大雪山
Daisetsuzan (大雪山) is a vast mountain massif in central Hokkaido built around peaks such as Asahidake, within Daisetsuzan National Park. Its autumn colours are known at Akadake Ginsendai and Kogen Onsen.
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All 100 spots from Shufunotomo’s list on one map: see what is at peak now and what is about to turn. Follow the foliage front north to south by campervan, with spots, routes and tonight’s stop planned in one place.
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Dot colour = today’s stage (typical-year timing, adjusted by this season’s forecast)
🌤 Peak timing adjusted by JWC forecast No.3 (issued 11/4): Final forecast of the season. After a much warmer than normal October, eastern and western Japan are now expected to be normal to late for both maple and ginkgo (revised later from No.2's 'normal'). Northern Japan maple stays on normal timing. ↗
Daisetsuzan (大雪山) is a vast mountain massif in central Hokkaido built around peaks such as Asahidake, within Daisetsuzan National Park. Its autumn colours are known at Akadake Ginsendai and Kogen Onsen.
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Ubaranai Sangoso Colony (卯原内サンゴ草群生地) is a stand of sango-so, or coral grass, on the shore of Lake Notoro in Abashiri, a lake within Abashiri Quasi-National Park whose name comes from Ainu.
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Hachimantai (八幡平) is a 1,614 m mountain on the Akita–Iwate border and the broad plateau around it, one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains within Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
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Zao Mountains (蔵王連峰) form a volcanic range along the Miyagi–Yamagata border, known for the Okama crater lake, with hot springs at its foot; colours typically run from late September into mid-November.
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Bandai-Azuma Skyline (磐梯吾妻スカイライン) is a 28.7 km mountain road across the Azuma range from Takayu Onsen via Jododaira to Tsuchiyu Pass, averaging 1,350 m in altitude and toll-free since 2013.
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Bunadaira (ブナ平) is an area of beech (buna) woodland near Oze-Miike in Hinoemata, Fukushima, which typically colours from late September to mid-October.
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Senjojiki Cirque (千畳敷カール) is a glacial bowl directly below Mount Hoken in the Central Alps, reached by a year-round ropeway; colours typically turn from late September to early October.
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Akan (阿寒) centres on Lake Akan in eastern Hokkaido, part of Akan-Mashu National Park and home to marimo moss balls, ringed by deep forest of spruce, fir and oak.
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Jozankei (定山渓) is a hot-spring district in Sapporo's Minami Ward, built around Jozankei Onsen, where the ravine's colours typically last through October.
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Jigokudani (地獄谷) is a cluster of explosion craters in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, where the slopes around the crater valley typically colour from early to mid-October.
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Kuji Gorge (久慈渓流) is a stretch of the Kuji River in Kuji, Iwate, where the riverside typically colours from early October to around the 20th.
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Nikko (日光) stretches from the shrines and temples around Toshogu to Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Falls, Ryuzu Falls, Senjogahara and Lake Yunoko, with colours typically running from early October to mid-November.
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Myoko Kogen (妙高高原) is the highland at the foot of Mount Myoko, a 2,454 m stratovolcano, highest of the five Hokushin peaks and part of Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park.
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Togakushi Kogen (戸隠高原) is the highland at the foot of Mount Togakushi, a 1,904 m peak of the Hokushin five some 20 km northwest of central Nagano, reached by the Togakushi Bird Line road.
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Hakusan Super Rindo (白山スーパー林道), renamed Hakusan-Shirakawago White Road in 2015, is a 33.3 km toll road linking Ozo in Hakusan city with Hatogaya in Shirakawa village; motorcycles are not allowed.
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Shirakami-Sanchi (白神山地) is a mountain range spanning Aomori and Akita, listed as a World Natural Heritage Site for its primeval beech forest. On the Nishimeya side, Anmon Falls is the autumn highlight.
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Oirase Gorge (奥入瀬渓流) is a roughly 14 km stretch of the Oirase River running from Nenokuchi on Lake Towada to Yakeyama, protected as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument.
