Mid-October Japan Roadtrip

16 one-week driving routes covering every region of Japan, timed for mid-October foliage and weather.

01 · Osaka → Shikoku → Onomichi

Naruto whirlpools Iya Valley vine bridge Itsukushima floating torii

02 · Tottori → Shimane → Yamaguchi

Tottori Sand Dunes Izumo Taisha main hall Kintaikyo Bridge

03 · Shikoku grand tour

Koraku-en garden Ritsurin Garden Kotohira-gu / Konpira-san

04 · Kii Peninsula (Mie + Wakayama)

Ise Jingu Naiku Nachi Falls + Seiganto-ji pagoda Koyasan Okunoin cemetery

05 · Kyushu volcanic loop

Mt. Aso caldera (Kusasenri) Kurokawa Onsen Beppu Umi Jigoku

06 · Toyama + Fukui

Kurobe Gorge trolley Gokayama Ainokura village Eiheiji Temple

07 · Saga → Nagasaki → Kumamoto → Oita

Mt. Inasa night view Gunkanjima Glover Garden

08 · Kagoshima + Miyazaki

Sakurajima volcano Aoshima Devil's Washboard Udo Jingu

09 · Fuji + Japanese Alps

Mt. Fuji + Lake Kawaguchi Chureito Pagoda Kamikochi Kappa Bridge

10 · Tohoku loop

Lake Tazawa Gozanoishi torii Oirase Stream Hirosaki Castle

11 · Ibaraki → Tochigi → Gunma → Fukushima → Niigata

Hitachi Seaside Park kochia Nikko Toshogu Yomeimon Gate Goshikinuma

12 · Niigata → Toyama

Kurobe Gorge trolley Oyashirazu cliffs Itoigawa Jade Coast

13 · Hokkaido

Hakodate night view Goryokaku star fort Otaru Canal

14 · Toyama → Fukui → Shiga

Gokayama Ainokura village Tojinbo Cliffs Hikone Castle

15 · Shizuoka / Izu Peninsula

Jogasaki Coast Mt. Omuro Miho no Matsubara

16 · Boso Peninsula

Mt. Nokogiri Daibutsu Byobugaura cliffs Inubosaki Lighthouse