Weekly note

Japan in June

5 of the 6 destinations in Japan are in season in June: 4 a sweet spot, 1 good, 0 ok.

June is a sweet spot at 4 of these 6 places: Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Niseko. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for June

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Tokyo good 26° 11d £580 26C max, 11 rainy days
2 Osaka sweet spot 27° 9d — 27C max, 9 rainy days
3 Kyoto sweet spot 27° 10d — 27C max, 10 rainy days
4 Hiroshima sweet spot 25° 11d — 25C max, 11 rainy days
5 Niseko sweet spot 20° 12d — 20C max, 12 rainy days

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

Not this June

Other months for Japan

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