Colorful leaves (紅葉, kōyō) are to the Japanese autumn what cherry blossoms are to spring The viewing of autumn leaves has been a popular activity in Japan for centuries and today draws large numbers of travelers to famous koyo spots both in the mountains and in the cities Each year, starting in mid September, the "koyo front" slowly moves southwards from the northern island of Momiji (紅葉) is the Japanese word for the redtinted maple leaves in the fall Kōyō (紅葉) on the other hand, designates the natural process of the leaves changing colors from green to red in autumn Now, you surely noticed that they both use the same kanji The historical meaning and translation of the kanji for momiji are "red leaves"In Japan there are two important times of the year when people take time out of their busy lives to be close to nature These are hanabi season (cherryblossom viewing) and momiji season (autumnleaf viewing) In Japan there is about a ten day period when it
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