Koyo or Autumn colours in Japan started – I’m coming!

Koyo or Autumn colours in Japanese, is another peak travel season during Autumn in Japan. As many of the tree leaves especially maple leaves gradually change their colours from green to yellow and red, and decorate many of the tourist spots with colourful scenes, koyo viewing has long been an attraction for local people as well as foreign visitors. Travelers are making their trip to Japan during this season to catch the colourful sides of Japan.

While the beautiful yellow and red colour koyo scenes have had covered many of the popular koyo spots in northern parts of Japan as well as higher mountains at this moment, a few of the best Autumn colour spots in Southern Japan with slightly warmer weather such as Kyoto and Tokyo, have yet to reach their peaks. That said, I’m going to fly over to Japan once again after my first Japan travel in Spring, in 2 weeks time, just in time to witness the best of koyo in Kyoto and Tokyo! Wait for me koyo, I’m coming! 🙂

I had a great time in Japan during Spring this year to witness the Cherry blossom in Hokkaido, and I’m going to capture the koyo scenes this Autumn! Of course, the vibrant colours of Japanese cities at night is still fresh in my memory and I can’t wait to see them again. Visiting Japan in late November and early December is also great to see some of the Christmas decorations and lightings at night.

Having said that, the shortest daylight and earliest sunset at around 4:30PM also happens during this time. I have to reschedule my itinerary to go out and come back earlier than my visit in last Spring.

I just read the Autumn colours around Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko have reached their peak today! I’m visiting Lake Kawaguchiko in 2 weeks time and really hope I could still catch some koyo by then, my fingers crossed! 🙂 – Travel Feeder, your ultimate travel photo blog

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Cecil Lee

The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.