AUTUMN IN JAPAN 2024 – Missed the cherry blossom season? Then, this is your time to experience the other best season – the maple leaf season! This season starts in mid-September. This is called the koyo or momiji (meaning red leaves) phenomenon. Where are the best viewing locations?
Japan Autumn Season – The Best Spots To See Maple Leaf Season
If you’ve missed the cherry blossom season, then you still have the Japan Autumn season to see the maple leaves!
JAPAN AUTUMN SEASON – Get ready for a visual feast during this season in Japan – a sure time to appreciate the beauty of fall and maple leaves.
We all want to see Japan’s sakura season but have you ever heard of their maple leaf season? This is time when the surrounding that used to be in powdery pink will be filled with vibrant reds, oranges, and golds – a nature’s art.
If you have missed the stunning cherry blossoms of Japan, you might want to see the maple leaf season or the autumn season. This season lasts from October to December.
The end of November is the peak time and there are two foliage that occur: yellow leaves (ginkgo trees) in late October and red leaves (Japanese maple) in early November.
These are some of the best spots to see this stunning nature’s art:
- Hokkaido
- Hokkaido University and Nakajima Park in Sapporo City (Best around November 13)
- Jozankei Onsen (Best from October 21-31)
- Sounkyo (Best from October 14-24)
- Noboribetsu Onsen (Best from October 28-November 6)
- Tohoku (Sendai/Aomori)
- Oirase Gorge in Aomori Prefecture (Best from October 31-November 9)
- Naruko Valley in Miyagi Prefecture (Best from November 1-15)
- Zao Mountain Range in Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures (Best from October 17-November 7)
- Kakunodate in Akita Prefecture (Best from November 10-19)
- Geibikei Gorge in Iwate Prefecture (Best from November 6-15)
- Kanto (Tokyo/Yokohama)
- Mt. Takao (Best from November 21-December 1)
- Meijijingu Gaien (Best from November 27-December 8)
- Nikko (Best from November 7-20)
- Hakone (Best from November 13-29)
- Kamikochi (Best from October 26-November 11)
- Hokuriku (Kanazawa/Fukui)
- Kenroku-en in Ishikawa Prefecture (Best from November 20-December 3)
- Kuzuryu Gorge in Toyama Prefecture (Best from November 4-15)
- Kurobe Dam area in Toyama Prefecture (Best from October 30-November 21)
- Chubu (Mt. Fuji/Gifu/Nagoya)
- Lake Kawaguchi Area (Best from November 14-22)
- Shuzenji Nature Park (Best from November 23-December 4)
- Shirakawa-go (Best from October 30-November 12)
- Yoro Park (Best from November 22-December 8)
- Kansai (Kyoto/Osaka)
- Kyoto (Best from around November 23-December 8)
- Osaka (Best from around November 16-December 5)
- Nara (Best from November 18-December 5)
- Shiga (Best from around November 25-December 4)
- Chugoku (Hiroshima/Okayama)
- Miyajima (Best from November 16-29)
- Okayama Korakuen Garden (Best from November 21-December 6)
- Okutsu Valley (Best from November 5-19)
- Shikoku (Kagawa/Tokushima)
- Ritsurin Garden (Best from November 23-December 6)
- Kankakei Gorge (Best from November 15-December 3)
- Nametoko Gorge (Best from November 16-27)
- Iya Valley in Tokushima Prefecture
- Kyushu (Fukuoka/Kagoshima)
- Yabakei Gorge (Best from November 8-23)
- Takachiho Gorge (Best from November 19-27)
- Kiyomizu-dera Honbo Garden (Best from November 23-December 3)
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