From Wikipedia: Japan, known as Nihon or Nippon (日本) in Japanese, is an island nation in East Asia. Its insular character has allowed it to develop a unique and very intricate culture, while its closeness to other ancient Far Eastern cultures, in particular China, has left lasting influence. Despite belonging to a forever warring nation, both internally and overseas, Japan's people had historically always placed emphasis on inner balance, tranquility and natural beauty. These traditional values have become increasingly important now that Japan has grown to be one of the world's most densely-populated countries, and its legendary work ethic makes life in its cities quite hectic.

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Kyoto was one of the original targets for the nuclear bomb that fell on Hiroshima. Kyoto is a pretty city, lacking many of the high rises of neighbouring Tokyo. Aside from the obvious tourist attractions here I highly advise visiting the deer in Nara and from there taking a train ride to the beautiful Mount Koya in Koyasan with its Buddhist temples and graveyards. Soak in the Dogo Onsen - the inspiration for the Ghibli movie Spirited Away!

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A layover in Tokyo could change your lives (and eyes) forever

If you have more than 8 hours in Tokyo, it is totally worth getting out of the airport! Haneda Airport is closer to the city but sometimes, flights arrive at Narita Airport and passengers have to make their connection to Haneda (with their suitcases) even though it is under the same airline! First thing first,
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My then-boyfriend was #Japanese #bunny king

Back in 2015, Jon had an average of a mere 5-Likes per post. On a random November day, 88 more of his friends took a second glance at this picture and liked it. In his mum's words, he had “gone viral”. We were in a long-distance relationship at that time – he was based in
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My husband: King of the bunnies

Back in 2015, Jon had an average of a mere 5-Likes per post. On a random November day, eighty-eight more friends took a second glance at this picture and liked it. In his mum's words, he had “gone viral”. We were in a long-distance relationship at that time – he was based in San Francisco
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Rakugo

[from en.wikipedia.org]: Rakugo is a form of Japanese verbal comedy, traditionally performed in yose theatres. The lone storyteller sits on a raised platform, a kōza (高座). Using only a paper fan and a small cloth as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical story. The story always involves the dialogue of two or more characters. The difference between the characters is depicted only through change in pitch, tone, and a slight turn of the head.
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Tokyo: Get electrocuted to cure jet lag and a birthday hangover

Every birthday I try to celebrate in a new location and in 2008, it was Tokyo. The nice lady at the check-in desk of Virgin Atlantic noticed my birthday was during the flight and with a wink wink nudge nudge let me go with the exciting advice to “mention there is a note on the
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Tokyo

