Japan in Autumn

{New Tour}

Autumn in Japan is full of richly coloured gardens and landscapes. We will take you to `Master` gardens to appreciate exquisite design. Share ancient traditions on this journey; it`s more than a holiday, it`s the total Japanese experience.

Tour Dates: 8 - 22 November 2026

For the full itinerary, please go to our website: www.rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn

To book, please call the office on 1300 233 200 or go online.

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{Bon Voyage}

We`re off to experience Japan`s autumn season with its richly coloured gardens and landscapes. Japanese `Master` gardens, ancient traditions, great food and great company awaits us.

Why not join us in 2026? Please enquire via our website and we will send you our brochure once it has been released.

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{Japan in Autumn - Bookings closing this Friday}

Don`t miss out on our last seats on this fabulous tour! Book now and join Colin Barlow in Japan!

Autumn in Japan is full of richly coloured gardens and landscapes. We will take you to `Master` gardens to appreciate exquisite design. Share ancient traditions on this journey; it`s more than a holiday, it`s the total Japanese experience.

Tour dates: 7 - 21 November 2025

For the full itinerary, please go here: www.rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn

To book your seat on this tour, please call the office on 1300 233 200 or go online.

#rt_japanautumn #rosstours #rossgardentours #japan #japanautumn #tokyo #kyoto #awazu #nikko #travelwithfriends

{Japan in Autumn - Bookings closing Friday 12th September}

Don`t miss out on our last seats on this fabulous tour! Book now!

Autumn in Japan is full of richly coloured gardens and landscapes. We will take you to `Master` gardens to appreciate exquisite design. Share ancient traditions on this journey; it`s more than a holiday, it`s the total Japanese experience.

Tour dates: 7 - 21 November 2025

For the full itinerary, please go here: www.rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn

To book your seat on this tour, please call the office on 1300 233 200 or go online.

#rt_japanautumn #rosstours #rossgardentours #japan #japanautumn #tokyo #kyoto #awazu #nikko #travelwithfriends

{Autumn in Japan}

Autumn in Japan transforms landscapes into vibrant tapestries of red, orange, and gold. The iconic maple trees and ginkgo leaves create stunning contrasts against serene temples and tranquil gardens. As the crisp air settles in, the autumn foliage becomes a breathtaking natural spectacle, drawing visitors from all over the world.

Join us in Japan this autumn, we have limited seats available.

Tour dates: 7 - 21 November 2025

For the full itinerary, please go here: www.rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn

To book, please call the office on 1300 233 200 or go online.

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{New Tour}

Autumn in Japan is full of richly coloured gardens and landscapes. We will take you to `Master` gardens to appreciate exquisite design. Share ancient traditions on this journey; it`s more than a holiday, it`s the total Japanese experience.

Tour dates: 7 - 21 November 2025

For the full itinerary, please go here: www.rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn

To book your seat on this tour, please call the office on 1300 233 200 or go online.

#rt_japanautumn #rosstours #rossgardentours #japan #japanautumn #tokyo #kyoto #awazu #nikko #travelwithfriends

{Bookings closing - Friday 23rd August 2024}

We have 1 last room available on our Japan in Autumn Tour and bookings are closing Friday 23rd August. Reserve your seat now, so you don`t miss out!

Autumn in Japan is full of richly coloured gardens and landscapes. We will take you to `Master` gardens to appreciate exquisite design. Share ancient traditions on this journey; it`s more than a holiday, it`s the total Japanese experience.

Tour dates: 10 - 24 November 2024

For the full itinerary, please go here: https://rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn/

To book either call the office on 1300 233 200 or go online.

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{Japan in Autumn}

Calm and serenely beautiful, Autumn in Japan is a life-changing experience. Gardens glow with fiery colours, making them almost incandescent. Richly coloured with maples, dogwoods, birch and deciduous azaleas in full autumn leaf colour.

Immerse yourself in the famous ‘stroll’ gardens, created when Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa Shogun. Come with us!

Tour dates: 10 - 24 November 2024

For the full itinerary, please click here: https://rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn/

Pay in full by 12th July and save $600.00 per couple with our Early Bird Discount.

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{Congratulations}

We’re thrilled that Brent Reid @candeodesign was awarded the “Spirit of the Show” at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show this week. The award recognises people who have made exceptional contributions to the show and played a key role in its ongoing success.

Well done Brent! Thoroughly well deserved.

If you would like to travel with Brent this year, he is taking our tour to Japan this Autumn. For more information, visit: www.rosstours.com/tours/japan-in-autumn/

