Countryside

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kanto Gunma 19 Mount Haruna & Lake Haruna (榛名山・榛名湖) in Takasaki [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3208.156843729681!2d138.86934901528093!3d36.47792768001613!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x40104706c572932f!2z5qab5ZCN5rmW!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1476687855239&w=100%&h=100%] First colors: Middle of October Color Peak: End of October until the beginning of November Recommended Spot: The view from...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kanto Kanagawa 53 Zuisenji Temple (瑞泉寺) in Kamakura [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3255.162784446303!2d139.57314051440437!3d35.32677895693834!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x601844310c6a8229%3A0x4717ca389a92722a!2sZuisen-ji!5e0!3m2!1sde!2s!4v1476924528129&w=100%&h=100%] First colors: Middle of November Color Peak: End of November until the middle of December Admission: 200yen (adults), 100yen(children) Access: 15min bus ride from...

Yamagata is famous for its tasty cherries and pears. Every tourist who visits Yamagata during early summer season should attend the Cherry-Picking events offered by the local orchards. We visited OHSYO FRUITS FARM in Tendo-City...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kansai Osaka 34 Sefuku-ji Temple (施福寺) in Izumi [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1477905980004!6m8!1m7!1sF%3A-KZCLgVmqdJo%2FWANXP6uoKYI%2FAAAAAAAACZ0%2FIw6dBL1GdGEblqQcFIDWNgbhi5CvZ_9CwCLIB!2m2!1d34.395161!2d135.5053769!3f9.404565357758372!4f-7.432155256378763!5f0.7820865974627469&w=600&h=450] First colors: End of October Color Peak: Middle of November until the end of November Hours: March – November 8am – 5pm ;...

by Chew Yan Qiao My colleague and I were blessed with the opportunity to stay at a minshuku at Iide town in Yamagata Prefecture. Minshuku are Japanese-style “bed and breakfast” lodgings. They are usually family...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kanto Tochigi Tochigi Prefecture 7 ~ 12  7 Nasukogen (那須高原) in Nasu [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3182.4625265669474!2d140.00029761529828!3d37.094106079889045!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x484f895a8783f78b!2z6YKj6aCI6auY5Y6f!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1476676796272&w=100%&h=100%] First colors: Middle of October Color Peak: Middle of October until the end of October Recommended Spot: Nasu Onsen Shrine,...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kanto Kanagawa 51 Lake Tanzawa (丹沢湖) in Ashigarashimo - Yamakita [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1476953868220!6m8!1m7!1sF%3A-eO0vKc3zGLc%2FVk_rCB2KfWI%2FAAAAAAAAQoI%2F5yypBTFYXQ8epYV8Ok7Ue69boI5K36SNQCLIB!2m2!1d35.4066297!2d139.0415578!3f133.44771682662082!4f0.7991837976456253!5f0.7820865974627469&w=600&h=450] [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d26012.397230354898!2d139.0435261!3d35.41641175!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x60190c92e2a6628d%3A0x442701087c0c2626!2sLake+Tanzawa!5e0!3m2!1sde!2s!4v1476923682912&w=100%&h=100%] First colors: Beginning of November Color Peak: Middle of November Access: 50min Fujikyu Shonan Bus ride from Shinmatsuada Station (Odakyu...

The World's Most Picturesque Pilgrimage If you take just one pilgrimage - or perhaps just a long hike - in your life, you won't find a more scenic one than here. Though a slight trek off the...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Tohoku Fukushima 42 Natsui River Ravine (夏井川渓谷) in Iwaki [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3178.920923536116!2d140.82277665126773!3d37.17835017977377!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x602102c27fca2367%3A0x386de6dd2751fb96!2z5aSP5LqV5bed5riT6LC3!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1476156684181&w=100%&h=100%] First colors: End of October Color Peak: Beginning of November until the middle of November Recommended Spots: Around the Kagoba Falls, View...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Tohoku Miyagi 27 Shiwahiko Shrine & Shiogama Shrine (志波彦神社・鹽竈神社) in Shiogama [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d3130.325446504484!2d141.01227852309478!3d38.31829379083248!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xc9d1e28a59bfca1d!2z6bm956uI56We56S-IFNoaW9nYW1hIFNocmluZQ!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1475720723941&w=100%&h=100%] First colors: End of October Color Peak: Middle of November Access: 15min walk from Hon-Shiogama Station (JR Senseki Line) Address: Shiwahiko...