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Autumn Color Blog 2008 by japan-guide.com This is the official japan-guide.com autumn color blog for 2008 about our reporting trips to various autumn leaf spots across Japan. Check our page on Autumn Leaves for general information. 2008/12/03 - Kamakura Report On a ten kilometer walk through Kamakura, we visited most of the city's best known autumn leaf spots. read all 2008/11/26 - Tokyo Report Reporting about the autumn colors from several gardens and parks of Tokyo. read all 2008/11/21 - Kyoto Report (4/4) Reporting from the Philosopher's Path, Tofukuji, Kiyomizudera and Kotoin. read all 2008/11/20 - Kyoto Report (3/4) Reporting from Arashiyama and the Shugakuin Area. read all 2008/11/20 - Miyajima This year's western most autum leaf report brought me to Miyajima, the scenic island off Hiroshima. read all 2008/11/19 - Kyoto Report (2/4) Reporting from Daigoji and Yoshiminedera Temples and Arashiyama. read all 2008/11/18 - Kyoto Report (1/4) On our first autum color reporting day in Kyoto, we visited three areas in the north of central Kyoto: Ohara, Hieizan and Takao. read all 2008/11/18 - Mino Park Autumn colors have finally descended into lower elevations and southern latitudes of Japan. Today, I visited Mino Park, one of Osaka's most popular koyo spots. read all 2008/11/12 - Fuji Five Lakes Great autumn colors but no weather luck on this report trip to Fujigoko (Fuji Five Lakes). read all 2008/11/05 - Nikko (2) Nikko is a popular sightseeing destination year round, but it is especially busy during the autumn leaf season. read all 2008/10/29 - Lake Towada A visit to Lake Towada and Oirase Stream in Towada-Hachimantai National Park. read all 2008/10/28 - Shirakami Sanchi (2) Second day of our visit to Shirakami Sanchi, site of Japan's last virgin beech forests. read all 2008/10/27 - Shirakami Sanchi Autumn visit to one of Japan's least known world heritage sites, Shirakami Sanchi in the northern Tohoku region. read all 2008/10/21 - Nishizawa Valley An autumn colors hike through Nishizawa Valley in Yamanashi Prefecture. This trail runs along a stream filled with ponds and waterfalls. read all 2008/10/16 - Nikko Observing autumn colors along the hiking trails of Oku-Nikko. read all 2008/10/10 - Akagiyama On my first autumn leaf trip to a destination in the Kanto Region this, I visited Akagiyama in Gunma Prefecture. read all 2008/10/08 - Shiretoko Peninsula Viewing autumn colors on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Natural Heritage Site and one of Japan's wildest and most beautiful national parks. read all 2008/10/07 - Lake Mashu and Kussharo In search of better shades and brighter hues, we headed northeast to Akan National Park's two other famous lakes, Mashuko and Kussharoko. read all 2008/10/06 - Lake Akan The first day of our 2008 Autumn Color Report Trip for Eastern Hokkaido takes us from Kushiro Airport to Akan National Park read all 2008/10/03 - Tateyama Alpen Route The peaks of the Tateyama mountain range are among the tallest in the Japan Alps, and their slopes among the first places on Honshu to see autumn colors. read all 2008/09/26 - Sounkyo Onsen Today I went to check out autumn colors in Sounkyo Onsen and Mount Kurodake above it. read all 2008/09/25 - Daisetsu Kogen Onsen Kogen Onsen's most popular attraction is a circular hiking course through the area's pond dotted highlands. read all 2008/09/24 - Mount Asahidake Mount Asahidake in Daisetsuzan National Park is Hokkaido's highest mountain and the first spot in Japan to see autumn colors (and snow). read all