Any Japanese speakers out there who can enlighten us on to what this map is all about, please post a comment! Originally spotted by Timothy Morrissey on a calendar, who thinks it is some type of foliage map.
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3 thoughts on “Japanese isochrones”
Tony said:
Almost certainly Autumn Foliage map. Could be very specific to Japanese Maple eg see
https://jw-webmagazine.com/japan-autumn-leaves-forecast/
Here is the results of Google translate.
Title:
Autumn Leaf Front in October
“Cherry blossoms” in spring. Autumn is “autumn leaves”. The autumn leaves front that dyes the fields and mountains in late autumn with fiery red, From the north to the south, I’m running in a hurry…
Caption under map:
※The date of the tea business meeting is the normal quality for 30 years after wearing it.
Notes under map:
Lake Okutadami>Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture
[Kurobe Keikoku] Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture (Hakusan Super Forest Road) Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture
(Kyuryukyo) Momijidai, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture) Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture
(Shiga Kogen) Yamanouchi Town, Nagano Prefecture <Oyada Momijidai) Mino City, Gifu Prefecture
(Mt. Fuji Skyline) Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture
〈香歲洖)Aichi Fruit Toyota City
(Korakkei) Nabari City, Mie Prefecture
Kutsuki Valley) Shiga Prefecture Takashima City
《Takao〉Kyoto Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (Minoh Quasi-National Park) Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture (Otomizu Valley) Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture Misasa-cho, Tottori Prefecture
(Tachikue Gorge) Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture
Misasa-cho, Tottori Prefecture
(Tachikuekyo) Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture (Okuzukei) Kagamino-cho, Okayama Prefecture
(Sandankyo) Akiota Town, Hiroshima Prefecture
《Nagato缺〉Ato-cho, Yamaguchi Prefecture
(Oboke, Koboke) Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture (Kankakei Shodoshima Town, Kagawa Prefecture (Omogokei) Kumakogen Town, Ehime Prefecture (Oto no Taki) Kami City, Kochi Prefecture
(Mt. Hidehiko) Soeda-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture
Jiunian-an) Kanzaki-cho, Saga Prefecture
[ Mt. Fugen] Gokaso, Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture) Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Yabakei) Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture
Takachihokyo, Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture
(Yuuno Valley) Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Google translate can do images now. This is about maples, and has text such as:
Spring is “cherry blossom”. Autumn is “autumn leaves”.
The autumnal front that dyes the fields and mountains in late autumn a fiery red,
From the north to the south, running down in a hurry…
Line dates are averages over the last 30 years.
Famous spots for autumn leaves nationwide
(and then a list of places).
Its not so much isochrones, but a contour map of dates when the autumn colour peaks. I think I’ve seen similar maps for the spring sakura (cherry blossom) progress!