Japan in February

Cheapest city month; Sapporo is the exception during the Snow Festival.

• Hokkaidō · Sapporo, Nisekocool

  Snow Dec–Mar (ski season); the only main region without a real rainy season.

• Honshū cities · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimacool

  Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.

• Okinawa · Naha, Ishigakifine

  Subtropical; rainy season May–June, typhoons July–September.

• Kansai: Kyoto / Osaka · Kansai basin and baycool

  Rainy season (tsuyu) June to mid-July; Kyoto's basin holds heat — 35 °C+ days in August; typhoons Aug–Sep can shut KIX for a day.

• Kyoto10° / 2°, 9 rain days
• Osaka11° / 3°, 6 rain days
• Tokyo11° / 2°, 6 rain days
• Nagoya11° / 1°, 7 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Sapporo Snow Festival

  Early Feb (about one week)

  Sapporo hotels triple in price and sell out months ahead.

• Osaka Marathon check

  Late February (check) · Osaka

  Main roads closed through the morning; hotels on the course fill.

• Plum blossom

  Mid-February to early March · Tokyo

  Small crowds, a quieter preview of the cherry season.

Crowds · Japan

Low

Prices · Japan

Low

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Kyoto

  Cold; quiet precincts.

• Osaka

  Cold, cheap rooms.

• Tokyo

  Cold; plum blossom.

• Sapporo

  Best months: Jun–Sep for cool summers, Dec–Feb for snow and the festival