Mount Akita-Komagatake in Autumn: Brilliant Foliage Attracts Visitors | : Japan in Video

Mount Akita-Komagatake in Senboku, Akita Prefecture (spanning the border with Iwate Prefecture), is a popular destination especially during the summer, when its many alpine plants are in bloom. But it is also well worth visiting in the autumn, when its slopes are full of brilliant foliage. On weekends many come to hike and take pictures. The leaves start turning at the summit, with an elevation of 1,637 meters, late in September, and the foliage season is at its height from early through mid-October. The le