The sweetgum trees planted along the roads in Katsurazaka, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, are rapidly turning red as November begins. On a sunny day with clear blue skies on November 10th, the autumn leaves swayed in the strong wind, and passersby were seen taking photos.

A row of sweetgum trees beginning to turn red (November 10, Katsurazaka, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City)

Sweetgum trees are a member of the Glycine family, a deciduous tree native to the eastern United States and Mexico. A total of nearly 400 sweetgum trees have been planted along a stretch of road surrounding a residential area in the Katsurazaka area of ​​Nishikyo Ward, stretching for about two kilometers.

A row of sweetgum trees beginning to turn red (November 10, Katsurazaka, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City)

Amid a deepening autumn atmosphere, a "red belt" decorates the undulating residential area, and tourists with smartphones in hand were taking photos of the colorful tree-lined road.