Usual peak times for autumn leaves in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Leaves usually peak in late October at Mount Hiko and Nomiyama Kannonji, and in mid-November at Kamado Shrine, Raizan and Futsukaichi Hachimangu.
- Akizuki Castle Ruins and Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden usually peak from late November to early December.
Autumn leaves in Fukuoka Prefecture start in late October at Mount Hiko and Nomiyama Kannonji, reach Kamado Shrine, Raizan and Futsukaichi Hachimangu in mid-November, and end at Akizuki Castle Ruins and Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden in late November to early December (all are usual years, not forecasts). This guide puts 20 Fukuoka spots in one table with peak, fee and parking, plus three spots in Kumamoto.
In short
- Earliest: Mount Hiko (late October to mid-November) and Nomiyama Kannonji (from the end of October).
- Fees depend on the place: the Fukuoka City gardens charge ¥100 to ¥200, Shiranoe Botanical Garden ¥300, Raizan Sennyoji, Kawachi Fujien, Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden and Kikuchi Gorge ¥500, and Nomiyama Kannonji ¥500 for its special autumn viewing, while Miidera, Kamado Shrine and Akizuki Castle Ruins are free. Some spots have few parking spaces or only temporary parking.
- 2026 dates: Futsukaichi Hachimangu ginkgo festival on November 8; Taibaru ginkgo viewing November 17–23; Yanagisaka Haze Festival November 21–29; Ishibashi Cultural Center’s Autumn Rose Fair and Maple Festival October 23 to December 6.
- In Kumamoto, Kikuchi Gorge and the Kumamoto Prefectural Office ginkgo avenue usually peak in mid to late November.
Checked with official pages on October 22, 2026 (Kumamoto spots: October 11, 2026).
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Fukuoka autumn leaves 2026: peak, fees and parking at 20 spots, plus 3 in Kumamoto
Peak times are the usual ranges given by the Fukuoka Prefectural Tourism Federation and each site; the color moves earlier or later with each year’s temperatures. A dash (–) means the official pages give no information. Tap a name to jump to its section.
| Spot | Area | Usual peak | Fee | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hiko (Hikosan) | Soeda Town | Late Oct–mid Nov | Free to worship (slope car ¥700 return) | Free, 80 spaces |
| Nomiyama Kannonji | Sasaguri Town | From end of Oct | Special autumn viewing ¥500 | Yes |
| Chikushi Yabakei | Nakagawa City | Early–late Nov | – | About 5 (Minamihata Park) |
| Raizan Sennyoji | Itoshima City | Mid Nov–early Dec | ¥500 (outer garden only in Nov ¥200) | Yes |
| Ikazuchi Shrine ginkgo | Itoshima City | Mid Nov–early Dec | – | Yes |
| Kamado Shrine | Dazaifu City | Mid–late Nov | Free to worship | Paid, about 100 |
| Futsukaichi Hachimangu | Chikushino City | Mid–late Nov | – | Temporary parking |
| Chinkokuji Temple | Munakata City | Mid Nov–early Dec | – | Yes |
| Rakusuien Garden | Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City | – | Adult ¥100 | ¥300 per visit |
| Shofuen Garden | Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City | – | Adult ¥100 | 9 spaces, ¥300 per visit |
| Yusentei Park | Jonan Ward, Fukuoka City | – | Adult ¥200 | 20 spaces, ¥300 per visit |
| Kawachi Fujien | Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu | Mid Nov–early Dec | ¥500 | Free, 200 spaces |
| Kawachi Reservoir | Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu | Mid Nov–early Dec | – | None |
| Shiranoe Botanical Garden | Moji Ward, Kitakyushu | Late Nov–early Dec | General ¥300 | 84 spaces, ¥300 |
| Miidera (Byodoji) | Tagawa City | Mid–late Nov | Free | Yes |
| Akizuki Castle Ruins | Asakura City | Late Nov–early Dec | Free to walk | ¥400 per car |
| Yanagisaka Haze trees | Kurume City | Mid Nov–early Dec | – | Temporary parking |
| Ishibashi Cultural Center | Kurume City | Late Nov–early Dec | Free entry | Paid (lots 1 and 2) |
| Taibaru ginkgo | Hirokawa Town | Mid–late Nov | – | Temporary parking |
| Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden | Miyama City | Late Nov–early Dec | Adult ¥500 | Yes |
| Kikuchi Gorge | Kikuchi City, Kumamoto | Mid–late Nov | ¥500 (high school and up) | Free, about 80 |
| Gokanosho | Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto | Early–mid Nov | – | Free, about 300 |
| Kumamoto Prefectural Office ginkgo | Kumamoto City | Mid–late Nov | Free | South lot, 2-hour limit |
Itoshima autumn leaves: Raizan Sennyoji’s great maple and Ikazuchi Shrine’s 900-year-old ginkgo
Raizan Sennyoji, Itoshima City
Raizan Sennyoji is a temple on Mount Raizan whose front garden has a great maple, usually at its best from mid-November to early December. Admission is ¥500, and in November visitors who see only the outer garden and the great maple pay ¥200. Reception is open 9:00–16:30. The temple has parking and is about 15 minutes by car from Maebaru IC.
