Eikando Temple is a great place for the red leaf hunting. I visited there on the weekend at the end of October. It was very crowded. I arrived around 9 a.m. and lots of people were queuing. It took about 20mins to enter the temple. But it was worthwhile and the red leaves along the street where people lining up were quite beautiful. Climbing the Pagoda in the east of the Temple, you can see part of Kyoto’s panorama decorated by the red leaf nearby. The courtyard was filled with red leaves and ginkgo leaves. And there was a resting place selling tea and snacks near the Hojo-ike pond. Part of the temple is opened so visitors can walk along the wooden corridors to get closer to the traditional Buddhist temple. The red leaf viewing at night in this spot is also popular. And the admission fee is 1,000yen, higher than daytime.