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Japan

Osaka

Osaka Castle, Dotonbori's neon and street food, Kuromon Market, the Kaiyukan aquarium and Universal Studios Japan, with Kyoto, Nara and Kobe a short train ride away.

Best time to visit Osaka

Best months: Dec–Feb

• Jan

  Best time

  10° / 3°C · 47 mm rain · Moderate

  Cold and dry; New Year holidays (1–3 Jan) close some businesses and pack shrines.

• Feb

  Best time

  11° / 3°C · 61 mm rain · Quiet

  Coldest stretch and quietest month; good hotel deals.

• Mar

  Rainy

  14° / 6°C · 103 mm rain · Busy

  Cherry blossoms usually open in late March and hotels fill fast.

• Apr

  Rainy

  20° / 11°C · 102 mm rain · Busy

  Early-April sakura, then Golden Week from late April brings peak domestic crowds.

• May

  Rainy

  25° / 16°C · 137 mm rain · Busy

  Golden Week runs into early May; pleasant weather afterwards.

• Jun

  Rainy

  28° / 20°C · 185 mm rain · Moderate

  Tsuyu rainy season; typhoon season begins.

• Jul

  Rainy

  32° / 25°C · 174 mm rain · Busy

  Hot and humid; Tenjin Matsuri (late July) is one of Japan's biggest festivals, and typhoon risk peaks Jul–Sep.

• Aug

  Rainy

  34° / 26°C · 113 mm rain · Busy

  Hottest month with heatstroke risk; Obon holidays in mid-August crowd trains.

• Sep

  Rainy

  30° / 22°C · 153 mm rain · Moderate

  Still hot and at peak typhoon risk; monitor JMA forecasts.

• Oct

  Rainy

  24° / 16°C · 136 mm rain · Moderate

  Comfortable autumn weather, with late typhoons possible.

• Nov

  Good

  18° / 10°C · 73 mm rain · Busy

  Autumn leaves season; nearby Kyoto and Nara get very busy.

• Dec

  Best time

  12° / 5°C · 56 mm rain · Moderate

  Cool and dry with winter illuminations.

Typical averages, not a forecast. Weather: en.wikipedia.org.