{
  "name": "Recorded autumn colour dates for Nara",
  "source": "https://kippujapan.com/data/",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribution to Kippu Japan; observations by the Japan Meteorological Agency",
  "observedBy": "Nara Local Meteorological Office",
  "definitions": {
    "maple": {
      "species": "Iroha momiji (Acer palmatum)",
      "colour": "Koyo-bi (紅葉日) — the first day the sample tree, seen as a whole, has mostly turned red with almost no green left.",
      "fall": "Rakuyo-bi (落葉日) — the first day about eighty per cent of the tree's leaves have fallen."
    },
    "ginkgo": {
      "species": "Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)",
      "colour": "Oyo-bi (黄葉日) — the first day the sample tree, seen as a whole, has mostly turned yellow with almost no green left.",
      "fall": "Rakuyo-bi (落葉日) — the first day about eighty per cent of the tree's leaves have fallen."
    }
  },
  "siteNote": "The Japan Meteorological Agency marks each observation as made on a tree in the observatory's grounds or one nearby. Nara's maple has been observed on a nearby tree since 2017, and its ginkgo since 1986.",
  "normalNote": "Normals are the agency's current 30-year averages (1991–2020).",
  "caveat": "Observed by the Japan Meteorological Agency on designated sample trees in Nara city, to a national standard. These are the city's dates, not a forecast, and not the dates for mountain temples outside the city.",
  "upstream": "https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/download_ruinenchi.html",
  "lastChecked": "2026-09-13",
  "normal": {
    "maple": {
      "colour": "11-21",
      "fall": "12-05"
    },
    "ginkgo": {
      "colour": "11-18",
      "fall": "12-04"
    }
  },
  "years": [
    {
      "year": 1953,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-05",
        "fall": "12-04",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1954,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "10-28",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1955,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "10-30",
        "fall": "11-13",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1956,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "10-29",
        "fall": "11-13",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1957,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "10-30",
        "fall": "11-15",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1960,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-05",
        "fall": "11-27",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1961,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-18",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1962,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-23",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1963,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-22",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1964,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "10-09",
        "fall": "11-26",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "10-17",
        "fall": "11-04",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1965,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "11-30",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "10-20",
        "fall": "11-14",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1966,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "10-23",
        "fall": "11-13",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1967,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-06",
        "fall": "11-29",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "10-22",
        "fall": "11-18",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1968,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-15",
        "fall": "12-08",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "10-26",
        "fall": "11-18",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1969,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-09",
        "fall": "12-10",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "10-24",
        "fall": "11-20",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1970,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-16",
        "fall": "12-16",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "10-28",
        "fall": "11-18",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1971,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-04",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-01",
        "fall": "11-20",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1972,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-07",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-02",
        "fall": "11-19",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1973,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-05",
        "fall": "11-23",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-01",
        "fall": "11-16",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1974,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-05",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-03",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1975,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-11",
        "fall": "11-30",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-07",
        "fall": "11-26",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1976,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-13",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-06",
        "fall": "11-20",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1977,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-21",
        "fall": "12-10",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-16",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1978,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-15",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-08",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1979,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-24",
        "fall": "12-08",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-12",
        "fall": "12-07",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1980,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-08",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-07",
        "fall": "11-22",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1981,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-05",
        "fall": "11-26",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-01",
        "fall": "11-23",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1982,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-10",
        "fall": "12-02",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-04",
        "fall": "11-20",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1983,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-09",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-04",
        "fall": "11-17",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1984,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-13",
        "fall": "11-27",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-05",
        "fall": "11-19",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1985,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-25",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-13",
        "fall": "11-29",
        "site": "grounds"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1986,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-14",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-04",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1987,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-08",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-07",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1988,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-04",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-10",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1989,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-16",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-03",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1990,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-11",
        "fall": "11-29",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1991,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-06",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-13",
        "fall": "11-29",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-04",
        "fall": "11-16",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-16",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1993,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-29",
        "fall": "12-11",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-10",
        "fall": "11-28",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1994,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-16",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-25",
        "fall": "12-10",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1995,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-11",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-16",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1996,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-24",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1997,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-12",
        "fall": "11-22",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-10",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-24",
        "fall": "12-07",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-11",
        "fall": "12-10",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 1999,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-14",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-16",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2000,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-21",
        "fall": "12-08",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-21",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2001,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-19",
        "fall": "12-04",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-14",
        "fall": "12-02",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-11",
        "fall": "11-25",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-09",
        "fall": "11-27",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-20",
        "fall": "12-02",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-08",
        "fall": "11-27",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-28",
        "fall": "12-14",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-20",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2005,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-28",
        "fall": "12-14",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-27",
        "fall": "12-08",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-30",
        "fall": "12-14",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "12-08",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-28",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-19",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-22",
        "fall": "12-08",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-20",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-30",
        "fall": "12-09",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-19",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "12-02",
        "fall": "12-13",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-26",
        "fall": "12-15",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-25",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-15",
        "fall": "11-30",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-28",
        "fall": "12-10",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-22",
        "fall": "12-10",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-26",
        "fall": "12-02",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-25",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "12-07",
        "fall": "12-13",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-22",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "12-04",
        "fall": "12-12",
        "site": "grounds"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-22",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-09",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-21",
        "fall": "12-01",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-14",
        "fall": "12-05",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-24",
        "fall": "12-06",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-15",
        "fall": "11-29",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-27",
        "fall": "12-09",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-13",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-17",
        "fall": "11-30",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-15",
        "fall": "11-29",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-19",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-14",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-11",
        "fall": "11-24",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-20",
        "fall": "12-11",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-20",
        "fall": "12-04",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-28",
        "fall": "12-09",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-08",
        "fall": "12-02",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "maple": {
        "colour": "11-14",
        "fall": "12-03",
        "site": "nearby"
      },
      "ginkgo": {
        "colour": "11-18",
        "fall": "11-27",
        "site": "nearby"
      }
    }
  ]
}