The best time to visit Japan, judged across 281 of Japan’s cities, is from late April to mid June.
Being outside
late Apr to mid Jun
Sun
varies by place
Walking
mid Mar to mid May
97%
of 281 cities rate Good for being outside in early June
Being outside97%
Sun1%
Walking13%
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share of 281 cities rated Good at midday, %Jun · 67%
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City by city each place’s own season · most visited first · hover to find it on the map
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North and south
Japan spans about 18 degrees of latitude, so its halves keep different seasons for being outside.
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How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, read at midday local solar time, in ten-day sections. A season is quoted for the country only where at least 60% of the 281 cities counted agree it is Good. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55. It is what a time of year is usually like, not a forecast.