sales ended at 8:30 and closed at nine. What was the queue for tens of thousands of people to buy tickets? What else could I do... I had to wait until I finally got there, so I had to wait in line!

Looking at the prosperous place in front, do you think you can get to the front by passing by?

Not really! I still have to walk three turns back and forth here orz

We are finally reaching the front... there are about ten turns here...

However, I have to say that the order of the queue is really good, and there are no strings to control the queue's turns, but everyone walks in line consciously and turns around. The efficiency is also very high. There are so many people, and several windows sell tickets at the same time. It only takes 20 minutes to queue and buy tickets faster than expected.

After entering, there are so many people. There are more maple leaves than people. It’s so exaggerated! They are so densely packed everywhere! Beauty is very beautiful! However, when there are too many people, I lose my photography skills and I don’t know what I am taking... I can’t see many pictures...

There is also this one that looks a bit like it has shrunk and dried up.

We reached the most famous scene, the bridge reflected in the water.

The best place to shoot this scene is also a narrow bridge, and this bridge is the only way to the exit. Everyone wants to stand on the bridge to take pictures and is blocked on the bridge. There are too many people and there is work. The staff were here to maintain order and said that taking pictures on the bridge was very dangerous, so taking pictures was prohibited I just couldn’t stand still and block the road, I had to move forward slowly, so I simply turned into a video player and walked with the camera in my hand.

Although they kept saying that taking pictures was prohibited, I actually secretly tried to take one. However, I didn’t lift it up to use the eyepiece to take the picture. I just held the camera and took the picture without looking at the screen. I didn’t expect that the picture was pretty good! Really super beautiful!

I really like the reflection on the water.

Now I realize that the tower in the distance seems to be a famous scene, and I actually took this picture...

There were too many people on the road, so I came to take a close-up. The maple trees in Yongguandang are not very tall, so it was very convenient for taking close-ups.

There were too many people and I couldn’t take pictures anymore, so I went out.

In terms of scenery, Eikando is really, really beautiful and can be ranked among the top ones in Kyoto. However, there are so many people. It was the most crowded place during my maple viewing trip. I was so crowded that I felt dizzy. Ever since, it ranks heavily in my mind... I don’t know when there can be less people. If there are less people, it’s worth going. Decide whether to go or not depending on how well you can tolerate the crowds.

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Everlasting Hall

Address: Kyoto 48 Eikando-cho, Sakyo-ku, City

Transportation:

Get off the city bus No. 5 "Nanzenji Eikando-dori" and walk for 3 minutes.

Take city bus 100, 204, or 93 and get off at "Higashitennocho" and walk for 8 minutes.

Get off the municipal subway Tozai Line "Keage" and walk for 15 minutes.

Night maple time: 17:30-21:00. Ticket sales end at 20:30. [The personal test did not end so early because there were too many people]

Night maple ticket: 600 yen. 【1,000 yen during the day】

Official website: http://www.eikando.or.jp/

Year-round maple viewing time: mid-to-late November