Weekly note

Japan in March

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

March is a sweet spot at 1 of these 6 places: Niseko.

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Tokyo good 15° cool 11d £599 15C max, 11 rainy days
2 Niseko sweet spot 3° cool 12d — Snow: 30 cm or more on 31 of 31 days, 10 winters of 10
3 Osaka ok 14° cool 9d — 14C max, 9 rainy days
4 Hiroshima ok 14° cool 8d — 14C max, 8 rainy days
5 Kyoto okbusy 14° cool 10d — busier than usual
6 Mount Fuji ok 11° cool 12d — 11C max, 12 rainy days

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

Other months for Japan

March 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.