5 IDEAL VENUES IN JAPAN FOR ENJOYING AUTUMN SPECTACULAR

From September to November, yellow and red, the colors of maple leaves cover the whole country of “the rising sun”. This country is an extremely ideal and impressive place to enjoy peaceful nature scenery.

1. Rikugien (Tokyo)
Coming to Japan in autumn, the visitors will have chance to see yellow and red leaves and will be glamored by the beauty of autumn spectacular there.

In the capital, the best place to watch autumn scene is Rikugien garden. In September and October, this place is covered with flavor, poetic and romantic scenery. Going for a walk here, the visitors will seem to forget their sorrow and tiredness of daily lives. During the peak season, in the evening, there are supply of lighting equipment for everyone to enjoy advantageously autumn scenery. This garden will close after 21 o’clock.

2. Tenryuji Temple (Kyoto)
Tenryuji is considered to be the most important temple in Kyoto, and is recognized as a world heritage. This temple has a very beautiful scenery in autumn.

Being located in the center, Tenryuji is the first temple of the Rinzai Zen of Buddhism, which was built in 1339 by Shogun Ashikaga Takauji. Experiencing the vicissitudes of history, the temple was burnt 8 times and was restored each time. The temple is famous for beautiful campus. Especially, Sogen Chiteien, which is surounded by a poetic lake in the central position, is designed in the style of walking garden with walking paths being filled with nature. This garden becomes more beautiful by lying near the mountains as Arashiyama, Kameyama ... In the autumn, the beauty of the garden becomes more charming by red maple leaves.

3. Shirakawa Go (Gifu)
Being recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage in 1995, the unique historic village always attracts tourists all over the world. With clasped hands of Gassho zukuri style and sloping roof cottage architecture, it looks like a praying place.

The village has 114 old houses, the oldest house of the village is over 400 years old.
In autumn, the beautiful scenery will make you come back to the past with peaceful scenery. The house is beside the brilliant trees; the moat, the plots make scenery like a painting. Gifu is a great place to explore Japan.

4. Kawaguchi lake (Fujikawaguchiko)
Being located in beautiful Fujikawaguchiko town, great Kawaguchi lake belongs to five lakes system on the foot of Fuji mountain, the lake has the longest length and the lowest absolute height, ranks respectively No.2 and No.3 in lakes system.

It is considered as an ideal place to enjoy the wild nature as well as being the ideal relaxing place after a journey to Fuji mountain. Each season has its own attraction. In autumn, the scenery is full of red maple leaves.

5. Korankei Valley
Korankei is a valley lying near Nayoga city. It is famous as one of the ideal places to watch autumn spectacular. There are more than 4000 maples which makes “red autumn”.