DATE:		November 15 – Mid-December, 2007
PLACE:		Bakurocho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:		City Bus #50 or #101 to Kitano Tenmangu-mae
TEL:		81-75-461-0005
ADMISSION:		(Includes free tea and snacks) Junior High School Students and older – 600 yen Elementary School Students and younger – 300 yen
TEXT:		A public viewing of Odoi Mound is held during the autumn leaves season. Odoi are the earthen ramparts built around the city of Kyoto by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in 1595, when he defined the capital’s city limits. Remains can be found at nine locations in Kyoto, and they are designated a National Historical Site. The remains at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine are said to most resemble the original structure. To the west is Kamiya River, suggesting that the mound also served as a flood wall. The autumn leaves reflect beautifully on the surface of the river.