Fall foliage report for Mt. Midori

  • Sorbus matsumurana : It’s beginning to look like fall.

  • Arctous alpinus var. japonica : They are spreading out over a larger area.

Fall foliage report for Mt. Aka

  • Mt. Aka : The leaves have turned.

  • Veronica stelleri var. longistyla : Flowers are blooming in localized pockets.

Fall foliage report for Mt. Kurodake

  • Arctous alpinus var. japonica : They are spreading out over a larger area.

  • Sorbus matsumurana : It’s beginning to look like fall.

Mt. Kurodake’s northeastern face

  • Cirsium kamtschaticum : Some wilting can be seen now.

  • Aconitum yamazakii : The flowers are still in peak viewing season, although their numbers are dwindling.

  • Ochotona hyperborea yesoensis : I encountered a

  • Tamias sibiricus lineatus : It was busy storing food.