According to the Japan Meteorological Corporation, the best time to see the autumn leaves in Tokyo is around December 5 and in Osaka on December 9, both later than usual. Japan recorded its joint ...

it wasn’t until the Edo period in the 18th century that people from across all areas of society adopted the tradition and travelled to certain areas of Japan to appreciate the autumn leaves.

We hope people will enjoy the dynamic autumn leaves from bus windows and elsewhere." (Japanese original by Shinichi Hamana, Toyama Bureau) ...

In Japan, going into the mountains to view autumn leaves has been a custom for more than 1,000 years. 14:44 Japan has many places famous for their beautiful fall colors.

Officials now say the autumn leaves will be at their best around mid-December. Only about 10 percent of the leaves on four Japanese maples designated as specimen trees at Nijo Castle in Nakagyo ...

In Minoh, a city in Japan's Osaka Prefecture, you can find street vendors selling fried maple leaves during the autumn months. This unique treat is known as momiji tempura — momiji means maple ...

Japanese maples and ginkgo biloba trees over 300 years old face the guest hall. This year, autumn colors peaked 10 days later than usual.

But the flowers of "hagi" (Japanese bush clover) do neither. They quietly announce the arrival of autumn with modesty ... (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), the hagi was the subject of more ...