At Iwato Ochiha Shrine in the village of Ono, Kita Ward, Kyoto City, yellow leaves that have begun to fall from a giant ginkgo tree are scattered across the grounds, and many tourists are visiting to take photos.
There are four large ginkgo trees over 20 meters tall within the grounds of the shrine, which is known as the shrine associated with Princess Ochiba from The Tale of Genji. This year, the coloring was delayed due to the heat in early November, but according to nearby residents, the sudden cold weather from last weekend caused the trees to start changing color all at once.
November 14, 2023 was a cold day with a northerly wind. Every time the wind blew, countless fallen leaves fluttered around the temple grounds, and some foreign tourists from Taiwan and Australia could be seen there. They were unusually pointing their smartphones and cameras at the "yellow carpet."
