Since weather conditions can influence bloom progression, travelers should check for real-time updates on the Japan Weather Association’s “Otenki Navigator” website, which provides live forecasts and ...

Shirakimine Plateau is located at an altitude of about 350 meters on Gokaharadake mountain in Kyushu. About 100,000 ... famous for its vivid scenery in autumn, when around 200,000 cosmos bloom ...

ONOMICHI, Japan -- In late October, as the autumn leaves were turning yellow ... the large Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu and connects the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan.