When to go · Osaka
Osaka in March
Good month. Late-March blossom at the castle.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 14° / 6°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
Late-March blossom at the castle.
Weather in March
- OsakaHighs around 14 °C, lows around 6 °C, rain on about 10 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimafine
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Spring season
Plum blossom in the castle park in February, cherry blossom late March to early April, the Mint Bureau passage in mid-April.
Watch: Golden Week (late Apr–early May): full trains and hotels.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Spring Grand Sumo tournament (Haru Basho) check
15 days in March, starting on the second Sunday · Edion Arena Osaka, Namba
The only top-division tournament in Kansai; tickets sell out on release day (check).
Cherry blossom check
Usually late March to early April · Osaka Castle Park, Kema Sakuranomiya Park, Expo '70 Park
The castle park and riverside are packed from dawn; hotel prices peak.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- High
- Prices · Japan overall
- High
Japan overall: Blossom arrives late in the month: prices jump, book early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast