🏮 Festivals season
Japan by Season
Blossom, fresh green, fireworks, maples, illuminations and snow — what each month of the Japanese year is actually worth travelling for, and the window each spot is at its best.
158 seasonal windows tagged “Autumn leaves” · timings shift with the weather each year — confirm before booking.
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Osaka
Sumiyoshi Taisha — Ancient Shinto Shrine Architecture
July 30 – August 1
Major festival: July 30–August 1
Festivals
Gifu
Gujo Hachiman — Water Town of Springs & Canals
July 13 – September 7
Gujo Odori festival (July 13–September 7) especially the all-night dancing (Obon, mid-August)
Sea & beaches
Ibaraki
Ajigaura Beach — Surfing & Coastal Escape
Early July – late August(approx.)
July–August (swimming season)
Sea & beaches
Kagoshima
Iso Beach — City Beach with Volcano View
Early July – late August(approx.)
July–August for official swimming season (lifeguards, warm water 25–28°C). Late afternoon (16:00–18:00) any season for…
January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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August
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September
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October
82 spots
Kamikochi Valley — Alpine Sanctuary at 1,500m
Autumn leavesMid October (approx.)
Nagano
Hiratani Valley — Pristine Mountain Stream Walk
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Saga
Mount Ishizuchi — Shikoku's Highest Sacred Peak
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Ehime
Mt. Daisen — Sacred Mountain of Western Japan
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Tottori
Akechidaira Ropeway — Panoramic Mountain Views
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Tochigi
Lake Chuzenji & Kegon Falls — Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Tochigi
Mt. Bandai — Active Volcano & Hiking in Bandai-Asahi National Park
Autumn leavesMid October (approx.)
Fukushima
Jogakura Bridge — Autumn Gorge Viewpoint
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Aomori
Kajo Park — Yamagata Castle Ruins and Cherry Blossoms
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Yamagata
Lake Towada — Caldera Lake & Maiden Statues
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Aomori
Lake Towada — Volcanic Caldera on Akita-Aomori Border
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Akita
Mount Hakusan White Mountain — Sacred Alpine Hiking
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Fukui
Obuse Chestnut Sweets — 200-Year Confectionery Heritage
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Nagano
Oirase Gorge — Pristine Stream & Moss-Covered Forest
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Aomori
Hoshitoge Rice Terraces — Cloud Sea Sunrise Mirror
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Niigata
Oboke and Koboke Gorges — Marble Rock Canyons
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Tokushima
Mt. Misen — Sacred Mountain Hiking & Ropeway Views
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Hiroshima
Sandankyo Gorge — Emerald Waters & Dramatic Canyon
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Hiroshima
Shinkyo Bridge — Sacred Vermilion Arch
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Tochigi
Chusonji Temple — Golden Hall of Pure Land Buddhism
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Iwate
Gokayama Gassho-Zukuri Villages — UNESCO Farmhouses in Snow Country
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Toyama
Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel — Suspended Glass Platform Over Emerald River
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Niigata
Magome-juku — Hillside Post Town on the Nakasendo
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Nagano
Matsushima Bay Scenic Cruise
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Miyagi
Motsuji Temple Garden — Pure Land Paradise Design
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Iwate
Tsumago-juku — Edo-Period Post Town Frozen in Time
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Nagano
Kurobe Gorge Railway — Scarlet Bridges Over Emerald Gorge
Autumn leavesMid October – early November (approx.)
Toyama
Yahiko Shrine — Sacred Mountain Vermillion Gateway
Autumn leavesMid October – early November (approx.)
Niigata
Akiu Great Falls (Akiu Otaki)
Autumn leavesLate October – mid November (approx.)
Miyagi
Shosenkyo Gorge — Granite Walls and Waterfalls
Autumn leavesLate October – mid November (approx.)
Yamanashi
Takachiho Gorge
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Miyazaki
Mt. Haruna & Lake Haruna — Volcanic Crater Lake
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Gunma
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Japan's Roof at 3,000 Meters
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Toyama
Kumagawa River Rafting — Fastest River in Japan
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Kumamoto
Mt. Tsurugi — Shikoku's Second Highest Peak
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Tokushima
Nasu Animal Kingdom — Interactive Highland Zoo
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Tochigi
Nasu Onsen — Royal Retreat Hot Springs
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Tochigi
Oze National Park — High-Altitude Wetland Hiking
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Gunma
Daio Wasabi Farm — Japan's Largest Wasabi Fields
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Nagano
Hakuba Valley — 1998 Olympic Ski Resort
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Nagano
Shiraito Falls — Silk-Thread Waterfall in Forest
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Nagano
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Roof of Japan Traverse
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Nagano
Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum — Sculpture at 2,000m
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Nagano
Dakigaeri Gorge — Autumn Leaf Valley & Suspension Bridges
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Akita
Dewa Sanzan — Three Sacred Mountains Pilgrimage
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Yamagata
Goshiki-numa Ponds — Five Volcanic Crater Lakes in Vivid Colors
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Fukushima
Lake Inawashiro — Mt. Bandai's Crystal Clear Mountain Lake
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Fukushima
Michinoku Coastal Trail
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Miyagi
Yamadera (Risshakuji Temple) — 1,000 Steps to Enlightenment
Autumn leavesMid October – late October (approx.)
