Autumn in Japan

Uploaded on Nov. 24, 2022, noon Autumn in Japan

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    Red autumn leaves lit up at western Japan temple

    Red autumn leaves lit up at western Japan temple

    Deep red leaves of white azalea trees at Ankoku temple in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, are lit up on the evening of Nov. 5, 2015, ahead of public opening from Nov. 8. The view from inside a temple room that looks like a painting of autumn leaves in a frame has been popular over the recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Autumn leaves illuminated for evening viewing

      Autumn leaves illuminated for evening viewing

      KYOTO, Japan - A train operated by Eizan Electric Railway Co. runs under a tunnel of autumn leaves on the evening of Nov. 24, 2009, in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward. The maple trees are illuminated for viewing in the evening.
        Winding road decorated with colorful autumn leaves

        Winding road decorated with colorful autumn leaves

        Autumn leaves are seen gracing the Irohazaka winding road in Nikko, a popular tourist destination in Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Leaves turn red and yellow at Lake Chuzenji

          Leaves turn red and yellow at Lake Chuzenji

          NIKKO, Japan - Leaves turn red and yellow at Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on Oct. 17, as a boat carrying tourists cruises near the autumn-colored trees.
            Total lunar and planetary eclipse at the same time

            Total lunar and planetary eclipse at the same time

            Photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022 shows the moon during a total lunar eclipse and autumn gingko leaves in Osaka, western Japan. People in many parts of Japan were able to witness a total lunar eclipse that occurred at the same time as a lunar occultation of Uranus, a celestial event that has not occurred in 442 years.
              Ginkgoes in autumn color in Tokyo

              Ginkgoes in autumn color in Tokyo

              Lightly dressed people walk under ginkgo trees with yellow leaves in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area during an unseasonably warm weather on Dec. 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Autumn leaves in northern Japan

                Autumn leaves in northern Japan

                Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 30, 2022, shows fall foliage on the Daisetsu mountain range in Hokkaido, northern Japan.
                  Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

                  Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

                  Traditional cuisine is prepared for ancestors during an autumn Ainu festival in the town of Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Autumn foliage in northeastern Japan

                    Autumn foliage in northeastern Japan

                    Photo taken in the early hours of Oct. 26, 2023, shows a forest of colorful autumn trees reflecting off the surface of Tsutanuma Lake in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
                      Season of dried "shishamo" smelt arrives in Hokkaido

                      Season of dried "shishamo" smelt arrives in Hokkaido

                      A woman hangs "shishamo" smelt caught in waters off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido for drying in front of her shop in Mukawa facing the Pacific Coast on Oct. 20, 2015. The fish hung like "sudare" bamboo blinds are a typical autumn scene in the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                        Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

                        Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

                        Gingko and maple trees at Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.
                          Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

                          Kiyomizu temple lit up in Kyoto

                          Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 16, 2023, two days before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.
                            Jidai Matsuri festival in Kyoto

                            Jidai Matsuri festival in Kyoto

                            A group of people in ancient costumes carry a portable shrine from Heian Jingu shrine during the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages) in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
                              Ritual ahead of Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

                              Ritual ahead of Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

                              A ritual is held at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 10, 2022, to pray for the safety of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starting the following day.
                                CORRECTED: Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

                                CORRECTED: Season's 1st saury in Iwaki, Japan

                                The port of Onahama in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, lands the season's first haul of saury on Dec. 9, 2021, about two months later than usual.
                                  Persimmons are dried in typhoon-hit town

                                  Persimmons are dried in typhoon-hit town

                                  Japanese persimmons are hung for drying on Nov. 20, 2019, in Marumori, a northeastern Japan town severely damaged by Typhoon Hagibis on Oct. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                                    Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

                                    Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

                                    Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows colorful hot air balloons awaiting takeoff at a riverbed along the Kase River in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Nov. 1, 2023, the opening day of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta.
                                      Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

                                      Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

                                      Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows colorful hot air balloons taking off from a riverbed along the Kase River in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the opening day of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta on Nov. 1, 2023.
                                        Cosmos in full bloom at flower park in western Japan

                                        Cosmos in full bloom at flower park in western Japan

                                        A visitor strolls through cosmos in full bloom at Tottori Hanakairo flower park in Nambu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2023.
                                          Shirakawa-go village undergoes fire drill

                                          Shirakawa-go village undergoes fire drill

                                          SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Thatched houses in Shirakawa-go, one of Japan's World Heritage-designated sites, undergoes a fire drill on Nov. 6. The mountain village located near the border between Toyama and Gifu prefectures, will soon be blanketed with snow. (Kyodo)