Illumination Event in the Kibune Area During the Period

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- Illumination of Maple Leaves to Color the Night Skies of Autumn - Illumination event in the Kibune area during the period

November 2 (Sat.) - 24 (Sun.)

Together with Kibune Tourism Association, Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd., which serves the northern part of the city of Kyoto, is holding an illumination event in the Kibune area from the 2nd (Sat.) to the 24th (Sun.) of November 2019. In this event, the leaves of maple trees, which turn a vivid red in autumn, will be lit up at night. Along the Eizan Railway lines, illumination will light up the Maple Tree Tunnel and the maple trees in the vicinity of Ninose and Kibuneguchi stations. In addition, lanterns and other lighting will be set up in the precincts of Kifune-jinja Shrine and streets lined with Japanese-style inns. When going through the illuminated Maple Tree Tunnel, the trains will turn off the lighting in the cars and slow down as they pass by the red-leaved trees, which make a magical sight when lit up at night. At Kifune-jinja Shrine, candles will be lit inside the Kasuga lanterns along the road leading up to the shrine gate, and illumination will make the deep red of the leaves on maple trees around the main hall and other structures stand out against the night sky along with the shrine buildings. Make sure not to miss the beautiful autumn scenery coloring the skies over the Rakuhoku district of Kyoto. For details, see the attachment.

Maple Tree Tunnel Kifune-jinja Shrine End

Outline of the Kibune Area Illumination Event 23 days, November 2 (Sat.) - 24 (Sun.), 2019 1. Event period: Illumination hours: from sunset to around 21:00 (20:30 in the case of Venue (1) noted below. (1) Kifune-jinja Shrine: precincts, inner sanctum, and peripheral streets line with inns (about 1,000 meters) (2) Eizan Railway: Ninose Station & Kibuneguchi Station 2. Venues (3) Eizan Railway: Maple Tree Tunnel section between Ichihara Station and Ninose Station (about 250 meters long) *Lanterns will be set up at Venue (1). (between the Kibuneguchi Ekimae Bus Stop and Kibune Provisional Bus Stop) 3. Special bus During the program period, Kyoto Bus will operate a special service until around service 21:00. 4. Events at The Kifune Tezukuri market (selling handmade items) will be held by the inner sanctum on Kifune-jinja November 2 (Sat.), 3 (Sun., a holiday), 9 (Sat.), 10 (Sun.), 16 (Sat.), 17 (Sun.), 23 (Sat., a holiday), Shrine and 24 (Sun.). During the period of the Kyo no Okuzashiki & Kibune Momiji Toro program, trains will operate in line with the autumn timetable.

[Maple Leaf Weekday Timetable] Operation on weekdays, November 5 (Tue.) - 29 (Fri.) *The period November 25 (Mon.) - 29 (Fri.) is outside the period of the Kyo no Okuzashiki & Kibune Momiji Toro Event. 10:00 - 16:00 ・Demachiyanagi Station - Yase-Hieizanguchi Station (operation at intervals of about 15 minutes (as compared to about 20 minutes in ordinary operation) 10:00 - 16:00 5. Train schedule ・Demachiyanagi Station - Kurama Station: operation at intervals of about 15 minutes (as compared to about 20 minutes in ordinary operation) ・Demachiyanagi Station - Nikenchaya Station: operation of 2 trains per hour until 13:00 *During time periods in the morning and evening not noted above, the trains will basically operate in line with the ordinary timetable for weekdays.

[Maple Leaf Holiday Timetable] Operation on Saturdays and holidays, November 2 (Sat.) - 24 (Sun.) 9:00 - 19:00 ・Demachiyanagi Station - Yase-Hieizanguchi Station: operation at intervals of 6 - 13 minutes (as compared to 15 minutes in ordinary operation)

9:00 - 19:00 ・Demachiyanagi Station - Kurama Station: operation at intervals of 13 - 15 minutes (as compared to 15 minutes in ordinary operation) 19:00 – 21:00 ・Demachiyanagi Station - Kurama Station: operation at intervals of about 15 minutes *During time periods in the morning and evening not noted above, the trains will basically operate in line with the ordinary timetable for Saturdays and holidays. ・Website ・Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd https://eizandensha.co.jp/en/

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