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Japan: Autumn Colors Reach Their Peak Across Kyoto, Attracting Visitors 2

Kyoto is witnessing peak autumn foliage across various locations, attracting large numbers of both domestic and international tourists.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 21, 2025, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Dec. 7.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 21, 2025, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Dec. 7.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 21, 2025, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Dec. 7.

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Foreign visitors to Japan rise at record pace

Foreign tourists pack Sanneizaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September was around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within a year.

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Foreign tourists number to hit record

Foreign tourists pack Kiyomizuzaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September was around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within a year.

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Foreign visitors to Japan rise at record pace

Foreign tourists pack Ninenzaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September was around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within a year.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is lit up during a test event on March 24, 2025, a day before the start of its spring special night viewing through April 3.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is lit up during a test event on March 24, 2025, a day before the start of its spring special night viewing through April 3.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is lit up during a test event on March 24, 2025, a day before the start of its spring special night viewing through April 3.

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Kanji for "kin," meaning gold or money, chosen as best to characterize 2024

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2024. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as Japanese athletes had their second-best ever performance at the Olympics with 20 gold medals in Paris, while a money scandal rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

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Kanji for "kin," meaning gold or money, chosen as best to characterize 2024

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2024. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as Japanese athletes had their second-best ever performance at the Olympics with 20 gold medals in Paris, while a money scandal rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto is lit up during a test event on March 22, 2024, a day before the start of the spring special night viewing through March 31.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto is lit up during a test event on March 22, 2024, a day before the start of the spring special night viewing through March 31.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto is lit up during a test event on March 22, 2024, a day before the start of the spring special night viewing through March 31.

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Kanji for "tax" chosen to symbolize Japan's social mood in 2023

KYOTO, Japan Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "zei," meaning tax, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2023. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as tax-related issues hit headlines, including the government's temporary income tax cut of 40,000 yen per person planned next fiscal year. (Kyodo)

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Kanji for "tax" chosen to symbolize Japan's social mood in 2023

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "zei," meaning tax, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2023. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as tax-related issues hit headlines, including the government's temporary income tax cut of 40,000 yen per person planned next fiscal year.

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows an 800-year-old bonsai during a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian (1st R), Mori Seihan (2nd R), abbot of Kiyomizu-dera Temple and other guests look at an 800-year-old bonsai during a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows bonsais during a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 16, 2023, two days before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 16, 2023, two days before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 16, 2023, two days before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

The Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto in western Japan is crowdes with foreign tourists on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Foreign tourists walk around the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto in western Japan on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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KYOTO TURNS TWELVE HUNDRED

KYOTO TURNS TWELVE HUNDRED,1200 years of Kyoto, Japanese culture, Kyoto, Kinkakuji Temple, tourists, Kiyomizu Temple, dolls, kimono, tea ceremony, Gion Festival, traditional culture, Kyoto Tower, Ryoanji Temple, Karesansui Garden, cityscape,1990s=Date: Aug,1994, Place:Kyoto,JAPAN

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Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto

Blooming cherry blossoms at Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto are lit up on March 24, 2023.

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Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto

Blooming cherry blossoms at Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto are lit up on March 24, 2023.

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Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto

Blooming cherry blossoms at Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto are lit up on March 24, 2023.

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COVID mask rules eased in Japan

Tourists wear masks as they walk around a popular tourist spot near Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto on March 13, 2023, despite Japan's easing of its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing the same day, with the decision to wear them now left up to individual choice.

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Kanji characterizing 2013

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows the kanji "wa," meaning ring, which chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori has written at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 12, 2013. "Wa" was chosen as the Chinese character best symbolizing 2013's national ethos in Japan.

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Kanji characterizing 2013

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori and the kanji "wa," meaning ring, he has written at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 12, 2013. "Wa" was chosen as the Chinese character best symbolizing 2013's national ethos in Japan.

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Kanji characterizing 2013

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori and the kanji "wa," meaning ring, he has written at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 12, 2013. "Wa" was chosen as the Chinese character best symbolizing 2013's national ethos in Japan.

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Aerial photo of snow-capped Kiyomizu-dera

KYOTO, Japan - Snow-capped Kiyomizu-dera, a historic Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, is seen in this aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2014.

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'Kanji' meaning tax picked as best characterizing 2014

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (L), the chief priest of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the "kanji" character "zei" meaning tax on a large sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2014, at the announcement by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation of the single best kanji symbolizing the year 2014 in Japan.

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'Kanji' meaning tax picked as best characterizing 2014

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (L), the chief priest of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the "kanji" character "zei" meaning tax on a large sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2014, at the announcement by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation of the single best kanji symbolizing the year 2014 in Japan.

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Kanji of year in 2 decades exhibited in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation starts an exhibition of the "kanji" Japanese character representing social conditions of each year from 1995 to 2013 at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 1, 2014. This year's kanji will be added after its announcement on Dec. 12.

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Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The wooden stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 13, 2014. About 500 lights illuminated the temple, one of Japan's most celebrated temples, founded in 780 in the wooded hills east of Kyoto. The stage just out from the temple's main hall is 13 meters above the hillside below.

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Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The wooden stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 13, 2014. About 500 lights illuminated the temple, one of Japan's most celebrated temples, founded in 780 in the wooded hills east of Kyoto. The stage just out from the temple's main hall is 13 meters above the hillside below.

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Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The wooden stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 13, 2014. About 500 lights illuminated the temple, one of Japan's most celebrated temples, founded in 780 in the wooded hills east of Kyoto. The stage just out from the temple's main hall is 13 meters above the hillside below.

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Burnt ancient cornerstone of Kyoto temple found

KYOTO, Japan - The Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education announces the discovery of what seems to be a cornerstone of the famed Kiyomizu-dera temple burnt down during the 1467-1477 Onin War in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 11, 2014.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto is lit up on March 28, 2014.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto is lit up on March 28, 2014.

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Japanese man conducts 1st opera in Kiyomizu temple

KYOTO, Japan - Conductor Hirofumi Yoshida speaks about his experience of conducting an Italian opera at Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto during an interview on Oct. 24, 2013 in Kyoto.

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Kiyomizu temple

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu temple is illuminated in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on the night of Nov. 14, 2013.