Trains run more slowly with their car lights turned off so passengers can fully immerse themselves in celebrating the autumn leaves. Maple trees will be lit up from dusk to 9 p.m. through Nov. 24.

The main hall of Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto and surrounding maple trees are lit up during a test lighting on Nov. 17, a day before the start of the special autumn nighttime viewing. The beam of ...