Around 500 broadleaf trees including Japanese maples and Japanese red maples offer their beauty with one of the most beautiful reflections off the water's surface in Nagoya.

• Best viewing time: Mid-Nov–early Dec (approx. 500 Japanese maples, Japanese red maples, and more)
• Operation hours: 9:00 am–4:50 (admission until 4:30 pm)
• Closed: Mon (the following day if Mon coincides with a national holiday or make-up holiday)
Price: JPY 500 for adults / Free of charge for junior high school ages and younger
• Address: 3-70 Higashiyama, Moto-machi, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
• Directions:
　• 3-min. walk from Exit 3 of Higashiyama Koen Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line.
　• 7-min. walk from Exit 6 of Hoshigaoka Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line.

Notes:
• Hoshigaoka Station is a better choice for those coming to collect leaves.

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Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens leaf collecting (Japanese)
Autumn leaves illumination
• Period: Sat, Nov 16–Sun, Nov 17; Fri, Nov 22–Sun, Nov 24; Sat, Nov 30; Sun, Dec 1, 2024

Notes:
• Part of the botanical garden area's operation hours are extended into the night.

A large-scale flower arrangement display is held during the peak of nearly 1,500 various trees, including Japanese maples and white enkianthus. Tea ceremonies are held inside Suiu-Tei Teahouse, letting you appreciate the fall colors as you sip on a warm cup of tea, as well as a friendly market on the lawn. Enjoy the vivid seasonal colors as they reflect off the water's surface and are lit up during the festival period for surreal scenes of beauty.

• Best viewing time: Late Nov–early Dec (approx. 1,500 maples and more)
• Operation hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
• Closed: Mon (the following weekday if Mon coincides with a national holiday)
• Price: JPY 300 for adults / Free of charge for junior high school ages and younger (Free entry planned for November in commemoration of the park's designation as the first in Nagoya during the same month.)
• Address: 2-5 Atsuta-Nishi-machi, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
• Directions: 10-min. walk from Exit 4 of Atsuta Jingu Nishi Station on the Meijo Subway Line or Meitetsu Line.

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Autumn leaves illumination (Japanese)
• Period: Fri, weekends, and national holidays during Sat, Nov 16–Sun, Dec 1, 2024

Notes:
• Illumination sundown–8:00 pm (admission until 7:30 pm)
• Entry available from Main Gate only after 5:00 pm (North Gate closed).

Maple viewing session
• Period: Sat, Nov 16–Sun, Nov 17 and Sat, Nov 23 (national holiday)–Sun, Nov 17, 2024
Enjoy a local autumn leaves tea ceremony, hospitality market, exhibits, and more.

Around 100 trees, such as Japanese maples, dye Yokiso Garden in shades of red and gold. Delight in the different views available in the North Garden and among the Choshokaku building in the South Garden.

• Best viewing time: Late Nov–early Dec (approx. 100 Japanese maples and more)
• Operation hours: 9:30 am–4:30 pm
• Closed: Mon (the directly following weekdays if Mon coincides with a national holiday)
• Price: JPY 300 for adults / Free of charge for junior high school ages and younger (Prices for Choshokaku Building in the South Garden. Admission to the North Garden free of charge.)
• Address: 2-5-17 Ho'o-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
• Directions: Approx. 10-min. walk north from Exit 1 of Kakuozan Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line.

Jokoji Temple is designated a national important cultural property and its nearby Jokoji Park is almost equally famous for its beautiful autumn hues. The temple and park both enjoy a lovely grade of bright reds throughout their premises.

• Best viewing time: Mid-Nov–early Dec (approx. 200 Japanese maples, maples, and more)
• Address: 373 Jokoji-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi
• Directions: Approx. 25-min. walk from Jokoji Station on the JR Chuo Line.

Inuyama City's Jakkoin Temple is known as the Owari area's Maple Temple with around 1,000 maple trees in the temple premises offering jaw-dropping scenery. Each year during the maple festival, the area's famous sweetfish sushi (sushi rolls with sweetfish simmered in a sweet sauce) is available to much acclaim.

• Best viewing time: Mid-Nov–early Dec (1,000 Japanese and other varieties of maples)
• Address: 12 Suginodan, Tsugao, Inuyama-shi, Aichi
• Directions: 2 km upstream along the Kiso River after getting off at Inuyama Yuen Station on the Meitetsu Line (approx. 20-min. walk or 5-min. taxi ride).

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Jakkoin Temple Maple Festival (Japanese)
• Period: Tue, Nov 5–Thu, Dec 5, 2024