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Guide to Autumn Leaves in Tokyo | MATOKA's Japan Travel Guide
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items Japan boasts a beautiful landscape that fills with vibrant color during the autumn season. With many areas to see the maple leaves (momiji) and ginko leaves change colors, it's a hot spot for autumn visitors!
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Tokyo Autumn Leaves
Kyoto Autumn Leaves
Tokyo Autumn Leaves
Tokyo not only has some great gardens and parks to check out for autumn leaves, but it is also close to many other areas that are autumn hot spots - so think about a day trip as well!
Take a tay trip out of Tokyo on this guided adventure to see maple leaves. This tour takes you through Watarase VAlley Railway, Takatsudokyo Gorge and also one of the largest light shows in the Kanto region at the Ashikagawa Flower park
[TOUR] Autumn Maple Leaves Sightseeing Day Tour
Whether its autumn or cherry blossom season, Shinjuku Gyoen is always a hotspot whenever leaves are changing or flowers are blooming. And it's very accessible too!
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
You can definitely see the changing color of the leaves at this famous garden. Plus, this park features nighttime illuminations of the autumn leaves during this season, so it's a great nighttime activity!
Rikugien Gardens
Not only a great place to go for a hike since it features 8 hiking trails and is only an hour from Tokyo, Mount Takao has beautiful greenery and scenery which brightens with color during the autumn season
Mount Takao
You'll find the best spots to see autumn leaves outside of Tokyo, but take this day trip to navigate your travels. This trip will take you to Mt Fuji's famous Maple Leaf Cooridor and one of the largest canyons in Japan, the Shosenkyo!
[TOUR] Lake Kawaguchi Maple Leaf Corridor & Mount Fuji “Arakurayama Park” (departing from Shinjuku)
This is my fall version of cherry blossom season and I always have to go see the ginko leaves change from green to yellow and litter the streets in Yoyogi. One of the most photogenic areas when you are able to escape the crowds, so you're not going t...
Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue
Closed off during the pandemic but recently opened, Todoroki Valley is an oasis from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo without being far away at all. Imagine your favorite Miyazaki movie scene with forest greenery, soft creek water sounds and hidden shr...
Todoroki Ravine Park
Get out of the concrete jungle of Tokyo to see some real autumn leaves in Echigo. This two day trip features a viewing route through “Naeba Ryu Ropeway” and also uncovers Niigata's secret spot for autumn leaves, the Okutami Lake cruise!
[TOUR] 2-Day Echigo Autumn Leaves Tour Featuring Naeba Ryu Ropeway and Okutami Lake Cruise
While a little off the beaten path from Tokyo, Hitachi Seaside park evokes a different image during the fall, boasting hokigusa, a type a grass that turns flaming red during the autumn season.
Hitachi Seaside Park
Kyoto Autumn Leaves
Kyoto is another great place to visit during the fall for their abundance of autumn spots to see the leaves change! Whether local or day trip, you'll get great photogenic opportunities!
This Autumn special event is a cross between what you would see at TeamLab and other illumination events that you see at this time of year, but since it's debuting this year, I'm sure it's something super magical to see!
NAKED Autumn Special 2024: Nishi Hongwanji Temple
Get the very most out of your Kyoto trip in autumn with this tour that covers all the best spots, including Sanzen-in Temple, Arashiyama bamboo forest, and the Sagano Small Train experience and Bamboo Forest (the filming location of “Crouching Tiger,...
[TOUR] Kyoto Arashiyama & Sagano Train & Sanzenin Bus One-day Tour Osaka, Depart from Kyoto
Temples are great year round but have a special place in my heart during the fall season, as you can find the peaceful and tranquilness with the changing color of the leaves. This tour includes visits to Enryakuji Temple where you can hear the sounds...
[Tour] Autumn Leaves Season | Hieisan Enryakuji Temple & Kyorinbo & Hachiman Cruise Day
Visit 3 Autumn Leaves Spots, Okazaki Canal, Keage Incline, and Eikando Temple, taste Kyoto cuisine for dinner and enjoy the illumination of autumn leaves at night with an experienced tour guide with strong knowledge about Kyoto!
[TOUR] Kyoto Half Day Walking Tour with the Illumination in Autumn
Autumn = romance, duhhhhh! Enjoy the beautiful autumn foliage on the Sagano Romantic Train and Hozugawa River Boat Ride. This tour includes a kyoto style lunch buffet and can be changed to a full day plan to include even more romantic options!
[TOUR] Arashiyama, Hozukyo Gorge Join In Half Day Tour with Sagano Romantic Train and Hozugawakudari River Boat Ride
Not only are the gardens in Kodaiji temple filled with trees and foliage that turn a brilliant color in the autumn, but they also have illuminations at night so you can see the grounds lit up!
Kodaiji Temple
Another temple that is a hot spot for its autumn leaves, this spot also holds illuminations at night! Check out their website for more information, as illuminations were put on hold in 2023
Nanzen-ji
One of the most famous temples, especially for its fall colors, the views of and from the Tsutenkyo Bridge are especially impressive, save for the foot traffic since this is a popular spot!
Tōfuku-ji Temple
Most visit Arashiyama for the bamboo forest, but this village holds so much more, including an impressive amount of foliage that changes color in the Fall. It's also not too far away from Kyoto, so definitely worth a visit whether it's autumn or not!
Arashiyama