Autumn Leaves: The Beauty of Autumn in Japan is a stunning full-color Kyoto photography book devoted to 紅葉 (momiji) — the autumn foliage that symbolizes the Japanese appreciation of seasonal change and the aesthetics of impermanence.

Photographed over more than 40 years by renowned Kyoto photographer Katsuhiko Mizuno, this carefully selected collection presents 120 masterpiece images capturing temples, gardens, mountain valleys, and historic streets wrapped in vivid red and gold leaves. Beyond simple landscape photography, the book expresses the deeper Japanese philosophy behind autumn: mono no aware — the beauty found in transience, quiet melancholy, and the passage of time.

The book guides readers through Kyoto’s most famous foliage areas, including Arashiyama bamboo groves, Tofukuji temple bridges over red maples, the serene moss gardens of Ohara, the lantern-lit paths of Gion, and riverside scenery along the Kamogawa. Each location is accompanied by English explanations, making it ideal for international readers, travelers planning an autumn visit to Japan, and collectors of Japanese culture.

This elegant bilingual edition is also highly suitable as a cultural gift, homestay souvenir, or premium Japan-themed present.

Featured Kyoto Areas

 

• Arashiyama & Sagano

• Eikando & Nanzenji

• Gion, Kodaiji & Kiyomizu

• Ohara countryside temples

• Tofukuji autumn bridge views

• Kibune & Kurama mountain valleys

• Uji historic temple district

• Kamogawa riverside and northern Kyoto

 

Product Details

Author/Photographer: Katsuhiko Mizuno

Publisher: IBC Publishing

Language: Japanese & English (bilingual explanations)

Format: Full-color photography book

Pages: 128 pages

Size: 18.2 × 22 × 1.6 cm