Weekly note

Where to go in East Asia in June

3 of the 4 destinations in East Asia are in season in June: 2 a sweet spot, 0 good, 1 ok.

June is a sweet spot at 2 of the 4: Seoul and Tokyo. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for June

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Seoul South Korea sweet spotbusy 21° 7d peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild…
2 Tokyo Japan sweet spot 26° 13d 26C max, 13 rainy days
3 Taipei Taiwan okbusy 30° 15d peak: Summer months attract a high number of tourists due to school…

Not this June

Other months for East Asia

June elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about East Asia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.