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Naruko Gorge (鳴子峡) is a ravine at Naruko Onsen in Osaki, Miyagi, lying within Kurikoma Quasi-National Park and designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the prefecture.
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Onuma (大沼) is a lake in Nanae, Hokkaido, and the collective name for the surrounding lakes Konuma and Junsainuma and Mount Hokkaido-Komagatake; it is the largest dammed lake in Hokkaido.
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Akinomiya Onsen-kyo and Onikobe Eco Road (秋の宮温泉郷・鬼首エコロード) pair a hot-spring village in Yuzawa, within Kurikoma Quasi-National Park and a geopark geosite, with the road that runs on from it.
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Akashiba Gorge (赤芝峡) is a scenic stretch of the Arakawa in Oguni, Yamagata, once called Japan's Red Cliff for its wild mountain maples; it remains unspoilt, with little more than a footpath.
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Mount Haruna and Lake Haruna (榛名山・榛名湖) sit in the centre of Gunma; the mountain is one of the three Jomo peaks, long revered, with Haruna Shrine at its southwestern foot.
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Okutama (奥多摩) is the mountainous western edge of Tokyo, centred on Okutama town and the ranges around it, where colours typically run from mid-October into early December.
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Okutadami (奥只見) centres on Okutadami Dam at the head of the Tadami River and its reservoir Lake Okutadami, within Echigo Sanzan-Tadami Quasi-National Park; Ginzandaira is another highlight.
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Mitake Shosenkyo (御岳昇仙峡) is a gorge on the upper Arakawa north of the Kofu basin, a Special Place of Scenic Beauty counted among Japan's five great gorges; colours typically turn mid-October to mid-November.
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Shibireko Lakeside (四尾連湖畔) rings a natural mountain lake near the summit of Mount Hirugatake in the Misaka range, south of the Kofu basin; colours typically turn mid to late October.
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Lake Arimine (有峰湖) is the reservoir behind Arimine Dam, a 140 m gravity dam built at 1,089 m in the mountains of Toyama city and listed among Japan's 100 notable dam lakes.
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Daisen (大山) is a 1,729 m stratovolcano in Tottori, the highest peak in the Chugoku region, nicknamed Hoki-Fuji for its Fuji-like profile; colours typically turn mid-October to early November.
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Kuruson Gorge (クルソン峡) is a 10 km ravine on the upper Sendai River in Ebino, Miyazaki, with cliffs over 100 m and rock pinnacles under primeval forest; colours typically turn mid-October to mid-November.
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Kuju Mountains (くじゅう連山) straddle Kokonoe and Taketa in Oita; their highest peak, Nakadake at 1,791 m, is the highest point on the Kyushu mainland, within Aso-Kuju National Park.
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Tazawako-Dakigaeri Prefectural Natural Park (田沢湖抱返り県立自然公園) is a prefectural park in eastern Akita, in Semboku, taking its name from Lake Tazawa and Dakigaeri; colours typically turn from late October.
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Hakone (箱根) is the area around the Hakone caldera in southwestern Kanagawa, near the Shizuoka border, where colours typically move through from late October to early December.
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Tenryukyo (天龍峡) is a gorge of the Tenryu River in Iida, Nagano, a national Place of Scenic Beauty within Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park; colours typically turn late October to mid-November.
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Nakatsukyo (中津峡) is a gorge in the northeastern Okuchichibu hills, in what was Otaki village in Chichibu city, well known for its autumn leaves; colours typically turn late October to early November.
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Kiyotsu Gorge (清津峡) is a 12.5 km ravine cut by the Kiyotsu River, one of Japan's three great gorges and a national Natural Monument, viewed from a pedestrian tunnel dug for visitors.
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Lake Kawaguchi (河口湖) is one of the Fuji Five Lakes at the northern foot of Mount Fuji, within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park; its shores typically colour from late October to mid-November.
