Japan in June

Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.

• Hokkaidō · Sapporo, Nisekobest weather

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

• Honshū cities · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimarainy

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

• Okinawa · Naha, Ishigakirainy

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

• Kansai: Kyoto / Osaka · Kansai basin and bayrainy

  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.

• Kyoto28° / 19°, 13 rain days
• Osaka28° / 20°, 12 rain days
• Tokyo26° / 19°, 13 rain days
• Nagoya28° / 19°, 13 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.

• Rainy season (tsuyu)

  About early June to mid-July · Osaka

  Grey, humid days; the covered arcades and underground malls come into their own.

• Aizen Matsuri check

  30 June – 2 July · Osaka

  Opens Osaka's summer festival season; palanquins carried by women in yukata.

• Sannō Matsuri check

  Mid-June, main procession in even-numbered years · Tokyo

  A court-costume procession passes the palace and Ginza.

• Tokyo Pride check

  June (check) · Tokyo

  A parade and festival weekend; Ni-chōme bars busy.

Crowds · Japan

Low

Prices · Japan

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Hokkaidō

  Best weather of the year (Sapporo, Niseko)

• Sapporo

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