Interesting ice formations and huge columns of ice. Can walk from Nikko Station but better to share a taxi up the valley to save time. Usually walk all the way back down. It is a one day trip and suitable for anyone... with some cheap winter equipment (4-6 point crampons or snow spikes.. basic cheap ...

Great trip in winter as the water speed slows and large pools (25x25m) become hot onsen. Places where it is deep enough to swim and water is chest high deep. Beautiful clear green colour. We go in the river in the afternoon, night, early morning.

It is not a day trip due to travel time. With winter ...

New Year Free Lodge
If several interested there are places in Tanzawa and Okutama for New Year sunrise with a stay at a free shelter lodge.
Sleeping bag for -5C comfort range will be needed, mat, food, basic crampons maybe or snow spikes.
Depends how many are interested. You can see photos in the ...

Tokyo area and lower mountains with good colour now. Forecast changed with earlier colours a week or two in advance due to colder weather.

A few places in Chiba with red maple but most forest areas in the south (Boso) will be in the next week or two.

Some good hiking trails off route 410 (road ...

Gunma good now even at lower altitude.
Shimonita-machi station and up the valley to Nanmoku. Also bus route access from JR station to Uenomura valley with lots of natural forest (not cedar plantation).
NW areas in Okutama should be good now -End of Nippara valley below Kumotori yama.

Gunma and probably higher or colder parts of Okutama and Chichibu will have leaves changing colour now.

There is a campsite near the lake with beautiful red maple trees.

Maybe a member will reply if they are interested.

As website administrator I do not reply to these types of questions as it would be regular outdoor tourist information job.
Forum rules at the top. "We do not answer questions about your private holiday events..."

You can look through the previous ...

Wild onsen on wild (old) route from Nikko side.
Forest road walk to old gold mine then from near there up the mountain and around traversing, Down to river near famous sulphur vent and on hiking path to free wild hot spring. Rarely travelled route.

News topics suggest temperatures are a bit high going into October and autumn colours probably delayed by up to 10 days.
Hard to say yet which weekend will have peak colours. If temperatures don't drop quickly it wont be a good year but we will have to wait for updates later on.

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Not sure what the dates will be but traditionally the middle of October has good autumn colours in the Nikko area - higher up and colder spots.
11th and 12th might be a bit early except for mountain peaks and Maru Numa / Sengen Numa lakes.

I guess the 18th and 19th will be good at Chuzenjiko ...

Well, if someone is willing to volunteer to walk the route with people and collect and send the club event fee, I can start work on details... of cour…login to view the rest of this post

A great spot for a beginner wild camp in the forest in Okutama. Also when time I will post places for the best events this season. Around Kanto this i…login to view the rest of this post

If anyone is interested in leading these trips I can provide details ... if they collect the organiser fee and send to the club OCJ PayPal account.


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If you want to go you will need to reply here ASAP. Steve will lead the event but needs time to prepare and buy a large sheet the line the bath. This …login to view the rest of this post

Some of the best autumn colours in this area and should be peak time this weekend.

Steve will lead this event if several people sign up.


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2nd,3rd Nov might be good in Okutama higher up and Gunma. Depends on the seasonal change so it could get pushed back a week. Gunma has a good cheap campsite for a possible BBQ camp and a wild spot near Myougi by a stream under red maple.
A week or so before that there is a very good rocky ridge in ...

You tell me the exact dates of the autumn colours and tell me the exact weather forecast, and I can tell you the exact event.

All events are mainly for a special hike or wild bath with autumn colours. It is impossible to give certainty due to timing of leaves changing colour, typhoons and weather ...

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https://koyo.walkerplus.com/

https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/leaf/

https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/autumn/

https://tenki.jp/kouyou/

https://weathernews.jp/koyo/

https://koyo-jp.info/column/38/

As mentioned above, this year's intense heat is expected to continue into September, so ...

May: Okutama Nippara Valley Wild Forest Camp and Optional Hike Over Ridge to Okutama Lake.

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I do not know yet... a few people have logged in the website to have a look but no replies yet, except yours. It is getting late for Saturday unless a…login to view the rest of this post