The autumn color season is now at their best viewing in many cities on the main island of Honshu, and Joe reported that the colors in Tokyo were approaching their peak when he was there nine days ago. Today, I visited...

This week is a fantastic time to experience autumn colors in central Japan as this year’s season is reaching its peak in some of the country’s most spectacular autumn color spots. In particular, cities like Tokyo,...

The autumn color season is now in full swing throughout much of Japan’s main island of Honshu and parts of southern Japan. While the season is coming to an end in northern Japan and higher elevation areas, the color...

As we head into mid November, the autumn colors have started moving down towards the major cities on the main island of Japan. Matt was in Tokyo two days ago and reported that the colors were just starting to change....

With this year’s koyo season already well underway, I took trip to Tokyo today to see how the colors are progressing in two of the city’s most popular viewing spots.While temperatures in other parts of the...

The temperatures across Japan over the last few weeks have been cooler than the average year, which has resulted in the season picking up its pace. Schauwecker and Joe were in Mount Fuji and Naruko respectively at the...

Autumn colors abound with the season now in full swing all over northern and central Japan. The colors in these parts of the country are now moving down from higher elevations, where the season has mostly finished, to...

After a hot and slow start to the autumn color season, the temperatures have dropped to below average in many parts of Japan over the past month, resulting in an acceleration of the season.Today I visited Mount...

Continuing our autumn color reporting from Japan’s northerly Tohoku Region, I made my way today to Akita Prefecture. While the season is still early and mostly green at lower elevations (as I discovered yesterday at...

The autumn color season continues to brighten the landscapes here in Japan as places in high mountain elevations like Nikko and the Japan Alps are reaching their peak coloring.Today, I headed to another part of...

Autumn is fully upon us here in Japan as the autumn colors have begun to grace the higher elevations of Hokkaido and Japan’s main island of Honshu.While we’re scaling back our autumn color coverage this season due...

Today, I was supposed to go on an autumn color hiking trip near Mount Myoko in Niigata Prefecture; however, when I arrived, the mountain was half covered in thick, dark clouds. Because I did not want to spend another...

Welcome to the 13th annual autumn color reporting season at japan-guide.com! In this unusual year we aim to deliver some colors from Japan to the many readers who will not able to witness them in person as Japan’s...