7 Fall Foliage at Katsura Rikyu Mandy Bartok Avoid the crush of fall foliage visitors at Katsura Imperial Villa in western Kyoto.
12 Culture Kyoto Maruyama Park Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Maruyama Koen Park: Delicate cherry blossoms in spring, and colorful autumn trees are both splendid here.
8 Hokusetsu's Fiery Daruma Temple Masayoshi Hirose The fiery red autumn leaves and a fantastic evening illumination at Daruma Temple
10 Nishihonganji Yamashina-Betsuin Cathy Cawood Yamashina temple with cherry, maple and gingko trees is very pretty in autumn.
8 Gorgeous Colors of Shuzenji Forest Masayoshi Hirose The brilliant autumn leaves at Shuzenji Temple and its maple forest under the clear blue sky.
Culture Aizu Wakamatsu Castle Bryan Baier Reconstructed 16th century castle with well preserved stone walls and stunning grounds
16 Fujisawa-Enoshima Hanabi Display Steve Morton Experience one of the few major Japanese firework festivals during the autumn with over 3000 brightly colored flares explodin...
12 Culture The Beauty of Nijo-jo Castle - 3 Larry Knipfing Nijo-jo Castle in autumn is not vibrant with reds and oranges and purples like many other well-known Kyoto temples and garden...
9 Miyabi: Subtle Beauty of Nanzenji Masayoshi Hirose Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto and its foreign-looking canal tunnel create a mysterious harmony in which East meets West.
8 Freezing Dawn at Norikura Highlands Masayoshi Hirose I visited Norikura Highlands for the first time in years, but the autumn leaves around the mountaintop was almost finished......
