When to go · Tokyo
Tokyo in June
Mixed month. Rainy season.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 26° / 19°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Low
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Rainy season.
Weather in June
- TokyoHighs around 26 °C, lows around 19 °C, rain on about 13 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimarainy
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.
Sannō Matsuri check
Mid-June, main procession in even-numbered years · Hie Shrine, Akasaka, Marunouchi
A court-costume procession passes the palace and Ginza.
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.
Tokyo Pride check
June (check) · Yoyogi Park and a parade through Shibuya
A parade and festival weekend; Ni-chōme bars busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Low
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast