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The annual Japan Maple Viewing Conference is about to kick off, and according to the latest foliage viewing time forecast table, the leader is still the Hokkaido region, while the Tokyo and Fukuoka regions will still be able to view the foliage in early December.
Why is maple viewing in Japan so hot? Not only does the leaf season last for more than 3 months, but also because there are many ways to enjoy maple! In addition to the basic park maple viewing, there are also corridor garden maple viewing, shrine maple viewing, hot springs maple viewing, boating maple viewing, night maple viewing, etc., Zen and nature are blended, and instantly return to the inner peace.
🤗 Hokkaido prefecture, Japan
📅 Forecasted maple viewing time: mid-September to early October
📍 Popular areas: Sapporo, Kamikawa-cho, Chitose
01 Fragrant Snow Garden
Keywords: Meiji Taisho era architecture, night lighting
Kagetsuen is located in Miharu Park and has both Japanese and Western-style gardens, and when the leaves are in full bloom, you can enjoy the beauty of the Meiji and Taisho era buildings blending with the leaves.
What's more, during the red leaf season, the Fragrant Snow Garden also has a night lighting event, where the 150-meter maple tree avenue is covered with red and yellow maple leaves, and is accompanied by small-scale concerts and festivals, with a sense of ambience set off by the lights.
02 Jingshanxi Hot Spring
Keywords: hot spring
Jyozankei is a famous hot spring resort, known as “Sapporo's backyard”, and the hot spring town is colorfully dyed with the red leaves of the mountains, so it is very relaxing to soak in the hot springs and enjoy the red leaves.
Futami Suspension Bridge is a must card viewpoint, a lot of Japanese covers are from here, standing on the bridge you can enjoy the whole Fengpingxia scenery, coupled with the falling maple leaves, like a fairy tale world, taking pictures is very out of the film!
03 Lake Shikotsu
Keywords: Lake Shikotsu, market
Lake Shikotsu is a crater lake formed by the eruption of a volcano. The lake is very beautiful with a blue surface, and the maple leaves on both sides of the lake reflect on the lake surface in the fall, making it sparkling and very pretty.
Every year in early October, Lake Shikotsu hosts the Red Leaf Festival and there is a market where you can enjoy the scenery of the lake and the mountains, as well as red salmon and mushroom miso soup, which is very lively~.
🤗 Tohoku, Japan
📅 Predicted time for maple viewing: Late September to mid-November
📍 Popular areas: Akita, Miyagi, Fukushima
04 Aomori Oirase Stream
Keywords: stream, waterfall
The total length of Oirase Stream is 14 kilometers, hiking along the stream, gurgling water lapping at the rocks, taking a deep breath, full of fresh oxygen. The Yunai Falls in the center of the stream has a drop of 20 meters, and the red leaves fall into the water and flow down the stream, making it a refreshing sight.
If you like the outdoors, you can't go wrong with maple viewing here.
05 Miyagi Naruko Gorge
Keywords: stream, waterfall
Naruko Gorge is a large canyon split in half in the middle, and every year during the foliage season, the cliffs are surrounded by red foliage and transformed into a colorful world of colors.
You can enjoy the scenery from the Omazawa Trail in Naruko Gorge, and if you are lucky, you can see the JR Rikyu East Line train traveling over the Naruko Gorge Railroad Bridge, framed by the red leaves.
You can also take a train on the Rikuyu East Line to enjoy the beauty of the foliage outside the window, but the frequency of the Rikuyu East Line is very low, so check the schedule before you take the train.
🤗 Chubu Area
📅 Forecasted time for maple viewing: Late September - Early December
📍 Popular areas: Nagoya
06 Karuizawa Yunoyu Pond
Keywords: Swan Lake
Yun Tangchi also known as the swan lake, both sides of the red leaves reflected in the lake, in the sunshine, sparkling very beautiful, good luck, you can also see flocks of swans, as if an oil painting, a casual shot can be the rhythm of wallpaper.