Yamagata
Odori Park — Sapporo's Central Green Axis
Autumn leavesOctober (approx.)
Hokkaido
Beppu Ropeway to Mt. Tsurumi — 360° Panorama
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Oita
Kirishima Onsen Village
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Miyazaki
Kyuragi Valley — Ancient Camphor Forests
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Saga
Iya Onsen Cliff Bath — Riverside Rotenburo via Cable Car
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Tokushima
Makino Botanical Garden — Flora of Shikoku
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Kochi
Shimanto River — Japan's Last Clear Stream
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Kochi
Iwami Ginzan — UNESCO Silver Mine Heritage
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Shimane
Koyasan Temple Town — Sacred Mountain & Temple Stays
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Wakayama
Shimanami Kaido — Island-Hopping Cycling Route Paradise
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Hiroshima
Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps — Historic Spa Town
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Gunma
Minakami Onsen & Adventure — Hot Springs & Rafting
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Gunma
Aoni Onsen — Lamp-Lit Mountain Retreat
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Aomori
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle — Japan's Highest Mountain Castle
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Okayama
Eiheiji Temple — 700-Year-Old Zen Training Monastery
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Fukui
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum — European Garden and Mt. Fuji
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Yamanashi
Mogami River Boat Ride — Boatmen Songs and Valley Views
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Yamagata
Mt. Haguro Five-Story Pagoda — National Treasure in Cedar Forest
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Yamagata
Tadami Line — Japan's Most Scenic Railway Through Mountain Gorges
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Fukushima
Unazuki Onsen — Gateway Hot Spring to Kurobe Gorge
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Toyama
Toshogu Shrine — Golden Temple of the Shogun
Autumn leavesLate October (approx.)
Tochigi
Lake Hibara — Mountain Lake Camping & Autumn Foliage Panoramas
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Fukushima
Akagi Shrine — Mystical Forest Sanctuary
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Gunma
Akita Museum of Art — Foujita's Akita Masterworks
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Akita
Hachimantai Plateau — Volcanic Highlands & Dragon's Eye
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Akita
Happo Pond — Mirror Lake Reflecting the Alps
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Nagano
Hotaka Mountain Range — Alpine Climbing Challenge
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Nagano
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Stay — Traditional Inn Experience
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Gunma
Nara Park — 1,200 Sacred Deer Roaming Free
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Nara
Senjogahara Marshland — Alpine Wetland Plateau
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Tochigi
Shimanto Sink Bridges — Drive Over, Not Under
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Kochi
Tofuku-ji Temple — Autumn Maple Sea
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Kyoto
Tsugaru-Iwaki Skyline — Mountain Scenic Drive
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Aomori
November
124 spotsMinoo Park — Urban Waterfall & Maple Autumn Colors
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Osaka
Nara Park Maple Viewing — Autumn Foliage & Deer
Autumn leavesMid November – early December (approx.)
Nara
Mifuneyama Autumn Maple Forest Walk
Autumn leavesEarly November – late November (approx.)
Saga
Momiji Manju — Miyajima's Maple Leaf-Shaped Sweet
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Hiroshima
Amago Falls — Kyushu's Hidden Autumn Canyon
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Fukuoka
Daizenji Taisekiji Temple — Grapes and Autumn Temple
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Yamanashi
Erin-ji Temple — Takeda Clan Temple and Rock Garden
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Yamanashi
Hikone Castle — Original Edo Castle with Gardens
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Shiga
Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins — Buried Samurai City
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Fukui
Kankakei Gorge
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Kagawa
Kannon-in Temple Garden — 500-Year-Old Pond Stroll Garden
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Tottori
Kokoen Garden — Nine Edo-Period Gardens
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Hyogo
Miidera Temple — Historic Tendai Temple with City Views
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Shiga
Morioka Castle Ruins — Stone Walls & Cherry Blossoms
Autumn leavesEarly November (approx.)
Iwate
Nagoya Castle — Golden Shachihoko Fortress
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Aichi
Nagoya Castle Night Illumination — Seasonal Light-Up Events
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Aichi
Nara Hotel — Historic Meiji-Era Luxury & Afternoon Tea
Autumn leavesLate November (approx.)
Nara
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple — 1,000-Year Pilgrimage Site
Autumn leavesLate November (approx.)
