Autumn Leaves in Kyoto

In late November in Kyoto, thousand-year-old temples are lit by maple red, bit by bit. Stand on the Tsutenkyo Bridge at Tofuku-ji and look down: some 2,000 maples fill the Sengyokukan valley with a sea of orange-red cloud, the wooden covered bridge suspended in its midst, the autumn scene Kyotoites agree is the most overwhelming.