Momijigari

A couple walking over the momiji at Ryōan-ji in Kyoto.

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is the Japanese tradition of visiting areas where leaves have turned red in the autumn. The word comes from the two Japanese words Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). meaning "red leaves" or "maple tree" and Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)., "hunting". It is also called Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)..[1] "Kōyō" is another pronunciation of the characters for "momiji". In Hokkaidō another word for it is Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)..

Many people in Japan do this. The cities of Nikkō, Tochigi and Kyoto are very popular. The tradition started in the Heian era.

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References

  1. Autumn leaves (koyo) in Japan at japan-guide.com.

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