| Address | 626 Raizan, Itoshima City, Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Phone | 092-323-3547 |
| Hours | Reception 9:00–16:30 |
| Map | Google Maps |
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Ikazuchi Shrine ginkgo, Itoshima City
Ikazuchi Shrine stands a little above Sennyoji on the slope of Mount Raizan. It has two Kannon cedars over 1,000 years old (a prefectural natural monument) and a great ginkgo over 900 years old, 7 m around the trunk. The ginkgo usually turns gold from mid-November to early December, the same time as Sennyoji’s great maple, so you can see both on one day. The shrine has parking.
By public transport, take the Raizan line bus from the south exit of JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station to “Raizan Kannon-mae” and walk about 25 minutes. On weekdays from 8:30 to 17:00, the only service is the “Choisoko Yokamachi Mirai” shared bus, which must be booked and needs a membership registration in advance. By car, it is about 10 minutes south (toward the mountain) from the Misaka junction on Prefectural Road 49. The Fukuoka Prefectural Tourism Federation expects traffic jams in the leaf season. Contact: Itoshima City Tourism Association, Ikazuchi Shrine page (Japanese).
| Name | Ikazuchi Shrine ginkgo |
|---|---|
| Address | 148 Raizan, Itoshima City, Fukuoka |
| Phone | 092-322-2098 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Dazaifu and Asakura: Kamado Shrine and Akizuki Castle Ruins
Kamado Shrine, Dazaifu City
Kamado Shrine usually peaks in mid to late November. It is free to worship, and its paid car park has about 100 spaces. The shrine holds a night light-up in the leaf season; in 2025 it ran from November 22 to December 7, from sunset to 21:00, and the 2026 dates are not announced yet. Without a car, take the Dazaifu community bus Mahoroba-go from Dazaifu Station to the last stop, Uchiyama (about 10 minutes, ¥100).
| Address | 883 Uchiyama, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Phone | 092-922-4106 |
| Map | Google Maps |
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Akizuki Castle Ruins, Asakura City
The maples around the Black Gate of Akizuki Castle usually peak from late November to early December. The site is free to walk around, and parking costs ¥400 for a regular car. There is no light-up, so the tourism association asks visitors to come in daylight. By train, take the Amagi Railway to Amagi Station and the Amagi Kanko bus (Akizuki line) to Hakubutsukan-mae; by car, it is about 20 minutes from Amagi IC.
| Address | Akizuki Notori, Asakura City, Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0946-24-6758 (Asakura City Tourism Association) |
| Map | Google Maps |
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Chikushino, Nakagawa and Munakata: 3 autumn leaf spots
Futsukaichi Hachimangu ginkgo, Chikushino City
The sacred ginkgo of Futsukaichi Hachimangu is a Chikushino City natural monument and usually peaks from mid to late November. It is about 3 minutes on foot from JR Futsukaichi Station and about 7 minutes from Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station (west exit) or Murasaki Station, so it is easy to reach by train. Parking is temporary parking only. The festival committee posts the color on Instagram and has announced the 2026 Ginkgo Festival for Sunday, November 8 (committee’s Instagram post of September 14, 2026; Crossroad Fukuoka, Futsukaichi Hachimangu ginkgo, Japanese).
| Name | Futsukaichi Hachimangu ginkgo |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-6-35 Futsukaichi-chuo, Chikushino City, Fukuoka |
| Phone | 092-922-3301 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Chikushi Yabakei gorge, Nakagawa City
Chikushi Yabakei is a gorge from Ichinose to Gokayama, usually at its best from early to late November. Parking is only about 5 spaces at Minamihata Park, and a taxi from JR Hakata-Minami Station takes about 25 minutes (Crossroad Fukuoka, Chikushi Yabakei, Japanese).