Chiba
Natadera Temple — Moss-Covered Cave Grottoes
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Ishikawa
Rurikoji Temple — Five-Story Pagoda National Treasure
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Yamaguchi
Saga Onsen Hizen Yumo — Scenic Mineral Spring Spa
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Saga
Sagano Scenic Railway — Romantic Train Through Gorge
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Kyoto
Sankeien Garden — 175,000㎡ Traditional Japanese Garden
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Kanagawa
Shoshazan Engyoji Temple — Mountain Monastery & Film Location
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Hyogo
Sunpu Castle Park — Tokugawa Ieyasu's Retirement Residence
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Shizuoka
Tofuku-ji Temple — Autumn Maple Sea
Autumn leavesLate November (approx.)
Kyoto
Togetsukyo Bridge — Arashiyama's Iconic Landmark
Autumn leavesMid November (approx.)
Kyoto
Toki no Kane — Time Bell Tower Ringing Since 1624
Autumn leavesLate November (approx.)
Saitama
Zuihoji Temple — Arima's Historic Zen Temple
Autumn leavesLate November (approx.)
Hyogo
Rinnoji Temple and Garden
Autumn leavesMid November – late November (approx.)
Miyagi
Zuihoden Mausoleum
Autumn leavesMid November – late November (approx.)
Miyagi
Oboke and Koboke Gorges — Marble Rock Canyons
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Tokushima
Mt. Misen — Sacred Mountain Hiking & Ropeway Views
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Hiroshima
Sandankyo Gorge — Emerald Waters & Dramatic Canyon
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Hiroshima
Shinkyo Bridge — Sacred Vermilion Arch
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Tochigi
Chusonji Temple — Golden Hall of Pure Land Buddhism
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Iwate
Gokayama Gassho-Zukuri Villages — UNESCO Farmhouses in Snow Country
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Toyama
Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel — Suspended Glass Platform Over Emerald River
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Niigata
Magome-juku — Hillside Post Town on the Nakasendo
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Nagano
Matsushima Bay Scenic Cruise
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Miyagi
Motsuji Temple Garden — Pure Land Paradise Design
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Iwate
Tsumago-juku — Edo-Period Post Town Frozen in Time
Autumn leavesLate October – early November (approx.)
Nagano
Kurobe Gorge Railway — Scarlet Bridges Over Emerald Gorge
Autumn leavesMid October – early November (approx.)
Toyama
Yahiko Shrine — Sacred Mountain Vermillion Gateway
Autumn leavesMid October – early November (approx.)
Niigata
Akiu Great Falls (Akiu Otaki)
Autumn leavesLate October – mid November (approx.)
Miyagi
Shosenkyo Gorge — Granite Walls and Waterfalls
Autumn leavesLate October – mid November (approx.)
Yamanashi
Takachiho Gorge
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Miyazaki
Mt. Haruna & Lake Haruna — Volcanic Crater Lake
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Gunma
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Japan's Roof at 3,000 Meters
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Toyama
Shiroishi Castle
Autumn leavesEarly November – late November (approx.)
Miyagi
Adachi Museum of Art — World's Best Japanese Garden
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Shimane
Byodo-in Phoenix Hall — 10-Yen Coin Temple
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Enryakuji Temple — Mt. Hiei's Mountain Monastery Complex
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Shiga
Garyu Sanso Villa — Cliffside Tea House National Treasure
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Ehime
Ginkaku-ji Silver Pavilion — Zen Aesthetic Perfection
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Great Buddha of Kamakura — 13.35m Bronze Colossus
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hakone Open-Air Museum — Outdoor Sculpture Garden
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hasedera Temple — Hillside Temple with Ocean Views
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hodosan Shrine & Ropeway — Mountain Summit Views
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Saitama
Horikawa Moat Boat Ride — Roofed Boat Through Castle Town
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Shimane
Joren Falls — 25-Meter Cascade Through Basalt Columns
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Shizuoka
Kaga Onsen — Four Historic Hot Spring Villages
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Ishikawa
Katsura Imperial Villa — Perfection in Garden Design
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Kazurabashi at Oku-Iya — Double Vine Bridges and Cable Car
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Tokushima
Kenrokuen Garden — One of Japan's Three Great Gardens
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Ishikawa
Kinugawa Onsen — River Gorge Hot Springs
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Tochigi
Kiyomizu-dera — Wooden Stage Over Cherry Trees
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Kochi Castle — Original Tenshu & Honmaru Intact
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kochi
Kurama-dera Temple — Mountain Fire Festival Temple
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Kyoto Machiya Stay — Traditional Townhouse Lodging
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Lake Saiko Bat Cave and Forest — Fuji's Hidden Lake
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Yamanashi
Matsue Castle — Original Black Castle National Treasure
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Shimane
Matsumoto Castle — Black Fortress of the Alps
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Nagano
Miyajima Island — Sacred Island of Deer & Shrines
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Hiroshima
Mount Yoshino — 30,000 Cherry Trees in Pilgrimage Mountains
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Nara
Nanzen-ji Temple — Zen and Aqueduct Architecture
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa — Meiji Elegance
