Togo Park is renowned for being one of the best places for autumn leaf colors, particularly maple, in Saitama Prefecture. There are approximately 1000 maple trees at Togo Park. Each year, during the season, there is a Maple Festival in the park. Togo Park (Tōgō Park) Maple Festival In autumn,Read More →
Torii Kannon is one of the most famous fall foliage spots in Saitama Prefecture. Moreover, it is also one of the official top 100 tourist attractions of Saitama Prefecture. The leaves at the kannon usually start to change around mid October, but lucky for us, they are late this year.Read More →
Autumn leaves 紅葉 (koyo/ kōyō) Festival at the Ranzan valley / Gorge in 2023. Ranzan Valley¹ is a beautiful nature spot with several hiking routes in the Hiki area of Saitama Prefecture. It is particularly popular in Autumn when the leaves are in various shades of red, yellow and green.Read More →
Autumn Leaves Night, The Story of the Forest and Lights Chapter 2 is the official name of the middle of three light up events at Shinrin park every year. It follows the Halloween Night in the Forest illumination, which finished up tonight, October 29th 2023. Shinrin Park, also called MusashiRead More →
Jomine Park in the unassuming Kamikawa Town in the North of Saitama is one of Japan’s most famous winter cherry blossoms spots. Moreover, it is one of only a handful of places in Japan where you can see red maple leaves and cherry blossoms at the same time. Normally, theRead More →
Heirinji in Niiza City, right by Kiyose in Tokyo, is one of thee most special places for autumn leaf viewing in Saitama Prefecture. More than being just beautiful, the temple has a rich and fascinating history. I have waited a long time to share information about the temple, so IRead More →
There is a small but pretty kaede (maple) garden in the Takanokura Fureai Nature Park. The Takanokura Fureai nature park is located in Hatoyama Town in the Hiki District of Saitama, where nature is abundant. They have recently made improvements to the park, but to be quite frank I don’tRead More →
The Chichibu Kegon Falls is a popular spot with professional and amateur photographers, particularly in Autumn. This is because the waterfall is framed by maple leaves. Around mid November the leaves change to tones of orange and red. The waterfall is also a popular destination for “new green” in summer.Read More →
To share or not to share, that is always the question when you find an off the beaten path gingko tree spot in your neighborhood! Same thing happened with Shoboji’s legendary gingko tree, which eventually became a hot spot. The location was suited to it though and the temple welcomesRead More →
Once upon a time, Lake Kamakita drew thousands of visitors each year for its autumn colors. It was one of Saitama’s most famous autumn leaves spot. However, over the years the area became very dilapidated. It still is. Most of the buildings around the lake have fallen to ruin, includingRead More →