When to go · Tokyo
Tokyo in March
Good month. Late-March blossom crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 14° / 5°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
Late-March blossom crowds.
Weather in March
- TokyoHighs around 14 °C, lows around 5 °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 February, cherry blossom late March to early April (Ueno, Chidorigafuchi, Meguro River), azaleas and iris after.
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.
Plum blossom
Mid-February to early March · Yushima Tenjin, Koishikawa Kōrakuen, Hanegi Park
Small crowds, a quieter preview of the cherry season.
Tokyo Marathon check
Early March (check) · Shinjuku to Tokyo Station via Asakusa and Ginza
Roads closed through the morning; taxis and buses reroute. Hotels on the course fill.
Cherry blossom (hanami) check
Usually late March to early April · Ueno Park, Chidorigafuchi, Meguro River, Shinjuku Gyoen, Sumida Park
Parks packed from dawn with picnic tarps; hotel prices peak. Shinjuku Gyoen opens daily 25 Mar–24 Apr.
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 coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast