Reveling in Japan’s fiery fall foliage

Reveling in Japan’s fiery fall foliage

By Lisa Lucas For The New York Times The Japanese have a single word to describe going into nature to look for the changing leaves before the dark snap of winter: momijigari. “Momiji” translates to red maple but extends to any bright autumn leaves. “Gari” means hunting, metaphorically. But if you’re consulting forecasts and local predictions to pin down the peak days in autumn to go, it does resemble hunting. There are more than 1,000 varieties …