Japan: Autumn Foliage Blooms Across Country After Scorching Summer 3

After an exceptionally hot summer, Japan is now entering its long-awaited autumn foliage season. Across the country, mountains and parks are transforming into vivid shades of red, orange, and yellow. The cooler temperatures are drawing locals and tourists alike to scenic spots, marking a colorful and refreshing shift from the intense summer heat.

Japan: Autumn Foliage Blooms Across Country After Scorching Summer 2

After an exceptionally hot summer, Japan is now entering its long-awaited autumn foliage season. Across the country, mountains and parks are transforming into vivid shades of red, orange, and yellow. The cooler temperatures are drawing locals and tourists alike to scenic spots, marking a colorful and refreshing shift from the intense summer heat.

Japan: Autumn Foliage Blooms Across Country After Scorching Summer

After an exceptionally hot summer, Japan is now entering its long-awaited autumn foliage season. Across the country, mountains and parks are transforming into vivid shades of red, orange, and yellow. The cooler temperatures are drawing locals and tourists alike to scenic spots, marking a colorful and refreshing shift from the intense summer heat.

Leppävaara outdoor swimming pool

Leppävaara outdoor swimming pool

People swim and sunbath at the Leppävaara outdoor swimming pool on a hot summer day in Espoo, on July 28, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Leppävaara outdoor swimming pool

Leppävaara outdoor swimming pool

People swim and sunbath at the Leppävaara outdoor swimming pool on a hot summer day in Espoo, on July 28, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Traditional happening Kaljakellunta (Beer floating) gathered people with inflatable dinghies and self-built rafts to River Kerava in Vantaa, Finland on 26th July, 2025. Participants float with the stream, socialising and drinking beer. Temperatures may rise to as high as 30 degrees in some parts of Finland on Saturday. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Traditional happening Kaljakellunta (Beer floating) gathered people with inflatable dinghies and self-built rafts to River Kerava in Vantaa, Finland on 26th July, 2025. Participants float with the stream, socialising and drinking beer. Temperatures may rise to as high as 30 degrees in some parts of Finland on Saturday. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Traditional happening Kaljakellunta (Beer floating) gathered people with inflatable dinghies and self-built rafts to River Vantaa in Vantaa, Finland on 26th July, 2025. Participants float with the stream, socialising and drinking beer. Temperatures may rise to as high as 30 degrees in some parts of Finland on Saturday. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Kaljakellunta hellepäivänä

Traditional happening Kaljakellunta (Beer floating) gathered people with inflatable dinghies and self-built rafts to River Vantaa in Vantaa, Finland on 26th July, 2025. Participants float with the stream, socialising and drinking beer. Temperatures may rise to as high as 30 degrees in some parts of Finland on Saturday. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Summer heat in Hokkaido

Summer heat in Hokkaido

A child plays at a fountain in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on July 24, 2025, as the temperature reaches close to 40 C amid unusually hot summer heat in the northern Japan city.

Summer heat in Hokkaido

Summer heat in Hokkaido

A thermometer in front of JR Obihiro Station in Hokkaido shows the temperature reaching close to 40 C amid unusually hot summer heat in the northern Japan city on July 24, 2025.

Summer heat in Hokkaido

Summer heat in Hokkaido

A thermometer in front of JR Obihiro Station in Hokkaido shows the temperature reaching close to 40 C amid unusually hot summer heat in the northern Japan city on July 24, 2025.

Summer heat in Hokkaido

Summer heat in Hokkaido

A thermometer in front of JR Obihiro Station in Hokkaido shows the temperature reaching close to 40 C amid unusually hot summer heat in the northern Japan city on July 24, 2025.

Summer heat in Hokkaido

Summer heat in Hokkaido

A thermometer in front of JR Obihiro Station in Hokkaido shows the temperature reaching close to 40 C amid unusually hot summer heat in the northern Japan city on July 24, 2025.

Summer heat in Hokkaido

Summer heat in Hokkaido

A thermometer in front of JR Obihiro Station in Hokkaido shows the temperature reaching close to 40 C amid unusually hot summer heat in the northern Japan city on July 24, 2025.

Tenglong Cave Scenic Spot In Lichuan City - China

Tenglong Cave Scenic Spot In Lichuan City - China

Tourists ride a hot air balloon at Tenglong Cave scenic spot in Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, July 10, 2025. Relying on ethnic culture, landscape resources and ecological culture heritage, the tourism market in Enshi continues drawing visitors since the beginning of this summer. Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) PARIS BEACHES. ON A HOT DAY, PARISIANS COOL OFF UNDER THE FOGGERS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden - Paris

Illustration The Olympic Cauldron at the Tuileries Garden, during a hot summer afternoon, in Paris, on June 21, 2025.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM