has researched the diaries of court nobles and men of letters to estimate when Japan's fall foliage season occurred through history. "I was able to do this precisely because Kyoto remains a ...

KYOTO--Unseasonably high temperatures are playing havoc with the autumn foliage season that draws ... Only about 10 percent of the leaves on four Japanese maples designated as specimen trees ...

Mt. Tokachi-dake is known for Japan's first fall color, with leaves near the summit beginning to change during mid-September.

Japanese anemones, often referred to as windflowers, bring an elegant touch to late-summer and fall gardens with their ...

“Even monkeys fall from trees,” runs an old Japanese proverb. Last week the wiliest arborealist in the Japanese political jungle crashed ingloriously to earth. He was Liberal-Democrat Party ...

However, the blooming cherry blossoms in spring and the vibrant fall foliage are big tourist draws, so be prepared for higher hotel rates and fewer vacancies. Crowds do wane a bit in the summer ...