Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

It's reasonable to say that Ginko Avenue is one of those vibrant spots that merits a space in the rainbow, with 300 meters of glorious, brilliant yellow ginko tree splendour. This well-known autumn path provides an unassuming respite from the sprawling concrete jungle in the center of busy Tokyo. Even more people gather to view the colors when October arrives.

The genus Ginkgo, which includes the species Ginkgo biloba, was formerly widely distributed around the globe, but its numbers began to decline approximately two million years ago. The sole remaining species in the phylum Ginkgophyta is ginkgo biloba. All of the others vanished. Currently, the species can only be found growing naturally in a tiny area of Zhejiang province in eastern China. The Chinese have been growing gingko for a very long period; several of the trees are more than 1,500 years old. When a German botanist spotted the tree in the gardens of a Japanese shrine, he was the first European to learn about it. They have been cultivated in North America for more than 200 years and are now widespread there as well as in Europe.

Location: Minato, Kitaaoyama, Japan