Tsuyama Castle's Kakuzan Park, home to approximately 1,000 maple trees across its terraced castle ruins, holds an annual autumn foliage festival that transforms the hillside into a blazing tapestry of red and orange. The park is one of Japan's 100 Famous Castle Sites and the autumn illuminations—lighting up the castle stone walls and maples after dark—draw visitors from across Okayama Prefecture. Local food stalls selling warm sake, chestnuts and Tsuyama's famous gyutan (beef tongue) dishes operate throughout the festival period. A central viewpoint near the Kakuzan Inari Shrine offers a sweeping panorama across the Yoshii River and the old town below.
- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Autumn Leaves
- Season
- Autumn
- Month
- Mid to Late November
- Region
- Chugoku
- Prefecture
- Okayama
- City
- Tsuyama
Highlights
- ◆1,000 maple trees across historic castle ruins
- ◆Nightly illuminations of stone walls and foliage
- ◆Local food stalls including Tsuyama beef tongue dishes
- ◆Panoramic views over Yoshii River and castle town
- ◆One of Japan's 100 Famous Castle Sites