(2nd Update) Japan Autumn Foliage Forecast 2018

The colors of autumn foliage is anticipated starts in next month. Overall, the forecast tends to be average comparing to the previous year except some areas. The update is on 17th October 2018.

Autumn Foliage in east Japan such as Nagoya, Shizuoka, Gifu seems faster while Sendai, Akita, Yamagata tends to  be slower than the previous year. Anyway, this is the first forecast (11th Sep). It may be delayed if the temperature is high.

  

Northern Japan

Areas	Anticipated time
Sapporo	Late October
Asahikawa	Late October
Obihiro	Late October
Kushiro	Early November
Muroran	Early November
Hakodate	Late October
Sendai	Late November
Aomori	Mid-November
Akita	Mid-November
Morioka	Mid-November
Yamagata	Late November
Fukushima	Mid-November

Eastern Japan

Areas	Anticipated time
Niigata	Mid-November
Toyama	Late November
Kanazawa	Late November
Fukui	Late November
Tokyo	Late November
Utsunomiya	Late November
Yokohama	Mid December
Nagano	Early November
Nagoya	Late November
Shizuoka	Late November
Gifu	Mid-November

Western Japan

Areas	Anticipated time
Osaka	Late November
Hikone	Late November
Kyoto	Late November
Kobe	Late November
Nara	Mid-November
Wakayama	Early December
Hiroshima	Mid-November
Okayama	Late November
Matsue	Late November
Tottori	Late November
Takamatsu	Late November
Tokushima	Late November
Fukuoka	Early December
Oita	Early December
Nagasaki	Mid December
Saga	Early December
Kumamoto	Early December
Miyazaki	Early December
Kagoshima	Mid December