Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Trips through Japan

East Asian cities 4 stops

Before you go

Cost of living	moderate — prices run about 65% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	Yen
Languages	Japanese
Plugs	Type A and B, 100 V
Driving	On the left
Calling code	+81
Travel advice	No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-28
Health	UK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-09-23. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

On arrival

Apps — Rides: GO, DiDi, S.RIDE, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: LINE. Ride apps here hail ordinary licensed taxis; private-car rideshare is limited to small trials.
Paying — Cards are widely taken in cities, but carry cash for small restaurants, inns and rural areas. Suica and PASMO also pay in many shops, and PayPay QR codes are common.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Getting around Tokyo — Suica or PASMO, as a card or in a phone wallet, on JR, the metro and buses; top up with cash at station machines. Tokyo Metro and Toei also take a tapped bank card; JR does not.
Tipping — Not done in restaurants or taxis; some hotels and restaurants add a 10% service charge.
Emergency — police 110 · ambulance and fire 119.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

Sources (15)

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 Japan as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.