Weekly note

Japan in October

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

October is a sweet spot at 1 of these 6 places: Hiroshima.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Hiroshima sweet spot 22° 7d — 22C max, 7 rainy days
2 Osaka ok 23° 9d — 23C max, 9 rainy days
3 Tokyo ok 22° 11d £704 22C max, 11 rainy days
4 Mount Fuji ok 18° 14d — 18C max, 14 rainy days
5 Kyoto ok 22° 11d — 22C max, 11 rainy days
6 Niseko ok 14° cool 11d — 14C max, 11 rainy days

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

Other months for Japan

October 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.