Average temperatures

Jan

10°C1
Precipitation: 52 mm

Feb

10°C2
Precipitation: 56 mm

Mar

14°C4
Precipitation: 118 mm

Apr

19°C9
Precipitation: 125 mm

May

23°C14
Precipitation: 138 mm

Jun

26°C18
Precipitation: 168 mm

Jul

29°C22
Precipitation: 154 mm

Aug

31°C23
Precipitation: 168 mm

Sep

27°C20
Precipitation: 210 mm

Oct

22°C14
Precipitation: 198 mm

Nov

16°C8
Precipitation: 93 mm

Dec

12°C4
Precipitation: 51 mm

Hiroshima

Average temperatures

Jan

10°C2
Precipitation: 47 mm

Feb

11°C2
Precipitation: 67 mm

Mar

14°C5
Precipitation: 121 mm

Apr

20°C10
Precipitation: 156 mm

May

25°C15
Precipitation: 157 mm

Jun

28°C20
Precipitation: 258 mm

Jul

31°C24
Precipitation: 236 mm

Aug

33°C25
Precipitation: 126 mm

Sep

30°C21
Precipitation: 180 mm

Oct

24°C15
Precipitation: 95 mm

Nov

18°C9
Precipitation: 68 mm

Dec

12°C4
Precipitation: 35 mm

Kanazawa

Average temperatures

Jan

7°C1
Precipitation: 270 mm

Feb

7°C1
Precipitation: 172 mm

Mar

11°C3
Precipitation: 159 mm

Apr

17°C8
Precipitation: 137 mm

May

22°C13
Precipitation: 155 mm

Jun

25°C18
Precipitation: 185 mm

Jul

29°C22
Precipitation: 232 mm

Aug

31°C24
Precipitation: 139 mm

Sep

27°C20
Precipitation: 226 mm

Oct

21°C13
Precipitation: 177 mm

Nov

16°C8
Precipitation: 265 mm

Dec

10°C3
Precipitation: 282 mm

Kyoto

Average temperatures

Jan

9°C1
Precipitation: 50 mm

Feb

10°C1
Precipitation: 68 mm

Mar

13°C4
Precipitation: 113 mm

Apr

20°C9
Precipitation: 116 mm

May

25°C14
Precipitation: 161 mm

Jun

28°C19
Precipitation: 214 mm

Jul

32°C23
Precipitation: 220 mm

Aug

33°C24
Precipitation: 132 mm

Sep

29°C20
Precipitation: 176 mm

Oct

23°C14
Precipitation: 121 mm

Nov

17°C8
Precipitation: 71 mm

Dec

12°C3
Precipitation: 48 mm

Nagasaki

Average temperatures

Jan

10.4°C3.8
Precipitation: 64 mm

Feb

11.7°C4.4
Precipitation: 85.7 mm

Mar

14.8°C7.3
Precipitation: 132 mm

Apr

19.7°C11.6
Precipitation: 151.3 mm

May

23.5°C15.8
Precipitation: 179.3 mm

Jun

26.4°C20
Precipitation: 314.6 mm

Jul

30.1°C24.3
Precipitation: 314.4 mm

Aug

31.7°C25.1
Precipitation: 195.4 mm

Sep

28.6°C21.8
Precipitation: 188.8 mm

Oct

23.8°C16.1
Precipitation: 85.8 mm

Nov

18.3°C10.8
Precipitation: 85.6 mm

Dec

13.1°C5.9
Precipitation: 60.8 mm

Nara

Average temperatures

Jan

8.7°C-0.2
Precipitation: 49.6 mm

Feb

9.6°C-0.1
Precipitation: 63.3 mm

Mar

13.4°C2.3
Precipitation: 103.2 mm

Apr

19.8°C7.4
Precipitation: 97.7 mm

May

24.1°C12.5
Precipitation: 143.5 mm

Jun

27.2°C17.5
Precipitation: 188.8 mm

Jul

30.8°C21.8
Precipitation: 165.1 mm

Aug

32.6°C22.6
Precipitation: 111.8 mm

Sep

28.2°C18.8
Precipitation: 163.3 mm

Oct

22.2°C12.1
Precipitation: 111.1 mm

Nov

16.5°C6.4
Precipitation: 71.4 mm

Dec

11.4°C1.9
Precipitation: 47.3 mm

Osaka

Average temperatures

Jan

10°C3
Precipitation: 45 mm

Feb

10°C3
Precipitation: 62 mm

Mar

14°C6
Precipitation: 104 mm

Apr

20°C11
Precipitation: 104 mm

May

25°C16
Precipitation: 146 mm

Jun

28°C20
Precipitation: 185 mm

