There is not much publicity about red leaves in Japan, because it is indispensable for Japanese people to enjoy red leaves in autumn and cherry blossoms in spring. Just when the weather is broadcast, in the name of "Red Leaf Frontline", tell everyone how red the red leaves are now. Japan's red leaves first started in Hokkaido, and gradually pushed southward to Kyushu as the temperature dropped all the way. The average speed of the "Red Leaf Front Line" running southward is about 27 kilometers per day. A few days ago, it was still a lush valley. After a heavy rain, it turned red in an instant.
From late September of 1 1 to early October of1,the red leaves in different parts of Japan turn red every ten days. The red leaves in the northeast and north of Japan are the most representative landscape. After the short summer, Hokkaido immediately turned to the early autumn of maple leaf red; Mid-Autumn Festival, dazzling red leaves covered the hillside, and the first snow can already be seen on the top of the mountain; In autumn, the alpine grassland of Toona sinensis turns yellow, and the forest turns red and golden. The red leaves in Kyoto reached their climax in June. In western Japan, such as riverside and near Kyoto, red leaves are in harmony with ancient buildings. Xinyitang in Kyoto is a good place to watch red leaves. Walking in the cloister, you can enjoy the red leaves in the courtyard through the paper lattice window, which is prosperous and elegant. On rainy days, I sometimes see kimono women climbing stairs with oil-paper umbrellas. Hakone-CHO near Tokyo is a good place for Tokyo people to watch red leaves. There are Lanshan in Kyoto, torii and Maple Leaf in Hiroshima. Nagasaki Yunxian National Park is covered with a thick maple leaf "red carpet". Most of the red leaves grow on the mountains in suburban counties, so most Japanese people drive to see them, soak in hot springs by the way, and love to sprinkle red leaves in the shower.
When the maple leaves are red, beautiful red leaves may be inserted on the clothing racks in supermarkets, in the windows of shopping malls, on the menus of restaurants and on product stalls. In the red leaf season, there are also foods with "red leaf tofu" and "red leaf sauce". This is how the Japanese taste the beauty of autumn.