Late October–mid-November · Ten-thousand-maple lake
The main colour window is late autumn, commonly strongest in early to mid-November. Check current colour and traffic controls.
Tourism source ↗Minowa Dam is known as Momiji Lake for roughly 10,000 maple trees planted around its blue reservoir. The remote mountain road, event areas and nearby Tarusawa campground require advance transport planning, especially during the crowded late-autumn colour period.
Best time to visit: Oct–Nov – Ten-thousand-maple lake
💡 Autumn access controls may apply; roads are narrow and the lakeside road has no pedestrian pavement.
Autumn maples reflected around Momiji LakeReference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet
Recorded capture month: Nov · Historical photo, not a live view
AUTUMN · Oct
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Weather for your date
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13°C
Partly cloudy
💧 2% rain chance · wind 5 km/h
Hourly forecast
13°💧 2%
12°💧 0%
12°💧 4%
13°💧 8%
17°💧 12%
20°💧 21%
21°💧 26%
22°💧 25%
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Packing checklist
- Also useful: Warm layer for late-autumn evenings
Parking
Parking has not been verified for this place.
Search nearby parking ↗Directions to Momiji Lake — Minowa Dam
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Kids: The lakeside road has no continuous pavement and traffic increases in autumn; keep children away from the carriageway and water edge.
Rules
Fire: designated sites only
Water access: lake
Drones: permit required
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-09-26
- 1. Autumn maples reflected around Momiji Lake · Minowa Town · Source ↗ · Official tourism reference — see source terms