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Kurobe Gorge and Unazuki Onsen (黒部峡谷・宇奈月温泉) pair Japan's deepest V-shaped gorge, cut by the Kurobe River between the Tateyama and Ushiro-Tateyama ranges, with the hot-spring town of Unazuki.
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Lake Kuzuryu (九頭竜湖) is the reservoir of Kuzuryu Dam, a 128 m rockfill dam on the Kuzuryu River in Ono, Fukui; its shores typically colour from late October to mid-November.
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Koto Sanzan (湖東三山) are three Tendai temples, Saimyoji, Kongorinji and Hyakusaiji, on the western slopes of the Suzuka range east of Lake Biwa, known with nearby Eigenji for their autumn leaves.
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Hozukyo (保津峡) is the gorge of the Hozu River from Kameoka down to Togetsukyo bridge in Arashiyama, famous for its boat descent and sightseeing train; colours typically turn late October to early December.
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Koya-Ryujin Skyline (高野龍神スカイライン) is a 42.7 km road from Okunoin in Koya to Ryujin in Tanabe, toll-free since 2003 and now part of Route 371; colours typically turn late October to mid-November.
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Hattomaki Pass (八斗蒔峠) is a mountain pass in Hidakagawa, Wakayama, looking down over primeval forest; colours typically turn from late October to early November.
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Mitokusan (三徳山) is an 899.6 m mountain in Misasa, whose slopes form the precincts of Sanbutsuji temple, famed for the National Treasure Nageiredo perched on a cliff; colours typically turn late October to early November.
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Sokawakyo (双川峡) is a gorge in Masuda, Shimane, close to the Sun-Eight Mito roadside station; colours typically turn from late October to early November.
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Sandankyo (三段峡) is a 16 km gorge along the Shiwaki River in Akiota and Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima, a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and a signature landscape of the Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park.
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Hiruzen Kogen (蒜山高原) is a broad highland in the Hiruzen district of northern Maniwa, Okayama, where colours typically turn from late October to early November.
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Odamiyama Valley (小田深山渓谷) lies at the eastern tip of Uchiko, Ehime, on the headwaters of the Sugeyuki River, hemmed in by peaks of 1,200 to 1,300 m; colours typically turn late October to mid-November.
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Iya Valley (祖谷渓谷) is a deep V-shaped gorge of the Iya River in Miyoshi, Tokushima, also known simply as Iyadani; colours typically turn late October to mid-November.
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Beppukyo (別府峡) is a gorge in Kami, Kochi, near the prefectural border along Route 195; colours typically turn from late October to mid-November.
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Konosekyo (高の瀬峡) is a gorge at the source of the Naka River in Naka town, Tokushima, on the southern foot of Jirogyu, where huge limestone boulders lie exposed; colours typically turn in late October.
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Unzen (雲仙) is the volcanic massif of Mount Unzen, a cluster of more than twenty peaks in the centre of the Shimabara peninsula, Nagasaki; colours typically turn late October to early November.
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Gokanosho (五家荘) is the collective name for five districts in eastern Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, reached along prefectural route 159; colours typically turn late October to mid-November.
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Hikosan (英彦山) is a 1,199 m mountain on the Fukuoka–Oita border, one of Japan's three great Shugendo peaks and the sacred body of Hikosan Jingu; colours typically turn late October to mid-November.
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Obuchi Mebuchi Park (雄淵雌淵公園) is a park in Saga city midway between Furuyu Onsen and Kumanokawa Onsen; colours typically turn from late October to late November.
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Showa Kinen Park (国営昭和記念公園) is a national government park straddling Tachikawa and Akishima in western Tokyo, where the grounds typically colour through November.
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Mount Myogi (妙義山) spans Shimonita, Tomioka and Annaka, one of the three Jomo mountains and among Japan's three great scenic oddities; the stone arches at its foot form a prefectural park.
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Sumatakyo (寸又峡) is a 16 km gorge of the Sumata River, a tributary of the Oi, in Kawanehon town, Shizuoka, with walls rising up to 100 m; colours typically turn through November.
