Autumn foliage campsites

How this list is built

Peak estimate

An estimate, not an observation. We take the Japan Meteorological Agency’s normals for the maple-colouring date and adjust them by elevation from Geospatial Information Authority of Japan data (about 2.5 days earlier per 100m). The bigger the elevation gap, the wider the range we show.

Named by round-ups

Campsites named by two or more independent Japanese round-up articles (10 sites). We show who named each one.

We do not lump these together as “recommended”. An estimate stays an estimate; a sourced fact stays a sourced fact. How fast the colour turns depends on that year’s temperatures, so check local information before you go.

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