22/10/2025
🍁 Autumn Foliage Forecast 2025 is here! 🍁
Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) just dropped its 2nd autumn foliage forecast (as of Oct 2) — covering about 700 viewing spots nationwide, from Hokkaido’s fiery maples to Kagoshima’s golden ginkgoes. 🌈 Plus, for the serious leaf chasers, it even includes forecasts for 2,900 mountains by altitude! Talk about precision 🍂🗻
🗓️ The next update lands in early November, so keep your hiking boots and camera ready!
💡 Trivia time!
The Japanese word for autumn leaves is 紅葉 (kōyō) — literally “crimson leaves.” But here’s the fun part: the same kanji can also be read as momiji, referring specifically to Japanese maple trees! 🍁 So when locals say, “Let’s go momijigari” (紅葉狩り) — they mean “let’s go hunting for red leaves”… no rifles, just smartphones and thermoses of hot tea. 😄
📍So, where will you go leaf-hunting this year — Kyoto’s fiery tunnels, Nikko’s glowing roads, or Hokkaido’s early bloom?
#紅葉
