Daisetsuzan: Japan’s Earliest Autumn Colour in September
Japan’s autumn colour begins in mid-September on Hokkaido’s Daisetsuzan range — the earliest koyo in the country. Gateways, timing and what to pack.
Category Seasonal Travel
Travel ideas and tips for each season in Japan.
Day Trips from Nagoya During the Asian Games 2026
Castles, pottery towns and green gorges within reach of Nagoya during the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games (Sep 19-Oct 4) - how to slot them around match days.
Silver Week 2026 in Japan: Dates, Crowds & How to Travel the 5-Day Holiday
Silver Week 2026 is a five-day holiday, 19-23 September, when many people across Japan travel domestically — overlapping the Kishiwada Danjiri and the Asian Games. Exact dates, how to book trains and rooms early, and where to avoid the crowds.
Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2026: Japan’s Fastest Float Festival (Dates, Safety & Access)
The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival hauls four-tonne wooden floats around corners at a run. 2026 September dates (19-20 Sep), the Kankan-ba viewing corner, safety rules, paid seats, and how to get there from Osaka.
Japan in September 2026: Festivals, Silver Week & the Turn to Autumn
A month-by-month guide to Japan in September 2026: the Kishiwada Danjiri festival (19-20 Sep), the 5-day Silver Week holiday, the Asian Games, red spider lilies, the mid-autumn moon, and how to plan around typhoon season.
Spa Resort Hawaiians: Japan’s All-Weather Water Park & Onsen in Fukushima
Beat the 40°C summer at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima: a giant all-weather dome where the pools are real hot-spring water, plus Japan's longest body slide, a live hula show born from a coal town, and easy access from Tokyo.
Asuka–Fujiwara World Heritage Guide: All 19 Sites, Access, Itineraries & Where to Stay
The complete planning guide to Japan’s newest World Heritage property: what each of the 19 components offers, which need bookings, how the valley works by rail and bicycle, and where to sleep.
Cool Day Trips from Tokyo 2026: 10 Escapes Ranked by Actual August Temperatures
Ten classic heat-escape day trips from Tokyo, ranked by official JMA August normals: Oku-Nikko runs 8.4°C cooler — and several famous "cool spots" are exactly as hot as Tokyo. Which kind of cool each one really sells.
Japan’s Three Great Fireworks Festivals 2026: Nagaoka, Omagari & Tsuchiura — Dates, Tickets, and What Nobody Tells You
Nagaoka (Aug 2–3), the 98th Omagari competition (Aug 29) and Tsuchiura (Nov 7): what each night is, verified 2026 times, and the ticket reality — no free seats, and Nagaoka already sold out.
Fuji Five Lakes Fireworks 2026: Four Lakes, Four Nights (Aug 2–5) — and the Quiet Ones Nobody Plans For
Four consecutive fireworks nights across the Fuji Five Lakes, 2–5 August 2026 — Saiko, Motosu, Shoji, then the 10,000-shell Kojosai. Times, the bus trap nobody mentions, and which quiet night to pick.