It’s late November and autumn colours are arriving in Tokyo and the Kanto area. We set our sight a bit further away from the popular (crowded) viewing spots in Tokyo, and headed out for “Momiji-dani” (もみじ谷), literally “Maple Valley”, in […]
For signs of autumn in Japan, apart from tree leaves turning into shades of red and yellow, one also shouldn’t miss the flowering silver grass. With their silver and golden plumes, the silver grass field becomes a beautiful sight, sparkling […]
Mount Daisen (大山) in Tottori is the highest mountain in the region at over 1700 metres. It’s not really the right time for hiking, but as it’s also a popular place for autumn colours, we would try our chance today, […]
To see some autumn colours, and have a short day trip away from Tokyo – this time we went to Nagatoro (長瀞) in Saitama prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. It has a park named “Tsuki no Ishi Momiji Koen” (月の石もみじ公園), literally […]