Fall foliage in Japan
Koyo season moves south across Japan from Hokkaido in late September to Kyoto's temple gardens in late November. Momiji maples, ginkgo avenues, and alpine rowan are tracked with the same devotion as cherry blossoms.
8 hand-picked fall stops in Japan (leaves & views, towns & rides). Tap a 🍁 for its peak-color window, drag the date slider to watch the color arrive, or see every destination on the big map.
Hokkaidō
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Japan's northernmost island turns first each year, with Daisetsuzan's high peaks catching color in early September and koyo sweeping south through Niseko and Shiretoko by October.
Tōhoku — Northern Honshū
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Northern Honshu's gorges and volcanic highlands turn deep red through October, led by Oirase Gorge's mossy streams and Lake Towada before color reaches Zao's frost-dusted peaks.
Japanese Alps — Chūbu
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Central Honshu's high peaks lead Japan's main-island color, from Kamikochi's valley larch and the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route down to Nikko's shrines and the Fuji Five Lakes.
Kansai — Kyōto & Nara
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Kyoto's temple gardens turn in a famously precise sequence each November, while Koyasan's cedar-maple mix and the Lake Biwa shoreline extend the region's color for weeks.
Kyūshū & Western Japan
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Western Japan's volcanic peaks and river valleys turn color latest in the archipelago, from Kirishima and Aso's crater slopes to Miyajima's Momijidani valley and Shikoku's Iya Gorge.
Top fall stops in Japan
8 hand-picked places across 5 regions, by what you go for.