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Kaochidani (香落渓) is a gorge in Nabari, Mie, on the upper reaches of the Shorenji River, a tributary of the Nabari in the Kizu river system; colours typically turn early to mid-November.
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Onzui Valley (音水渓谷) is a gorge centred on Lake Onzui at Haga in Shiso, Hyogo, where colours typically turn from early to mid-November.
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Yoshinoyama (吉野山) is an 8 km ridge running south from the Yoshino River toward the Omine range, dotted with temples around Kimpusenji; famed for cherry blossom, it typically colours through November.
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Chomonkyo (長門峡) is a 12 km gorge on the upper Abu River between Ato in Yamaguchi city and Kawakami in Hagi, where colours typically turn through November.
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Momijidani Park (紅葉谷公園) is a maple park in the Yokoyama district of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, the same quarter as Kintaikyo bridge and Kikko Park; colours typically turn through November.
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Kankakei (寒霞渓) is a gorge on the island of Shodoshima in Kagawa, designated a national Place of Scenic Beauty; colours typically turn from early to late November.
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Ukaikei (宇甘渓) is a gorge of the Ukai River, a tributary in the Asahi river system flowing through central Okayama, in Kibichuo town; colours typically turn through November.
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Saburo Falls (三郎の滝) is a waterfall in Fuchu, Hiroshima, surrounded by some 800 Japanese maples; colours typically turn from early to late November.
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Shirataki Park (白滝公園) is a park in Ozu, Ehime, known for the Rurihime Festival; colours typically turn from early to late November.
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Yasui Valley (安居渓谷) is a scenic gorge on the upper Yasui River, a tributary of the Niyodo, in Niyodogawa town, a prefectural natural park of state-owned primeval forest; colours typically turn through November.
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Akizuki Castle Ruins (秋月城跡周辺) mark an Edo-period castle at Notori in Asakura, Fukuoka, a prefectural historic site where the Black Gate and Nagayamon gate survive; colours typically turn through November.
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Yabakei (耶馬渓) is a gorge landscape along the upper and middle Yamakuni River and its tributaries in Nakatsu, Oita, one of Japan's three great scenic oddities; colours typically turn early to mid-November.
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Mifuneyama Rakuen (御船山楽園) is a pond-stroll garden in Takeo, Saga, famed for azaleas and autumn leaves and registered as a national monument as the former Nabeshima villa garden.
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Shirataki (白滝) is a waterfall in Gokase, Miyazaki, near the Gokase Highland ski area; colours typically turn from early to late November.
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Sogi Falls Park (曽木の滝公園) surrounds Sogi Falls on the upper Sendai River in southern Isa, Kagoshima; colours typically turn from early to late November.
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Natadera (那谷寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Komatsu, Ishikawa, whose hidden Thousand-armed Kannon is shown only once every 33 years; the grounds typically colour from around 10 November to late month.
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Nagatoro (長瀞) is a gorge cut by the Arakawa through the hills of Chichibu, known for the Iwadatami rock terraces, the Chichibu Red Cliff and river-boat rides; colours typically turn mid to late November.
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Mount Takao (高尾山) is a 599 m peak in Hachioji within Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park, close to central Tokyo and long held sacred by Shugendo practitioners.
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Oyama-dera and Oyama Afuri Shrine (大山寺・大山阿夫利神社) stand on Mount Oyama in Isehara; the Shingon temple, known as Oyama Fudo, drew Edo-era pilgrims on the famous Oyama-mairi.
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Fukuroda Falls (袋田の滝) in Daigo, Ibaraki, drops in four tiers over 120 m and 73 m wide, ranked with Kegon and Nachi among Japan's three great waterfalls; colours typically turn mid-November.
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Gozenyama (御前山) is a mountain in Shirosato town, Ibaraki, where the slopes typically take on colour from the middle to the end of November.
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Oyada Momijidani (大矢田もみじ谷) is the maple valley at Oyada Shrine in Mino, Gifu, whose main and worship halls, rebuilt in the 1670s, are Important Cultural Properties; colours typically turn mid to late November.
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Korankei (香嵐渓) is a gorge of the Tomoe River, a tributary of the Yahagi, at Asuke in Toyota city, known for its autumn maples and spring dogtooth violets; colours typically turn mid-November to early December.
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Mantokuji (萬徳寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Obama, Fukui, known for its dry landscape garden, a national Place of Scenic Beauty, framed by a great maple that is a Natural Monument.
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Sogi Park (曽木公園) is a park in Toki, Gifu, across Route 363 from Sogi Onsen, known for its upside-down maples mirrored in the pond; colours typically turn mid to late November.
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Iwayado Park (岩屋堂公園) is a park in Seto, Aichi, where maples line both banks of the Torihara River; colours typically turn mid to late November.
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Arashiyama (嵐山) is the district in western Kyoto around the Oi River, taking in the three Arashiyama peaks, Ogurayama and Kameyama and the temples at their feet; colours typically turn mid-November to early December.
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Minoo Park (箕面公園) lies within Meiji no Mori Minoo Quasi-National Park, which covers the slopes of Mount Minoo in northern Osaka; colours typically turn mid-November to early December.
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Momijiyama (もみじ山) is a hillside in Shiso, Hyogo, where maples from countries around the world grow together; colours typically turn mid to late November.
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Ohara (大原) is a small basin on the upper Takano River at the northwestern foot of Mount Hiei, in northeastern Kyoto, ringed by hills and crossed by the old Wakasa road; colours typically turn mid-November.
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Takedao (武田尾) is the hot-spring area of Takedao Onsen on the border of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka, Hyogo, sometimes called the back parlour of Kansai; colours typically turn mid-November.
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Chogakuji (長岳寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Tenri, Nara, standing about midway along the Yamanobe-no-michi, said to be Japan's oldest road; colours typically turn mid to late November.
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Miyajima Momijidani Park (宮島・紅葉谷公園) is the maple valley on Itsukushima, the island of Itsukushima Shrine and one of Japan's three great views; colours typically turn mid to late November.
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Shionoe Onsen-kyo (塩江温泉郷) is a hot-spring district at Shionoe in Takamatsu, Kagawa, known as the back parlour of Sanuki; colours typically turn from mid-November to mid-December.
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Hitoyoshi Castle Ruins and the Kuma River (人吉城跡・球磨川周辺) pair a national historic site, seat of the Sagara clan for some 670 years, with the riverbanks below; colours typically turn mid-November to early December.
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Kunisaki (国東) is the peninsula jutting out from the northeastern corner of Oita, Kyushu, where colours typically turn from mid to late November.
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Amagi (天城) is the range of peaks running east–west across central Izu, one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains topped by Banzaburodake at 1,406 m; colours typically turn from around 20 November to mid-December.
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Inunakisan Valley (犬鳴山渓谷) is the ravine of the Inunaki River in Izumisano, Osaka, at the heart of the hill country called Inunakisan around Mount Tomyogatake; colours typically turn in late November.
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Yoro Valley (養老渓谷) is a gorge cut by the Yoro River between Awamata in Otaki and Asobara in Ichihara, within a prefectural natural park and listed among Japan's 100 Geological Sites.
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Ohirasan Kenshindaira (太平山謙信平) is the spot called Kenshindaira on Mount Ohira, a 341 m hill in Tochigi city, where colours typically turn in late November.
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Ise Jingu Naiku Shin-en (伊勢神宮内宮神苑) is the garden of the Inner Shrine of Ise, the shrine known fondly as O-Ise-san and head of all Shinto shrines; colours typically turn late November to early December.
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Metasequoia Namiki (メタセコイア並木) is an avenue of dawn redwoods along prefectural route 287 in Takashima, Shiga, near Makino Kogen; colours typically turn late November to mid-December.
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Kirishima Mountains (霧島連山) are a group of volcanoes spread along the Miyazaki–Kagoshima border in southern Kyushu, where colours typically turn late November to early December.
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