07 Nagoya Tsurumai Park
Keywords: stream, waterfall
Tsurumai Park is not only a cherry blossom viewing spot, but also equally good for maple viewing, with maple trees, ginkgoes, and sequoias in the park, which are very colorful.
With easy access to JR Tsurumai Station, many locals like to come here for picnics, and if you're traveling with children, it's a great place to have a picnic in the afternoon.
🤗 Kanto Region
📅 Predicted maple viewing time: early October - early December
📍 Popular areas: Tokyo
08 Lake Okutama, Tokyo
Keywords: lake view, pontoon bridge
Although Lake Otomo is an artificial lake, the autumn foliage scenery is not lost, and the foliage is reflected in the colorful water of the lake.
Loop road hiking, fully feel the charm of nature, pontoon bridge attractions do not miss, very suitable for couples dating, very romantic. Nearby is also the Sun and Moon Bell Milkstone Cave, you can play together.
09 Mt. Takao, Tokyo
Keywords: stream, waterfall
Mt. Takao is famous for maple viewing and is also popular with hiking enthusiasts. Climbing to the top of the mountain and having a view of the red foliage on the mountain is refreshing and a great stress reliever.
If you don't want to climb the mountain, you can take the cable car to hike up the mountain, and it's nice to view the red leaves from the cable car, but since it's popular for maple leaf viewing, it's recommended that you go early to avoid the crowds and get some nice photos.
🤗 Shikoku Area
📅 Predicted time for maple viewing: Early October - Late November
📍 Popular areas: Kagawa, Ehime
10 Okayama Okutsu Stream
Keywords: streams, waterfalls
Oku-Tsu Stream is located downstream of Oku-Tsu Hot Springs. Although the stream is only 3km long, both banks are covered with red leaf trees, and in the fall of each year, the leaves turn from yellow to red, and with the falling red leaves, it is like walking through a tunnel of red leaves, which is very enjoyable.
This season is also the time to soak in the hot springs, while soaking in the hot springs, while enjoying the red leaves, don't be too comfortable~.
11 Shimane Adachi Art Museum
Keywords: most beautiful garden
The Adachi Art Museum has been called one of the “most beautiful gardens in Japan,” and the entire museum consists of six 50,000-square-meter creative gardens, including the Kusansui Garden, the White Sand and Green Pine Garden, the Moss Garden, the Ikea Garden, the Shuriki-an, and the Kamehuru Waterfall.
The combination of natural and artistic aesthetics, looking at the scenery as if it were an artistic painting, is definitely a baptism of the soul, very shocking.
🤗 Kansai/Kinki Area
📅 Forecasted time for maple viewing: Mid-October to early December
📍 Popular areas: Osaka, Kyoto
12 Eikando Zenrin Temple, Kyoto
Keyword：Temple, Cloister Garden
You can't miss maple-viewing at the temples, especially Yongguandang Zenlin Temple, with its cloister-style courtyard, multi-pagodas and release ponds, a Zen-like atmosphere, and more than 3,000 red-leafed trees, which are a feast for the eyes.
There is a steep staircase at the top of the temple complex, climb to the highest point can overlook the entire temple foliage scenery, because of the blessing of the Buddha statue, being in the middle of it can calm your mind and forget your worries, it's very suitable for distraction tour. The temple also has a night leaf lighting activity, but the queue is more people, you can go there earlier.
13 Arashiyama, Kyoto
Keywords: temples, cloister-style gardens
You can't miss the Arashiyama Train, which you must book in advance during peak season. The open-air train travels through the leafy forests, and the warm breeze on your face will make your worries disappear in no time.
You can also visit the Everlasting Silent Light Temple and Watanuki Bridge, which are very suitable for children to play with their parents.
14 Kiyomizu Temple
Keywords: temples, night maple viewing
Kiyomizu-dera is one of Kyoto's most popular maple viewing spots in the fall, and the “Mie Tower” and “Kiyomizu Stage” in particular are superb with the red maple leaves.
