Our 2024 Japan Autumn Color Report offers regular updates on fall foliage in the Greater Tokyo and Kansai regions, including Kyoto, Osaka, and Wakayama. Stay informed on the best spots to experience autumn’s vibrant colors, from city parks to scenic temples and mountain landscapes. Check back often as the season progresses to catch the peak of Japan’s autumn beauty, and help decide where to visit next.
Tokyo Area
In early October, autumn in greater Tokyo is just beginning to unfold. The trees haven’t yet donned their full autumn hues, but the season’s beauty is already showing in other ways.
In parks across Tokyo, such as Yoyogi Park and Shinjuku Gyoen, delicate cosmos flowers are swaying in soft pinks, whites, and purples, filling the gardens with their gentle charm. Meanwhile, vivid red spider lilies, or higanbana, make a bold statement along pathways and temple grounds, their striking red blossoms catching the eye amidst the lingering greenery.
Yamashita Park (Yokohama / Photo: October 20)
Sporting beautiful views of Yokohama Bay, Yamashita Park is a popular place for people to gather on weekends. Along Yamashita Koen-dori Street are close to 200 ginkgo trees that typically turn brilliant gold from mid-November. During our visit, many of the leaves are gaining a lighter green hue, while some of the tops of trees are yellowing. Yamashita Park is also renowned for its rose gardens, while zinnias and other flowers are in beautiful bloom in beds around the park.
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Address
279, Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 231-0023
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Nearest Station
Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line)
3 minutes on foot
- Phone Number 045-671-3648
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Address
279, Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 231-0023
The Former Yasuda Garden - Tokyo (Photo: October 14)
This compact, Japanese-style garden is a hidden gem between the Japanese Sword Museum and the National Sumo Arena in Ryogoku, eastern Tokyo. A variety of lush trees encircle the koi pond, including Japanese maple and gingko. While most of the gingko trees in the area have fruited, their leaves have yet to change into their famous brilliant golden colors. While the Japanese maples also remain in lovely greens, many autumn flowers are in bloom. Crape myrtles are now bursting in vibrant pink clusters, while the honeysuckle-like Abelia are in bloom with their light pink and white flowers.
Comment from editor Timothy: "Ryogoku is a lovely place to stroll around in early autumn. It's also a great side trip from Akihabara, since it's just two stations away on the JR Chuo-Sobu line, and acessible from the Ueno area via the Oedo Line too. Besides the sumo arena, this area is also home to the Sumida Hokusai Museum, the Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum, and the Japanese Sword Museum, and many great restaurants."
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Former Yasuda Garden墨田区立旧安田庭園
- Address 1 Chome-12-1 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015
Chubu Region
Kiyosato Terrace (Yamanashi / Photo: October 19)
Kiyosato is a scenic highland resort nestled in the southeastern foothills of Yatsugatake in Yamanashi Prefecture. One of its well-known attractions is the rural Camp Seisen Ryo, founded by American professor and missionary Paul Rusch.
LIVE JAPAN Member Kenji reports: "When I visited, the fall foliage had just begun to change, so the colors weren't quite at their peak, and the leaves weren’t especially impressive. However, Kiyosato Terrace, which I filmed, is a stunning viewpoint. You can take a lift to the mountaintop, where you'll be treated to beautiful views of Mt. Fuji. On the day I went, a sea of clouds formed, creating a rare and fortunate sight. The area is about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Tokyo."
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Kiyosato Terraceサンメドウズ清里 清里テラス
- Address 8240-1 Nishiide, Oizumicho, Hokuto, Yamanashi 407-0311
・Website: https://www.sunmeadows.co.jp/
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