Daikozenji Temple — Attraction in Kiyama

Nov 24, 2023

The maple leaves that I’ve seen so far were pretty disappointing due to the hot weather this year so I was looking for a place near Fukuoka that had bright red maple leaves and found this place.

The place is not really accessible via public transportation so I had to take a taxi at the nearest station. But It was soooo worth it! I spend half a day here because the garden behind the temple is pretty big.

You can see bright red autumn leaves here with a mixture of orange and yellow. It was so beautiful that I wanted to cry. I would definitely visit this place again. I’m pretty sure it would be more beautiful by early December when there’s a carpet of autumn leaves.

I also had matcha with sweets in the morning. It was perfect while watching the autumn leaves. I also had a bowl of udon before leaving the place. It was honestly one of the best udons that I had. I still think about it till this day. It really...

This was the most beautiful place we went to see in Kyushu. The fall colors in the momiji were astounding, and the views, amazing.

It’s a little hard to get to and hard to get back from, but totally worth the effort.

One thing: it’s very vertical. Like 650 feet elevation from entry to the upper most area. If that’s a problem for you, then best to go elsewhere. However, if you can do it, you should!

Getting a taxi from Kiyama Station is easy. However, none of the apps I had (Go, DiDi, Uber) would get us a ride back. We ended up asking a very kind local person to call us a cab back to the station, and that...

Absolutely beautiful autumn colours, so glad we made the effort to drive there on our way back to Saga. We paid to go in the garden, which was totally worth it on the day we went (30th Nov) as the trees were stunning, some were at their peak yet others were still green so I assume it will be colourful for a while. We had missed all the other foliage places in japan as it was so late in 2024 so this was really special for us. Thankfully the awful performing monkey guy was not there as I think that may have...