Hosen-ji Temple Maple Festival

The Hosenji Maple Festival is a famous local festival held every November. Hosen-ji Temple, the venue of the festival, is located in a mountainous area with a large temperature difference, which makes the autumn leaves in the precincts of the temple beautiful, and the temple is well known as a temple of three-color maple trees, where one tree turns red, vermilion, and yellow. In late autumn, about 30 maple trees, including more than a dozen that are 100 to 150 years old, beautifully color the precincts of the temple, attracting visitors. The Hosenji Maple Festival also includes an open-air tea ceremony, bazaars, and other events, and visitors can also enjoy Koto (Japanese harp) performances. It is a popular festival that attracts not only locals but also tourists from within and outside of the prefecture. On the left side of the temple gate is a Bodaiju tree, which is a preserved tree in Kagawa Prefecture and is estimated to be about 400 years old. A kanmaki tree, also 400 years old and designated as a cultural asset (natural monument) by Kannonji City, is also planted here, allowing visitors to enjoy not only maple trees but also rare and valuable trees.

address

224-2, Tanono, Onohara-cho, Kanonji, Kagawa 769-1623, Japan

map

Google Map

holding period

Mid-November

opening hours

9:00〜15:30

points of interest

Nodachi Tea Ceremony, Bazaar, Koto performance, etc.

car

Approximately 15 minutes (9.5 km) by car from the Onohara IC of the Takamatsu Expressway

train

Approximately 16 minutes by cab from JR Toyohama Station (10 km)

pubric bus

There are four buses a day, two of which pass in front of Hosen-ji Temple (bound for Tanono), and the other two, bound for Ebisumi, branch off 3,500 meters before Hosen-ji Temple. Take the Gogo Takamuro Line public bus from JR Kannonji Station and tell the driver to go to Hosenji.
Public buses do not have bus stops, and you can get on and off anywhere on the route. (However, you are not allowed to get on and off the bus on Route 11 except at designated spots.)

parking lot

available

precautions

The event may be canceled due to recent circumstances.

contact us

Hosenji Temple
TEL: 0875-54-4178

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