The maple viewing area of Kiyomizu Temple is mainly centered around the stage and the garden around the main hall, and from the Kiyomizu Stage, you can overlook the gorgeous maple leaves. During the maple viewing season, Kiyomizu-dera Temple usually organizes a special night maple viewing event, where the maple leaves are beautifully illuminated.
15 Osaka Katsuoji Temple
Key words: surrounded by mountains and water, illuminated at night
Katsuoji Temple is famous for praying for good luck, getting on the list, and winning, and the large number of large and small Dharma gyoji are the highlights of the visit. The temple is situated on the top of Mt. Minobu, surrounded by mountains and deep green forests forming a beautiful watercolor painting.
In autumn, you can enjoy the richly colored red leaves on the path leading to the main hall up the mountain, and surrounded by the red leaves, Saveoji Temple has more charm. in November, there is a night lighting event, which is very meaningful for praying for blessings, worshipping, and enjoying the maple.
🤗 Chugoku Region
📅 Predicted maple viewing time: Mid-October to late November
📍 Popular areas: Yamaguchi, Hiroshima
16 Okayama Korakuen
Keywords: Okayama Castle, Japanese traditional beauty
Okayama Korakuen is one of the three most famous gardens in Japan, along with Kanrokuen Garden in Kanazawa and Kairakuen Garden in Mito, and is styled in the style of Japanese gardens, displaying the beauty of Japanese traditions from the Edo period.
Autumn is the best time for leaf-peeping, and the garden is a beautiful place to see the majestic Okayama Castle from afar, while the leaves, green trees, and pavilions are reflected in the water near you.
At night, the park is illuminated with the “Autumn Fantasy Garden”, so you can dress up in a kimono and take photos of the park. You can also visit Okayama Castle and the Okayama Prefectural Museum in the vicinity, where you can enjoy autumn colors and a sense of history at the same time.
17 Shimane Crocodile Temple
Keywords: Okayama Castle, Japanese traditional beauty
Crocodile Temple is a quiet niche maple viewing place. Legend has it that this is the temple where Benkei Musubo, a monk and soldier at the end of the Heian Period, practiced. It has a long history and is full of Zen, and the stone steps in front of the temple all the way up to the Samen-do Road are covered with red leaves, making it look like a tunnel of red leaves, and it's very beautiful.
The Red Leaf Festival is held around mid to late November to pray for blessings and enjoy the maple, which can bring good luck for the whole year.
🤗 Kyushu Area
📅 Forecasted time for maple viewing: Late October - Early December
📍 Popular area: Fukuoka
18 Miyazaki Takachiho Gorge
Keywords: Okayama Castle, Japanese traditional beauty
Takachiho Gorge is a cliff formed by a volcanic eruption that is about 100 meters high and stretches for 7 kilometers. Take a boat ride to view the cliffs and red foliage along the coast.
Feel the collision of colors and nature's artistry among the canyons, and rafting through the canyons will definitely take your breath away. Along the way, you will also enjoy the Manabei Waterfall, which is a great stress reliever as you embrace the pure nature.
19 Saga Nine Years Anon
Keywords: Okayama Castle, Japanese traditional beauty
Ninen-an is a Japanese-style garden that was remodeled over a period of nine years by Monk Ah, a monk of the Jodo Shinshu sect. The garden is decorated with a forest of red foliage, which makes it quiet and far-reaching, and dissipates your worries.
In order to ensure the integrity of the building, it is only open to the public in the spring and during the two seasons when the leaves are in full bloom, and each time it is open for only nine days, so if you want to enjoy the maple here, be sure to check the opening hours in advance.
20 Fukuoka Akizuki Castle Ruins
Keyword：“Small Kyoto”, sense of history
Built in the 17th century, Akizuki Castle, known as “Little Kyoto,” was once the residence of the Kuroda Clan, but now only one gate remains.
Although there is only one gate at the site, when the red leaves reflect on the gate, the black wall bricks and red and yellow leaves are arranged in a way that creates a strong sense of history, and the photos taken have a great sense of storytelling.
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