Japan Color Changing Leaf Forecast 2025 How was this year?

Thank you for the summary from the Japan Guide Book.

📅 Total period of autumn changes color.

Late September - Early December 2025

Reference source: Japan Highlights, Odynovo Tours

🌈 The trend of color changes.

❄️ North Side (Hokkaido, Tohoku): Start earlier than before

☀️ South Bank (Kyoto, Osaka, Kyushu): Delayed than before

Reference Source: <--atag--18/> Travel, JapanTravel

🍁 Red (Maple) - Highlights by Main City

Tokyo Nov 30 | Kyoto Dec 12 | Fukuoka Dec 9 | Kagashima Dec 12

Reference source: Japan Meteorological Corp.

🍂 Yellow (Ginkgo)

It falls in late November in several major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyushu.

Reference source: alternatively.

📍 Spot by region

🗻 Hokkaido-Tohoku: October-mid-November

🏙️ Kanto: Late November - Early December

🏯 Kansai: Mid - Late November (Kyoto Long to Early December)

🌊 Kyushu-Shikoku: December is the peak.

Reference Source: <--atag--18/> Travel, Japan Highlights

📝 Planning advice

Flexible Planning and Czech Update via "Otenki Navigator / Autumn Leaves Navigator," which reports leaf status in real time.