Is rainy season in Japan bad?

For most travelers, the rainy season isn't the ideal time to visit Japan. The rain and storms which characterize the period put a lot of people off. Both the periods before and after are more popular times to go. However, the weather is unpredictable and wet weather is not guaranteed.



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Annual precipitation averages between 1,000 and 2,500 mm (40 and 100 in) except for the areas such as Kii Peninsula and Yakushima Island which is Japan's wettest place with the annual precipitation is one of the world's highest at 4,000 to 10,000 mm.

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The best time to visit Japan is between March and May and between September and November as it's both warm and dry between these periods. However, the joys of springtime and the iconic blooming of the cherry blossoms in Japan are no secret, which means you'll be sharing the space with plenty of other travelers.

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The best time to visit Japan is spring (March & April) or autumn (October & November), when days are sunny and dry. During the summer months (May to September), the cities are hot and humid, with heavy rainfall occurring across the country in June & July, except for Hokkaido.

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Winter. Winter in Japan lasts from late December to mid-March with temperatures from 30 to 45 F (0 to 8 C). Winter is great for frugal travelers – if you avoid the holidays, winter is one of the cheapest times to visit Japan. After the holidays pass, mid-January to mid-March is also the least crowded time to visit.

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During the rainy season it does not rain every day. For example, the probability of rain on a given day in Tokyo is 45% during the peak of the rainy season, while the probability of sunny weather is 27%. Of the rainy days, half see only light rain, while the other half see more considerable amounts of precipitation.

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In Tokyo, “tsuyu” (??) - the rainy season - usually begins in mid-June and ends near the end of July. It rains at least a little almost every day, sometimes no more than a gentle drizzle, and sometimes quite a bit more.

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The wettest place in Japan, and among the most rain-soaked destinations the world over, Yakushima is hit by at least 250mm (9.8 inches) of rain every month. In the summer typhoon season this number can triple. Annual rainfall readings reach up to 10 meters (390 inches).

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But be careful what you wish for, as Japan stands poised to over-deliver some much-needed moisture in the next few weeks with the start of what the locals commonly refer to as “Tsuyu” - the Japanese rainy season. In 2023, Tokyo's rainy season arrived on June 8 and finished around July 22.

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Ameonna ( ? ?? ? ??? , rain woman) is a Japanese yokai thought to call forth rain, illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shui as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand.

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The rainy season starts in mid-June and last until mid to late-July over much of the country. In Okinawa its starts and finishes in mid-May and finishes in late June. Hokkaido does not experience a rainy season. Typhoons mostly occur in the autumn (fall) months.

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Whilst temperatures in Tokyo, Kyoto and across most of Honshu remain high in September (avg temp: 23-25°C), days can be punctuated with intense periods of rainfall driven by the typhoons that hit the southern islands during the month. Infact, September is the wettest month of the year in Tokyo.

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Ideally, how long for a trip to Japan ? We recommend a minimum of 2 weeks to discover the Japanese archipelago. This is the minimum travel time in Japan to have time to visit Tokyo, Kyoto and their surroundings. For this, we advise you to spend a minimum of 6 nights in Tokyo and 6 nights in the Kyoto region .

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Japan has a reputation as an expensive place to travel to, but it's an image that doesn't hold up on the ground. With a little strategy, a visit can be very reasonable – budget-friendly, even. Many of the country's major sights, for example, cost nothing, and free festivals take place year-round.

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