Visit in November or early December if you want to see the temple's back garden illuminated at night. The special nighttime viewing runs from mid-November through early December, and you'll pay 1,000 yen to see the autumn maple leaves reflected in the Garden of Purple Clouds with the gate lit up, which is closed to visitors the rest of the year.

Arrive via the narrow alley from Marutamachi-dori Street, about 250 meters west of Shirakawa-dori on the west side of Okazaki-jinja Shrine.