When to go · Tokyo
Tokyo in July
Mixed month. Heat and humidity.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 30° / 22°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Heat and humidity.
Weather in July
- TokyoHighs around 30 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 12 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimahot
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Summer season
Hydrangeas in the rainy season, Sumida River fireworks (late July), bon-odori dances, beer gardens on rooftops.
Watch: Heat-stroke alerts from July; typhoon days.
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.
Rainy season (tsuyu)
About early June to mid-July · Whole city
Grey days and steady rain; hydrangeas at Hakusan Shrine and in Kamakura. Plan indoor mornings.
Hōzuki-ichi (lantern-plant fair)
9–10 July · Sensō-ji
Stalls of potted lantern plants fill the precinct; a visit on these days is said to count for many.
Mitama Matsuri check
Mid-July · Yasukuni Shrine, Kudanshita
Thousands of lanterns on the approach in the evenings.
Sumida River fireworks check
Last Saturday of July (check) · Asakusa and the Sumida riverside
About a million people; Asakusa station and riverside streets are gridlocked from late afternoon.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Rain ends mid-month then the heat begins; festivals everywhere.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast