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Spring is famous for the cherry blossom season, you may experience hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) in all its glory. This romantic time of year is popular for honeymoons in Japan.
Summer is arguably the most festive time of year, with colorful matsuri throughout the country, the chance to hike in the mountains, and lovely coastal areas where you can enjoy the sea.
Autumn Fall is another magical (and highly popular) time of year, with brilliant autumn colors and crisp, pleasant temperatures. You may experience of red leaves 🍁
Winter offers amazing seafood, incredible hot springs, not to mention some of the best powder in the world for skiing and snowboarding.
January (after the New Year’s holidays) and February can be great if you don’t mind the cold, because there are usually very less tourists (with the notable exception of Chinese New Year). Tourust are coming for skiing ⛷ and snowboarding 🏂
Late March and early April (cherry blossom season) are very beautiful, but it’s one of the traveling time and it’s expensive times of year.
Mid to late May is great, with pleasant weather and not so many crowds.
June can be nice, but is often rainy (and some humid).
July and August are summer season hot and humid, but also lively with lots of festivals.
Mid to late September can be nice (if hot), with fewer tourists than summer or fall.
October and November have very pleasant autumn weather, but also crowds rivaling spring (especially for the fall foliage in November) enjoy the red leaves 🍁 on Early December can be great if you don’t mind some cold.
Here is a short list of the most busy or peak times of year in Japan it’s safe to expect the price of accommodations at hotels and ryokans to skyrocket during these peak travel periods:
New Year’s: From around the last week of December, into the first week of January.
Chinese New Year: The exact dates vary each year, typically falling in late January or February.
Cherry Blossom Season: From around the second half of March, into the first half of April.
Golden Week: An extended holiday week that usually occurs in the first week of May.
Obon: An extended holiday period that usually occurs in the middle of August.
National Holidays: Various long weekends occurring throughout the year.
Japanese love to travel and will take advantage of any holiday weekend to travel domestically, leading to high demand.
