Weekly note

Japan in April

6 of the 6 destinations in Japan are in season in April: 3 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.

April is a sweet spot at 3 of these 6 places: Osaka, Hiroshima and Mount Fuji.

Ranked for April

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Tokyo good 19° 9d £660 19C max, 9 rainy days
2 Osaka sweet spot 19° 9d — 19C max, 9 rainy days
3 Hiroshima sweet spot 18° 8d — 18C max, 8 rainy days
4 Mount Fuji sweet spot 16° cool 11d — 16C max, 11 rainy days
5 Kyoto goodbusy 19° 10d — busier than usual
6 Niseko ok 9° cool 11d — 9C max, 11 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for April departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for April departures.

Other months for Japan

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