Chapter 03 · Experiences

紅葉No. 27 · Festivals and seasonsJapan's last autumn leavesPhotographs coming soon

No. 27

Festivals and seasons

In season only

Japan's last autumn leaves

日本一遅い紅葉

When the rest of Japan has gone bare, Atami Baien's 380 maples are only just turning, lit until nine. Walk under them, then on to a table we've booked.

時刻表Timetable

所要Duration: About 2.5 hours
季節Season: The 2026 maple festival runs 14 November to 6 December.
人数Group: 1–10 guests
移動Getting there: By trainOn footOn foot, with a local bus or one stop on the train where it saves a climb. If you'd like a taxi back up the hill, it's yours to pay.
集合Meeting point: Kinomiya Station, 16:30.
料金Price: Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
地図Map: Atami Baien · G3

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When the rest of Japan has gone bare, the 380 maples of Atami Baien are only just turning, lit until nine at night. Walk under them in the dark, then go on to a dinner table we've booked for you (you pay the restaurant).

Atami Baien is known for Japan's earliest plum blossom and also its latest autumn colour. Its maples turn in late November, when the mountains inland are already bare, and during the maple festival the garden is lit until nine and free to enter.

We take the train one stop to Kinomiya, walk up through the garden as the lights come on, cross the little bridges over the stream, and come back down for dinner in town.

An evening walk under the lit maples, then dinner at a table we've booked (you pay the restaurant).
No. 27 · Festivals and seasons

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Your host as guide, in English or Japanese
A route planned around your group and the weather
Help booking tickets and restaurant tables

Not included

Dinner, paid to the restaurant
Train fares

Price: Guide fee per person, tax included. With your stay: ¥10,000 for one guest, ¥7,500 each for two, ¥5,000 each for three to twelve. Tour only: ¥10,000 each, for two guests or more. Admissions, partner fees, meals and travel are paid on the day. Book a paid tour with your stay and the stay itself is 10% less (you always get the single best discount). Groups of seven or more, please book 10 days ahead.
Meeting point: Kinomiya Station, 16:30.
Weather: Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
Cancellation: Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.

On the mapG3

Atami Baien · About 4 km from the house

Sources

01
Atami Baien opened in 1886 and has 469 plum trees of 60 varieties; it is said to have Japan's earliest plum blossom and latest autumn leaves.
Source: ataminews.gr.jp (opens in a new tab)
02
Atami Baien has about 380 maples; the 40th maple festival runs from 14 November to 6 December 2026, lit up from 16:30 to 21:00, with free entry.
Source: ataminews.gr.jp (opens in a new tab)

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