Weekly note

Japan in February

6 of the 6 destinations in Japan are in season in February: 0 a sweet spot, 1 good, 5 ok.

None of these has February as a sweet spot; the one labelled good is the best of the month: Tokyo.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Tokyo good 11° cool 5d £639 11C max, 5 rainy days
2 Niseko okbusy -2° cool 17d — busier than usual
3 Hiroshima ok 10° cool 6d — 10C max, 6 rainy days
4 Osaka ok 10° cool 6d — 10C max, 6 rainy days
5 Kyoto ok 9° cool 6d — 9C max, 6 rainy days
6 Mount Fuji ok 6° cool 7d — 6C max, 7 rainy days

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

Other months for Japan

February 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.