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A hot October is halfway over and it's starting to feel more like autumn every day.
White and pink cosmos are blooming to signal the coming of fall.
Kyoto Botanical Gardens, located very close to the Kitayama subway Station is one of the best places to enjoy the autumn flowers.

The botanical gardens opened in 1924 and they are the oldest public botanical gardens in the country. There are 12,000 different kinds of flowers spread over an area of 240,000 square meters, six times bigger than the Koshien baseball stadium.

You can enjoy all different kinds of flowers at all times of the year.
Every season brings different kinds of beauty.
In spring you can view cherry blossoms and azaleas and then summer comes bringing hydrangeas and sunflowers. Chrysanthemum, maple leaves make the autumn more beautiful and even in winter you can see Christmas flowers, camellias.

Colorful cosmoses are now in full bloom and sway in the autumn breeze at the Botanical Gardens.

There are three areas where you can enjoy cosmoses at the gardens.

The first is just close to the north gate on Kitayama Street. On just passing through the entrance gate, you will see beautiful white and pink flowers blooming in four or five long lines of planters.

Next flowers can be seen in the south area of the garden. Walking south as you pass the fountain near the north gate, there is another fountain. Near it, you can find a floor bed of daphne. Cosmoses are blooming all over. If you are lucky you might be able to see them being watered under the blue autumn sky.

The last area is in the Western Garden just passed the rose garden. Cosmoses are arranged in a circular pattern and you can enjoy them from all different angles. Here you can also see yellow and orange cosmoses called Kibana cosmos in glorious full bloom.

The Kyoto Botanical gardens are one of the best locations for photography lovers. It is a treasure tucked away in a quiet corner of the city and there is a plenty of time to line up your shots any way you want to.
From September to October is the best time to view the cosmoses at the gardens.

Every Saturday afternoon, the Gardens offer visitors a guided tour conducted by a staff member and if you are a group of more than seven people, a private tour is available if you book in advance.
(Please make sure to check tour availability before you visit the gardens)

Enjoy the beautiful cosmoses, vivid beautiful flowers and fresh air on a lovely sunny day in autumn.

Kyoto Botanical Gardens
Open : 9:00am - 5:00pm (gates open until 4:00pm)