Tokamachi in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Jan (deep snow may block roads), Aug (rainy season).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• FebruaryGreatInside Tokamachi's best window: Feb (snow festival), May (kimono festival), Sep–Oct (clear autumn weather).
• MayGreatInside Tokamachi's best window: Feb (snow festival), May (kimono festival), Sep–Oct (clear autumn weather).
• SeptemberGreatInside Tokamachi's best window: Feb (snow festival), May (kimono festival), Sep–Oct (clear autumn weather).
• OctoberGreatInside Tokamachi's best window: Feb (snow festival), May (kimono festival), Sep–Oct (clear autumn weather).

• TokamachiHighs around -2 °C (28 °F), lows around -8 °C (18 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 28 °F (-2 °C), lows around 18 °F (-8 °C), rain on about 5 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.

• New Year (Shōgatsu) big impact

  29 Dec – 3 Jan · Japan

  Shops, museums and many restaurants close; shrines packed on 1–3 Jan; trains full on 29–30 Dec and 2–3 Jan.

Crowds · Japan overall

Low

Prices · Japan overall

Low

Japan overall: Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tokamachi, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings

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