Weekly note

Japan in September

5 of the 6 destinations in Japan are in season in September: 3 a sweet spot, 2 good, 0 ok.

September is a sweet spot at 3 of these 6 places: Hiroshima, Kyoto and Niseko. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Tokyo good 28° 12d £574 28C max, 12 rainy days
2 Hiroshima sweet spot 28° 9d — 28C max, 9 rainy days
3 Kyoto sweet spot 28° 10d — 28C max, 10 rainy days
4 Niseko sweet spot 21° 11d — 21C max, 11 rainy days
5 Osaka good 29° 10d — 29C max, 10 rainy days

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

Not this September

Other months for Japan

September 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.