| Name | Chikushi Yabakei |
|---|---|
| Address | Ichinose to Gokayama, Nakagawa City, Fukuoka |
| Phone | 092-408-8729 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Chinkokuji Temple, Munakata City
Chinkokuji is a Shingon temple known as “the temple of flowers and prayer”, with autumn leaves from mid-November to early December. It has parking, and it is about 25 minutes by car from Wakamiya IC or 30 minutes from Koga IC on the Kyushu Expressway, or about 15 minutes on foot from the Nishitetsu bus stop “Munakata Taisha-mae” (Crossroad Fukuoka, Chinkokuji, Japanese).
| Name | Chinkokuji Temple |
|---|---|
| Address | 966 Yoshida, Munakata City, Fukuoka |
| Phone | 0940-62-0111 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Kitakyushu and Tagawa: Kawachi Reservoir and Miidera
Kawachi Reservoir, Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu
Kawachi Reservoir is a lake formed by Kawachi Dam on the upper Itabitsu River, usually at its best from mid-November to early December. The reservoir has no car park, so walk about 12 minutes from the Nishitetsu bus stop “Kami-Shigeta”. Nearby Kawachi Fujien opens for the autumn leaves from mid-November to early December (¥500, 200 free spaces) (Crossroad Fukuoka, Kawachi Reservoir, Japanese).
| Name | Kawachi Reservoir |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Kawachi, Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka |
| Phone | 093-541-4189 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Miidera / Byodoji, Tagawa City
Miidera (Byodoji) in Tagawa is known for its summer wind chimes; in autumn, the trees the head priest planted and raised turn red and yellow. The usual peak is mid to late November, entry is free and there is parking (Crossroad Fukuoka, Miidera autumn leaves, Japanese).
| Name | Miidera (Byodoji) |
|---|---|
| Address | 2706-1 Ita, Tagawa City, Fukuoka |
| Phone | 0947-85-7147 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Chikugo autumn leaves: 4 spots in Kurume, Hirokawa and Miyama
Yanagisaka Sone Haze trees, Kurume City
The Yanagisaka Sone Haze trees in Yamamoto-machi, Kurume, are about 260 wax trees along about 1.2 km, a prefectural natural monument, usually red from mid-November to early December. From Nishitetsu Kurume Station, take a Nishitetsu bus to “Yanagisaka”; the trees are right by the stop. In the season there is temporary parking at Yamamoto Sports Ground. The 2026 Yanagisaka Haze Festival runs from Saturday, November 21 to Sunday, November 29, with the road closed to cars on November 21–23, 28 and 29 (Crossroad Fukuoka, Yanagisaka Haze trees and its autumn leaves feature with the 2026 festival dates, Japanese).
| Name | Yanagisaka Sone Haze trees |
|---|---|
| Address | Toyota, Yamamoto-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka |
| Phone | 090-3071-9868 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Ishibashi Cultural Center, Kurume City
Ishibashi Cultural Center in Nonaka-machi, Kurume, has autumn color centered on its Japanese garden and holds a maple festival in the season. In 2026 it is the “Autumn Rose Fair and Maple Festival 2026”, from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, December 6, 10:00–17:00, with the leaves expected at their best from late November to early December. The garden is free to enter. Parking is in two paid lots, No. 1 (66 cars) and No. 2 (155 cars), open 8:00–22:00; they get very crowded during the festival, so the center asks visitors to use public transport. Take a Nishitetsu bus to “Bunka Center-mae”: about 15 minutes from JR Kurume Station or 5 minutes from Nishitetsu Kurume Station (Crossroad Fukuoka, Autumn Rose Fair and Maple Festival 2026, Japanese).
At night, the paid illumination “Hikari no Museum 2026” runs from October 23, 2026 to January 31, 2027, 18:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30). Same-day tickets are ¥1,000 for adults and ¥500 for high school students and younger; children 3 and under are free (Ishibashi Cultural Center, Hikari no Museum 2026, Japanese).
| Name | Ishibashi Cultural Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 1015 Nonaka-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | Garden: open daily (free admission). Facilities: closed Mondays (open on public holidays) |
| Phone | 0942-33-2271 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Taibaru ginkgo, Hirokawa Town
The 2026 viewing period for the Taibaru ginkgo in Hirokawa is Tuesday, November 17 to Monday, November 23 (holiday), 9:00–17:00, and you walk from a temporary car park (open 8:45–17:30). The row of about 80 ginkgo trees is on private land, open to visitors through the owner’s goodwill, and visitors are asked not to park on the road. By car, head from Hirokawa IC on the Kyushu Expressway to the designated car park (Crossroad Fukuoka, Taibaru ginkgo, Japanese).
