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Dear visitor, if you know the answer to this question, please post it. Thank you! Koyo Forecast for Year 2009? 2009/7/16 Nikko I'm planning for koyo viewing in Nikko around Oct 25-28. I don't know if it's at its peak by that time. I'm afraid to visit there too early and it's still green. I called the Japanese Tourism in my country for the forecast of 2009, they said they don't have it yet. I've also searched in website but there're just an average period. Any idea about this year forecast ? Thanks a lot by Ampica (guest)   ... 2009/7/17 Nikko has autumn colors from late September through early November on different altitudes. It is difficult to miss. by Uji rate this post as useful autumn foliage in Nikko 2009/7/17 general reference of autumn foliage: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2014.html 2008 references of autumn foliage in Nikko around Tosho-gu/Rinno-ji area: late Oct – early Nov: http://www.rurubu.com/season/autumn/koyo/detail.asp?Soz... early – mid Nov: http://kouyou.nihon-kankou.or.jp/detail/view.php?id=K09... early – mid Nov: http://weathernews.jp/koyo/cgi/search_result.fcgi?id=24... by William5 rate this post as useful You Might Be In Luck! 2009/8/22 Recently it was forecasted that Japan would be experiencing an early Autumn season this year! We're already starting to cool down a bit earlier than usual, so you might be lucky enough to catch the beginning of the leaves turning if it gets cool enough! :) Hope you have a wonderful trip! by Kashipan (guest) rate this post as useful koyo 2009 forecast 2009/9/16 hi, any news about the koyo 2009 season dates for Nikko and Kyoto ? by SnoopDop rate this post as useful ... 2009/9/19 Nikko: late September to mid November (trees in the highest elevations of the national park are now starting to color) Kyoto: second half of November to early December by Uji rate this post as useful mid-october 2009/9/20 good, then I expect there will be good Koyo views around Nikko during mid-october :) by SnoopDop rate this post as useful Koyo Forecast for year 2009 2009/10/18 We will be in Kyoto and Koyasan the first week in November. Any chance the leaves will be turning yet? by jacablish rate this post as useful Koya-san 2009/10/18 For the first week of Nov., I think you stand a better chance of seeing Koyo in Koya-san. Late Nov. is better for Kyoto. Here are a few references for Koya-san: late Oct to early Nov. http://www.rurubu.com/season/autumn/koyo/detail.asp?SozaiNo=300014 mid Oct to mid Nov. http://kouyou.yahoo.co.jp/spot/detail/30473.html late Oct to early Nov. http://kouyou.nihon-kankou.or.jp/detail/view.php?id=K3005&m=2&c=30&pos... late Oct to early Nov. http://www.mapple.net/sp_koyo/details.asp?NEWSID=61444 late Oct to early Nov. http://www.walkerplus.com/koyo/kansai/detail/ky6070.html by William5 rate this post as useful