Weekly note

Japan in November

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

November is a sweet spot at 1 of these 6 places: Hiroshima. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for November

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Tokyo good 17° cool 7d £585 17C max, 7 rainy days
2 Hiroshima sweet spot 17° cool 4d — 17C max, 4 rainy days
3 Osaka good 17° cool 5d — 17C max, 5 rainy days
4 Kyoto good 16° cool 5d — 16C max, 5 rainy days
5 Mount Fuji okbusy 14° cool 6d — busier than usual

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

Not this November

Other months for Japan

November 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.