Jul

32°C24
Precipitation: 157 mm

Aug

33°C25
Precipitation: 91 mm

Sep

29°C22
Precipitation: 161 mm

Oct

23°C16
Precipitation: 112 mm

Nov

18°C10
Precipitation: 69 mm

Dec

12°C5
Precipitation: 44 mm

Sapporo

Average temperatures

Jan

°C
Precipitation: 114 mm

Feb

0°C
Precipitation: 94 mm

Mar

4°C
Precipitation: 78 mm

Apr

12°C3
Precipitation: 57 mm

May

17°C8
Precipitation: 53 mm

Jun

22°C13
Precipitation: 47 mm

Jul

25°C17
Precipitation: 81 mm

Aug

26°C19
Precipitation: 124 mm

Sep

22°C14
Precipitation: 135 mm

Oct

16°C8
Precipitation: 109 mm

Nov

9°C1
Precipitation: 104 mm

Dec

2°C
Precipitation: 112 mm

Sendai

Average temperatures

Jan

5.3°C-1.7
Precipitation: 37 mm

Feb

5.9°C-1.5
Precipitation: 38.4 mm

Mar

9.2°C0.9
Precipitation: 68.2 mm

Apr

15°C6.1
Precipitation: 97.6 mm

May

19.4°C11.1
Precipitation: 109.9 mm

Jun

22.3°C15.5
Precipitation: 145.6 mm

Jul

25.7°C19.5
Precipitation: 179.4 mm

Aug

27.9°C21.4
Precipitation: 166.9 mm

Sep

24.4°C17.6
Precipitation: 187.5 mm

Oct

19.4°C11.2
Precipitation: 122 mm

Nov

13.7°C5.2
Precipitation: 65.1 mm

Dec

8.4°C0.9
Precipitation: 36.6 mm

Mount Fuji

Average temperatures

Jan

-15.7°C-21.7
Precipitation: mm

Feb

-14.7°C-21.5
Precipitation: mm

Mar

-10.9°C-17.8
Precipitation: mm

Apr

-5.7°C-12.1
Precipitation: mm

May

-0.8°C-6.5
Precipitation: mm

Jun

3.6°C-1.6
Precipitation: mm

Jul

7.5°C2.4
Precipitation: mm

Aug

9.3°C3.6
Precipitation: mm

Sep

6.1°C0.4
Precipitation: mm

Oct

-0.1°C-5.8
Precipitation: mm

Nov

-6.4°C-12.2
Precipitation: mm

Dec

-12.2°C-18.3
Precipitation: mm

Sado Island

Average temperatures

Jan

5.4°C0.2
Precipitation: 137.5 mm

Feb

5.2°C-0.1
Precipitation: 101.8 mm

Mar

8.4°C1.8
Precipitation: 89.8 mm

Apr

14.4°C6.5
Precipitation: 102.1 mm

May

19°C11
Precipitation: 99.2 mm

Jun

22.5°C15.5
Precipitation: 125.3 mm

Jul

26.4°C20.2
Precipitation: 161.3 mm

Aug

28.8°C21.9
Precipitation: 137.4 mm

Sep

24.8°C17.8
Precipitation: 160.7 mm

Oct

19.4°C12
Precipitation: 127 mm

Nov

13.9°C7.1
Precipitation: 158.8 mm

Dec

8.8°C3.1
Precipitation: 162.3 mm

Yakushima

Average temperatures

Jan

14.4°C8.7
Precipitation: 272.9 mm

Feb

15.2°C9.1
Precipitation: 286.7 mm

Mar

17.5°C11.1
Precipitation: 428.1 mm

Apr

21.1°C14.2
Precipitation: 421.7 mm

May

24.3°C17.3
Precipitation: 441 mm

Jun

26.8°C20.7
Precipitation: 773.6 mm

Jul

30.4°C23.7
Precipitation: 311.9 mm

Aug

30.6°C24.2
Precipitation: 269 mm

Sep

28.7°C22.6
Precipitation: 406.1 mm

Oct

24.9°C19
Precipitation: 299.6 mm

Nov

20.9°C14.9
Precipitation: 303.9 mm

Dec

16.6°C10.6
Precipitation: 262.7 mm

Shari

Average temperatures

Jan

-2.3°C-13.1
Precipitation: 41.6 mm

Feb

-2.6°C-14.3
Precipitation: 25.4 mm

Mar

1.5°C-8.6
Precipitation: 36.8 mm

Apr

9.2°C-0.9
Precipitation: 50.9 mm

May

15.3°C3.9
Precipitation: 59.9 mm

Jun

18.9°C8.5
Precipitation: 52.3 mm

Jul

22.2°C12.9
Precipitation: 83.9 mm

Aug

24.4°C14.9
Precipitation: 93.1 mm

Sep

20.8°C10.4
Precipitation: 115.8 mm