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Tochigi
Northern Culture Museum — Landlord's Estate Garden Paradise
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Niigata
Ohori Park — Castle Moat Turned City Sanctuary
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Fukuoka
Omiya Bonsai Village — Living Art Garden District
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Saitama
Onomichi Temple Walk — 25 Temples Across Hillside City
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Hiroshima
Osaka Castle — Concrete Reconstruction with Museum
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Osaka
Philosopher's Path — Cherry Blossom Canal Walk
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Pola Museum of Art — Impressionist Collection in Forest
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kanagawa
Rokugo-manzan Temples — Kunisaki Buddhist Trail
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Oita
Ryoan-ji Rock Garden — Zen's Ultimate Minimalism
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Senba Lake Cycling — Lakeside Loop Trail
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Ibaraki
Sento Imperial Palace — Emperor's Retirement Villa Garden
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Shosei-en Garden — Hidden Oasis Near Kyoto Station
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Kyoto
Shuzenji Onsen — Historic Temple Town Hot Springs
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Shizuoka
Toshodaiji Temple — Tang Dynasty Architecture Preserved
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Nara
Tsuyama Castle Ruins — Sakura no Meiho Cherry Blossom Fortress
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Okayama
Yakushiji Temple — Twin Pagodas & Healing Buddha
Autumn leavesNovember (approx.)
Nara
Beppu Ropeway to Mt. Tsurumi — 360° Panorama
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Oita
Kirishima Onsen Village
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Miyazaki
Kyuragi Valley — Ancient Camphor Forests
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Saga
Iya Onsen Cliff Bath — Riverside Rotenburo via Cable Car
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Tokushima
Makino Botanical Garden — Flora of Shikoku
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Kochi
Shimanto River — Japan's Last Clear Stream
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Kochi
Iwami Ginzan — UNESCO Silver Mine Heritage
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Shimane
Koyasan Temple Town — Sacred Mountain & Temple Stays
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Wakayama
Shimanami Kaido — Island-Hopping Cycling Route Paradise
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Hiroshima
Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps — Historic Spa Town
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Gunma
Minakami Onsen & Adventure — Hot Springs & Rafting
Autumn leavesLate October – late November (approx.)
Gunma
Aoni Onsen — Lamp-Lit Mountain Retreat
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Aomori
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle — Japan's Highest Mountain Castle
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Okayama
Eiheiji Temple — 700-Year-Old Zen Training Monastery
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Fukui
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum — European Garden and Mt. Fuji
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Yamanashi
Mogami River Boat Ride — Boatmen Songs and Valley Views
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Yamagata
Mt. Haguro Five-Story Pagoda — National Treasure in Cedar Forest
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Yamagata
Tadami Line — Japan's Most Scenic Railway Through Mountain Gorges
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Fukushima
Unazuki Onsen — Gateway Hot Spring to Kurobe Gorge
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Toyama
Ishiyama-dera Temple — Literary & Autumn Color Spot
Autumn leavesLate November (approx.)
Shiga
Lake Hibara — Mountain Lake Camping & Autumn Foliage Panoramas
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Fukushima
Akagi Shrine — Mystical Forest Sanctuary
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Gunma
Akita Museum of Art — Foujita's Akita Masterworks
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Akita
Hachimantai Plateau — Volcanic Highlands & Dragon's Eye
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Akita
Happo Pond — Mirror Lake Reflecting the Alps
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Nagano
Hotaka Mountain Range — Alpine Climbing Challenge
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Nagano
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Stay — Traditional Inn Experience
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Gunma
Nara Park — 1,200 Sacred Deer Roaming Free
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Nara
Senjogahara Marshland — Alpine Wetland Plateau
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Tochigi
Shimanto Sink Bridges — Drive Over, Not Under
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Kochi
Tsugaru-Iwaki Skyline — Mountain Scenic Drive
Autumn leavesMid October – late November (approx.)
Aomori
December
8 spotsNara Park Maple Viewing — Autumn Foliage & Deer
Autumn leavesMid November – early December (approx.)
Nara
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle — Japan's Highest Mountain Castle
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Okayama
Akagi Shrine — Mystical Forest Sanctuary
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Gunma
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Stay — Traditional Inn Experience
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Gunma
Nara Park — 1,200 Sacred Deer Roaming Free
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Nara
Senjogahara Marshland — Alpine Wetland Plateau
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Tochigi
Shimanto Sink Bridges — Drive Over, Not Under
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Kochi
Tofuku-ji Temple — Autumn Maple Sea
Autumn leavesLate October – early December (approx.)
Kyoto