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Autumn at Meiji Jingu Shrine means one thing in full bloom.
Welcome to Kikkaten, the shrine’s annual Chrysanthemum Exhibition, where Japan’s most celebrated flower becomes living art.
Held each autumn, Kikkaten honours the kiku, a symbol of longevity and the Imperial family. The exhibition features elaborate chrysanthemum displays in multiple artistic styles, including:
🌼 Chrysanthemum bonsai (carefully dwarfed and shaped like miniature trees)
🌼 Kengai (cliff style), where cascades of blooms spill dramatically downward
🌼 Sanbon-jitate (three-tailoring), a classical form training three perfectly balanced flowering stems
One of the highlights is the series of miniature landscape displays, inspired by famous scenery.
These landscapes draw from traditional Japanese arts:
✨ Saikei: Living tray landscapes using rocks, moss, small trees and seasonal plants (sometimes including chrysanthemums) to recreate natural scenery.
✨ Bonkei: Tray landscapes made from dry materials like sand, stones and figurines, blending horticulture with artistic storytelling.
Chrysanthemum exhibitions at Meiji Jingu continue a tradition over a century old, where timing, pruning and patience ensure peak blooms for autumn. Set beneath towering cedar trees and crisp fall air, Kikkaten is Tokyo at its most serene, a celebration of seasonality, craftsmanship and fleeting beauty 🌼✨
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Autumn gold in the heart of Tokyo 🌟🍁
Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue turns into a glowing tunnel of yellow every autumn, thanks to its iconic rows of Ginkgo biloba trees. Planted in the 1920s as part of Tokyo’s grand outer garden project for the Meiji-era Memorial Park, these trees are now nearly a century old and meticulously cared for.
What makes this avenue so special? The precise pruning. Each tree is carefully trained year after year to create that perfectly symmetrical archway, with lower branches removed and the upper canopy shaped to form a natural golden ceiling. It’s a beautiful mix of nature and Japanese craftsmanship, and peak colour usually hits from late November to early December 🍂💛
A living autumn cathedral you have to walk through at least once in your life. Maybe we should be planting iconic avenues of these tough, drought and pest resistant, long lived trees in Australia? What do you think? Ginkgoes have trouble free, non invasive root systems and can be planted in pavements in urban environments without causing any damage.
Just make sure that you buy a male clone tree as the smell of the female fruits is quite putrid!
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If you’re anywhere near Nagoya in autumn, don’t miss the flower filled garden theme park of Nabana no Sato! This flower park turns into a full-blown seasonal dream, blending lush plant displays with one of Japan’s most spectacular illuminations.
Inside the massive Begonia Garden glasshouse, you’re met with ceilings dripping in color: begonias, fuchsias, impatiens and vibrant seasonal blooms arranged in floating baskets and huge flowering walls. Step into the other glasshouses and you’ll find tropical collections, delicate orchids, Lillies, succulents and rare varieties that feel straight out of a botanical wonderland.
Outside, autumn steals the show. The gardens burst with glorious rose blooms, towering dahlias, some as big as your head, and sweeping fields of Cosmos, Petunias, Zinnias and Allyssum in soft pinks, whites, and sunset tones, perfect for that dreamy fall photo backdrop. The crisp air, the scent of flowers, and the turning leaves of the maples and oaks make everything feel extra magical.
And then… the sun goes down.
Nabana no Sato’s legendary illumination lights up the night with millions of LEDs forming tunnels of light, glowing landscapes, and immersive scenes that change each year. It’s one of Japan’s largest light shows and honestly feels like stepping inside a fairytale.
If you want an autumn experience that blends nature, color, and pure wow-factor—you’ve found it!
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Nagoya Castle in autumn is an absolute show-stopper with amber cherry leaves drifting around the moat, fiery momiji maples lighting up the grounds, and crisp air filled with centuries of stories. Originally built in 1612 by the Tokugawa shogunate, the castle was heavily damaged during WWII and later rebuilt, restoring its towering presence and reconnecting the city with its feudal past.
The surrounding gardens still echo their original Edo-period design, showcasing harmony, power and elegance. We strolled among stately black pines, Japanese cedars, cherry trees, azaleas, and glowing Ginkgo avenues. In autumn, the whole landscape transforms into a warm palette of reds, golds and amber.
The seasonal highlight of our visit was the glorious Chrysanthemum Festival!
Each autumn, the grounds showcase stunning kiku (chrysanthemum) varieties, from enormous multi-petal blooms to single-stem exhibition types. You’ll also find exquisite chrysanthemum bonsai, trained over years to create sculptural, flowing forms that highlight the plant’s strength and elegance. These miniature masterpieces are a highlight for garden lovers and a rare chance to see kiku artistry up close.
If you love history, gardens, and autumn colour, Nagoya Castle is the perfect seasonal escape. Plus, don’t forget the performing monkey!
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One of my favourite gardens in Japan, Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto’s iconic Silver Pavilion was magical on our autumn visit!
Built in 1482 by shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, this Zen temple wasn’t actually meant to be silver, its name comes from the moonlit glow that once shimmered on its dark lacquered exterior. Today, it’s the gardens that steal the show… especially in autumn!
We wandered through the Higashiyama-style strolling garden, where every turn revealed fiery maple canopies, deep green pines, delicate camellias and moss carpets that look almost unreal after the autumn rains.
The garden is like a living piece of art. The kongetsudai (Moon Viewing Sand Mound) is said to represent Mount Fuji or the Buddhist Mount Sumeru and is swept daily and rebuilt every month. The ginshadan (Sea of Silver Sand) is raked with meticulous precision, like the brushstrokes of a master painter to create perfect ripples that symbolise waves and sea. Centuries-old pine trees are pruned by hand, branch by branch, using traditional Niwaki techniques to sculpt sweeping silhouettes that frame the pavilion, pond and mountains behind it. This allows sunlight to reach the moss and surface of the water below them.
Even the moss is tended with almost surgical care by the team of gardeners creating a soft green contrast to the red blaze of autumn leaves and sculptured trees.
The timing of our visit provided the perfect balance of wabi-sabi tranquility and autumn drama.

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