Japan in May
6 of the 6 destinations in Japan are in season in May: 3 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.
May is a sweet spot at 3 of these 6 places: Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima.
Ranked for May
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | sweet spot | 23° | 9d | £556 | 23C max, 9 rainy days |
| 2 | Kyoto | sweet spot | 24° | 10d | — | 24C max, 10 rainy days |
| 3 | Hiroshima | sweet spotbusy | 22° | 8d | — | holidays: JP: Constitution Day |
| 4 | Osaka | good | 23° | 10d | — | 23C max, 10 rainy days |
| 5 | Niseko | good | 16° cool | 12d | — | 16C max, 12 rainy days |
| 6 | Mount Fuji | okbusy | 20° | 14d | — | busier than usual |
Fares are the typical return from London for May departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for May departures.
Other months for Japan
- January 0 sweet
- February 0 sweet
- March 1 sweet
- April 3 sweet
- May
- June 4 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 0 sweet
- September 3 sweet
- October 1 sweet
- November 1 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
May 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.