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

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Entsuin, a temple located in the picturesque town of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, offers a breathtaking autumn experience with its illumination event. The temple's gardens, spanning ...

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 ...