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#Autumn

September through November, the season that rewards flexible dates. Fall color runs the opposite direction from the cherry blossoms, working south from Hokkaido in late September to Kyoto in late November, so two full months separate the two ends of the country. Seasonal menus, Halloween events, and where to buy a jacket when you packed for warmer weather than you got.

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An autumn Japanese table — grilled sanma, matsutake mushrooms, chestnut rice, new-crop rice, and Shine Muscat grapes, all in season from September to November.

Autumn Food in Japan 2026: What's in Season and Where to Eat It

A plate of ohagi, glutinous rice balls coated in sweet azuki red bean paste, a wagashi eaten around Japan's autumnal equinox

Ohagi and Japan's Autumnal Equinox 2026: What It Is and Where to Buy It

A tsukimi display of stacked rice dumplings and pampas grass with the near-full autumn moon rising in the east

Tsukimi 2026: Japan's Moon-Viewing Night Is Sept 25, Not the Full Moon

Lakeside lodging at Lake Chuzenji framed by autumn foliage in Oku-Nikko

Where to Stay in Nikko 2026: Station, Oku-Nikko, or Kinugawa?

Red maple leaves at a Kyoto temple and the golden ginkgo avenue at Meiji Jingu Gaien in Tokyo

Japan Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Dates and 8 Best Spots

The golden ginkgo avenue at Meiji Jingu Gaien, seen from the Aoyama-dori entrance

Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue 2026: Peak Color and the Free Golden Tunnel

Autumn maples and the vermilion Taigetsukyo Bridge over the Tomoe River at Korankei

Korankei Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Timing, Free Entry & Beating the Traffic

Red maples of the Momiji Corridor at Lake Kawaguchi with Mt. Fuji behind

Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves 2026: Momiji Corridor Peak, Free Entry & Getting There

Red maples over the stone steps of a temple in Kita-Kamakura in late November

Kamakura Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Dates, Fees, 4pm Closings

Dancers in low straw hats moving down a lantern-lit slope after dark at Owara Kaze no Bon in Yatsuo

Owara Kaze no Bon 2026: ¥4,000 Seats and Which Night to Pick

A danjiri float rounding a corner at a run, its crew hauling on the ropes, in Kishiwada

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2026: Sep 19–20, Seats from ¥3,300

A six-photo collage of Kyoto's famous autumn foliage spots, featuring gardens and ponds framed by vivid red maples, the wooden stage of Kiyomizu-dera, a five-story pagoda, and the halls of historic temples—iconic scenes of Kyoto in autumn.

Kyoto Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Mid-to-Late Nov, Evening Openings from October 23

Autumn foliage along the Irohazaka winding road in Nikko

Nikko Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Timing and Dodging the Irohazaka Traffic

A vast carpet of vivid red higanbana (red spider lilies) in full bloom, with a wooden bridge and green trees rising behind them.

Kinchakuda Red Spider Lilies 2026: Peak Bloom, ¥500 Entry & Getting There from Koma

Mount Takao in peak autumn color with a Takao Tozan Railway cable car at Kiyotaki Station

Mount Takao Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Timing, Cable Car Waits, and Night-View Days

A six-photo collage of autumn foliage spots: golden trees along a lakeshore, brilliant red maples against a blue sky, a Japanese garden pond mirroring the colors, a park entrance lined with ginkgo trees, mountain foliage with Mount Fuji in the distance, and orange maples surrounding a thatched garden pavilion.

Tokyo Fall Foliage 2026: Peak Week and 4:30pm Park Closings

Campaign key visual for GU's 2026 Fall/Winter collection, with a diverse group of models gathered on gray steps wearing autumn-winter looks including plaid coats, knitwear, pleated skirts, and leather jackets.

GU Fall/Winter 2026: Ex-Marni Designer Redesigned Every Piece, From ¥1,290

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