Destination brief
Japan
Travel Score
63
out of 100
In short
Worth going, with some care.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25, with an average weather score of only 36.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 27/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 93% chance of rain on Oct 26.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
Heavy rain forecast on Oct 26.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
ShizuokaUpdated 2:15 AM local time
19°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 19°High 20° · Low 18°
Rain now
23%
Rain today
91% chance
Humidity
78%
Wind
12 km/h NNE
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 62 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 69 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Cherry blossom season
CulturalJapan · Nationwide
Mar–Apr 2027Approx.
The cherry blossoms flower from late March into early April in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, earlier in the south and later in the north.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
2:32 AM
Saturday, October 24
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 24
20° 18°
Overcast · 91% rain
Sun
Oct 25
23° 19°
Overcast · 88% rain
Mon
Oct 26
21° 19°
Light rain · 93% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
Japan
Japanese is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: May, June and August. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
15° 6°
Wet
About 166 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | 5° / -2° | 70 mm | 50 |
| February | Cold | 7° / -1° | 90 mm | 51 |
| March | Wet | 10° / 1° | 140 mm | 55 |
| April | Wet | 15° / 6° | 166 mm | 66 |
| May | Wet | 20° / 11° | 177 mm | 78 |
| June | Wet | 23° / 16° | 213 mm | 73 |
| July | Wet | 26° / 20° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 235 mm |
| 71 |
| August | Wet | 27° / 21° | 166 mm | 81 |
|---|
| September | Wet | 24° / 18° | 225 mm | 71 |
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| October | Wet | 19° / 12° | 220 mm | 71 |
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| November | Cool | 14° / 6° | 102 mm | 71 |
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| December | Cold | 8° / 0° | 74 mm | 57 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 156.92 JPY, as of 23 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Hamamatsu
67 km away · 792k people
64Travel with care
19°Light rain
Open briefSagamihara
102 km away · 721k people
68Travel with care
17°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefAihara
110 km away · 725k people
69Travel with care
17°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefYokohama
126 km away · 3.8M people
71Good to travel
20°Overcast
Open briefMachida
116 km away · 431k people
71Good to travel
19°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.