A Feast Of Autumn Leaves
The season has arrived, and in somewhat strange order this year. The ginkgo trees are full-on gold and already carpeting their surroundings with fallen leaves, but most Japanese maples are still just showing a mere tinge of red.
Here’s what’s happening right now, and here are the best places to see them, with maps.
These are actually the advance guard of Japanese maples – the best are yet to come, so there’s plenty of time to get out and see them before the end of November! Here are more pix and maps to these and my other favorite spots in/around Tokyo.
It’s also chrysanthemum season right now, and even if you’re like me and chrysanthemums don’t come close to making the list of flowers you’d hop a train across town to see, you should go see these. You will not be disappointed!
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Although her neck is permanently cricked in the ogling-leaves position, Jonelle Patrick still manages to write novels set in Tokyo…
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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!
Lovely shots. D🍂🍁❣️
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Thank you, sweet friend! I’ve been enjoying (and drooling over!) your veggie harvest shots!
Stunning colours beautifully captured!
That’s a compliment I cherish, coming from you!
So kind of you Jonelle, thank you!
WOW! You’re blog is the shit! I’ve spent an hour here already. You write exactly about the things I wanna know about after my two week holiday in Japan this fall felt MUCH TOO SHORT! Thank you!
Woo hoo, thank you! You made my day. And OBVIOUSLY, you need to come back!（＾Ｏ＾☆♪