Kansai autumn leaves: 3-day campervan (Minoh→Arashiyama→Kotō Sanzan→Yoshino)
3 days, 2 nights ・ ≈499 km ・ 11h 34m driving (estimated)
Mid-November Kansai in three campervan days, hitting six of Japan’s 100 Best Autumn-Leaf Spots: Minoh Park, Arashiyama, Ōhara, Kotō Sanzan, the Metasequoia avenue and Yoshinoyama. Nights only at michi-no-eki / RV parks we checked for 24-hour toilets and no “no overnight parking” signs (rest-and-nap only). Peak timing is adjusted by this season’s forecast, and each spot on the map shows where the colour is right now.
Itinerary (10 stops)
- DREAMAX Rent-a-Car 大阪本店
- 箕面大滝
- 嵐山
- 三千院
- 湖東三山
- 道の駅 奥永源寺渓流の里
- メタセコイア並木
- 吉野山
- 道の駅 吉野路 黒滝
- DREAMAX Rent-a-Car 大阪本店
Indicative cost
| 🚐 Rental (JP STAR Treasure 1 ・ 3 days ・ weekday rate) | 約 ¥54,000 |
| ⛽ Fuel (9 km/L ・ petrol ¥161/L) | 約 ¥8,927 |
| 🛣 Tolls ・ ⛴ Ferry ・ 🌙 Overnight | — |
Tolls and ferry fares have to be worked out leg by leg from the actual route, and overnight cost depends which stops you choose — all three are calculated live on the map once you pick a vehicle and a departure date. The two figures above assume this vehicle at the weekday rate.