Autumn leaves above the Tenjingawa.

Nao-san enjoys the autumn leaves at Kitano Tenmangu.

Autumn leaves before the main shrine of Kitano Tenmangu.

A sea of orange and yellow leaves.

One of the best preserved sections of the Odoi (御土居) is at Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮).
Usually out-of-bounds, the Odoi remnant is opened up for visitors during the spring and autumn seasons (for a fee of course).
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Remnants of the odoi at Kitano Tenmangu during the autumn colours.

Nao-san enjoys the autumn colours at Kitano Tenmangu.

Remnants of the odoi at Kitano Tenmangu during the autumn colours.

Remnants of the odoi at Kitano Tenmangu during the autumn colours.

Centuries later a section of the Odoi (御土居) cut through what is now Shōsei-en.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's great earthen berm and moat encircled the capital, defining the boundaries of the old city and acting as a psychological (rather than physical) defense.

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The Tenjin-gawa becomes an autumn spectacular by the beginning of December.

Nao-san poses on the stage erected above the Odoi.

A glimpse of the main hall of Kitano Tenmangu through autumn leaves.

Autumn colours illuminated by the late afternoon sun.

One of the best preserved sections of the Odoi (御土居) is at Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮).
Usually out-of-bounds, the Odoi remnant is opened up for visitors during the spring and autumn seasons (for a fee of course).

#Kyoto #京都 #Odoi #御土居 #KitanoTenmangū #北野天満宮 #Japan