| Name | Taibaru ginkgo |
|---|---|
| Address | 1004 Kuizumi, Hirokawa Town, Yame District, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 2026 viewing period: November 17–23, 9:00–17:00 |
| Phone | 0943-32-5555 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden, Miyama City
Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden in Miyama is a national Place of Scenic Beauty: a garden with a heart-shaped pond set against Mount Atago in the background, surrounded by maples. Admission is ¥500 for adults and ¥100 for elementary and junior high students, and the usual peak is late November to early December. It has parking, about 5 minutes from Miyama-Yanagawa IC on the Kyushu Expressway or about 10 minutes by taxi from JR Setaka Station (Miyama City tourism site, Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden, Japanese).
| Name | Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden |
|---|---|
| Address | 1117-4 Motoyoshi, Setaka-machi, Miyama City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00. Closed Mondays and the 18th of each month |
| Phone | 0944-64-1523 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Kumamoto autumn leaves: Kikuchi Gorge, Gokanosho and the Prefectural Office ginkgo
Kikuchi Gorge, Kikuchi City
Kikuchi Gorge is a stream and forest walk on the northwest of the Aso outer rim, 500 to 800 m above sea level; its Momijigase area is named for its maples. The Kumamoto Tourist Federation gives mid to late November as the usual peak. Staff are on site from April 1 to November 30, 8:30–17:00, and admission is ¥500 for high school students and older. Parking is free: about 80 spaces plus 7 for large vehicles, with two more lots in busy periods. The access page gives car times only, about 1 hour 30 minutes from JR Kumamoto Station and about 50 minutes from Ueki IC.
| Address | 5026 Hara, Kikuchi City, Kumamoto (management office) |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0968-25-7223 (Kikuchi City Tourism Promotion Division) |
| Hours | Staffed April 1–November 30, 8:30–17:00 |
| Map | Google Maps |
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Gokanosho, Yatsushiro City
Gokanosho is a mountain area in Izumi-machi, Yatsushiro, known for its suspension bridges and waterfalls. The Kumamoto Tourist Federation gives early to mid-November as the usual peak. Parking is free, about 300 spaces in total, and some facilities charge admission.
| Area | Izumi-machi, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0965-36-5800 (tourist office listed by the federation) |
| Map | Google Maps |
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Kumamoto Prefectural Office ginkgo avenue, Kumamoto City
The avenue in front of the Kumamoto Prefectural Office is lined with ginkgo trees, usually yellow from mid to late November, and it is free. Cars use the south lot: enter by 19:00 and leave within 2 hours.
| Area | Suizenji, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City |
|---|---|
| Phone | 096-333-2089 (number listed by the federation) |
| Map | Google Maps |
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Fukuoka autumn leaves by train, and spots with little parking
The easiest by train are Futsukaichi Hachimangu (about 3 minutes from JR Futsukaichi Station) and Rakusuien (about 12 minutes from JR Hakata Station), and, from a bus stop, the Yanagisaka Haze trees, Ishibashi Cultural Center and Shiranoe Botanical Garden. Chikushi Yabakei has only about 5 spaces and Kawachi Reservoir none, so if you drive, find a car park nearby before you set off.
For this year’s color, the Fukuoka Prefectural Tourism Federation updates the status of each spot in its Crossroad Fukuoka autumn leaves feature (Japanese). Futsukaichi Hachimangu posts on Instagram, and the Yanagisaka Haze trees and Ishibashi Cultural Center are covered by the Kurume Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Sources (checked October 2026)
10 pages we checked
- Fukuoka Prefectural Tourism Federation (Crossroad Fukuoka), autumn leaves feature, and its spot pages for Futsukaichi Hachimangu, Chikushi Yabakei, Chinkokuji, Kawachi Reservoir, Miidera, Yanagisaka Haze trees, Taibaru ginkgo and Ishibashi Cultural Center’s festival (Japanese)
- Itoshima City Tourism Association, Ikazuchi Shrine (Japanese)
- Raizan Sennyoji, admission and access (Japanese)
- Kamado Shrine, autumn leaves notice and access (Japanese)
- Asakura City, Akizuki Castle Black Gate and Asakura City Tourism Association (Japanese)
- Futsukaichi Hachimangu Ginkgo Festival committee, Instagram announcement (September 14, 2026)
- Ishibashi Cultural Center, Hikari no Museum 2026 (Japanese)
- Miyama City tourism site, Kiyomizudera Honbo Garden (Japanese)
- Kikuchi Gorge official site and access (Japanese)
- Kumamoto Tourist Federation, autumn leaf spots in Kumamoto (Japanese)
