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🍁 2023 Japan Autumn Foilage Forecasts are Live!

By Oct 3, 2023June 8th, 2024No Comments

The Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) has released its first autumn foliage forecasts for 2023. If you’re thinking of catching the magical colours of autumn in Japan then you’ll want to plan your trip with a close eye on these forecasts.

Please note these are forecasts by JMC and can change closer to time

Current forecasts: released 3rd Oct, 2023

Future forecasts: Early November

Japan Autumn Foilage Forecast Map

Japan Autumn Foilage Forecast Dates

LocationForecast for red leavesForecast for yellow leaves
Sapporo12th Nov8th Nov
Aomori16th Nov7th Nov
Sendai29th Nov30th Nov
Tokyo1st Dec26th Nov
Kanazawa1st Dec11th Nov
Nagano23rd Nov15th Nov
Nagoya3rd Dec18th Nov
Kyoto12th December27th Nov
Osaka4th December24th Nov
Wakayama13th December26th Nov
Hiroshima29th November20th Nov
Kochi10th December16th Nov
Fukuoka10th December27th Nov
Kagoshima14th December28th Nov

Want more info?

If you would like more specific forecasts for certain areas within a region then you can visit JMC’s website. There you can drill all the way down to even points of interest where it’ll give you handy information such as how popular it is, what type of foliage you can see there and the forecasted time for best viewing.

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