Oct

15.2°C4
Precipitation: 75.8 mm

Nov

7.7°C-1.7
Precipitation: 71.9 mm

Dec

0.9°C-8.9
Precipitation: 51.1 mm

Wakkanai

Average temperatures

Jan

-2.7°C-6.8
Precipitation: 84.3 mm

Feb

-2.5°C-7.1
Precipitation: 60.7 mm

Mar

1.2°C-3.5
Precipitation: 50.3 mm

Apr

7.2°C1.8
Precipitation: 49 mm

May

12°C6
Precipitation: 67.6 mm

Jun

15.7°C10.1
Precipitation: 53 mm

Jul

19.7°C14.5
Precipitation: 90.6 mm

Aug

22.3°C17.3
Precipitation: 116 mm

Sep

19.7°C14
Precipitation: 123.5 mm

Oct

13.7°C8.1
Precipitation: 134.1 mm

Nov

6.1°C1
Precipitation: 120.9 mm

Dec

0.1°C-4.2
Precipitation: 112.8 mm

Nagoya

Average temperatures

Jan

9°C0.8
Precipitation: 48.4 mm

Feb

10.1°C1.1
Precipitation: 65.6 mm

Mar

13.9°C4.2
Precipitation: 121.8 mm

Apr

19.9°C9.6
Precipitation: 124.8 mm

May

24.1°C14.5
Precipitation: 156.5 mm

Jun

27.2°C19
Precipitation: 201 mm

Jul

30.8°C23
Precipitation: 203.6 mm

Aug

32.8°C24.3
Precipitation: 126.3 mm

Sep

28.6°C20.7
Precipitation: 234.4 mm

Oct

22.8°C14.1
Precipitation: 128.3 mm

Nov

17°C8.1
Precipitation: 79.7 mm

Dec

11.6°C3.1
Precipitation: 45 mm

Takamatsu

Average temperatures

Jan

9.3°C1.2
Precipitation: 39.3 mm

Feb

9.6°C1.2
Precipitation: 47.6 mm

Mar

12.9°C3.7
Precipitation: 73.3 mm

Apr

19°C8.9
Precipitation: 86.4 mm

May

23.6°C13.7
Precipitation: 100.1 mm

Jun

26.7°C18.8
Precipitation: 158.5 mm

Jul

30.7°C23.1
Precipitation: 134.6 mm

Aug

31.7°C23.6
Precipitation: 92.3 mm

Sep

27.6°C19.8
Precipitation: 187.2 mm

Oct

22.2°C13.2
Precipitation: 108.2 mm

Nov

16.8°C7.8
Precipitation: 62.4 mm

Dec

11.9°C3
Precipitation: 33.8 mm

Matsuyama

Average temperatures

Jan

9.8°C2.3
Precipitation: 51.9 mm

Feb

10.6°C2.5
Precipitation: 65.6 mm

Mar

13.9°C5.2
Precipitation: 102.3 mm

Apr

19°C10
Precipitation: 107.8 mm

May

23.6°C14.7
Precipitation: 141.5 mm

Jun

26.8°C19.1
Precipitation: 223.6 mm

Jul

30.9°C23.5
Precipitation: 191.6 mm

Aug

32.1°C24.2
Precipitation: 89.6 mm

Sep

28.6°C20.8
Precipitation: 130.3 mm

Oct

23.3°C14.5
Precipitation: 96.7 mm

Nov

17.8°C9.2
Precipitation: 68 mm

Dec

12.6°C4.5
Precipitation: 46 mm

Ōkunoshima

Average temperatures

Jan

8°C3
Precipitation: 45 mm

Feb

9°C4
Precipitation: 100 mm

Mar

10°C4
Precipitation: 123 mm

Apr

15°C6
Precipitation: 122 mm

May

18°C11
Precipitation: 94 mm

Jun

17°C14
Precipitation: 335 mm

Jul

22°C20
Precipitation: 232 mm

Aug

23°C18
Precipitation: 326 mm

Sep

24°C19
Precipitation: 230 mm

Oct

20°C16
Precipitation: 221 mm

Nov

15°C12
Precipitation: 93 mm

Dec

12°C8
Precipitation: 99 mm

Tottori

Average temperatures

Jan

7.4°C0.5
Precipitation: 185.3 mm

Feb

7.6°C0.2
Precipitation: 165 mm

Mar

11.8°C2.4
Precipitation: 124.6 mm

Apr

18.3°C6.9
Precipitation: 120.5 mm

May

23.1°C11.9
Precipitation: 121.4 mm

Jun

26.7°C17.5
Precipitation: 168 mm

Jul

30.1°C21.7
Precipitation: 202.5 mm

Aug

31.8°C22.5
Precipitation: 134.8 mm

Sep

26.8°C18.1
Precipitation: 246.6 mm

Oct

21.4°C11.6
Precipitation: 147.7 mm

Nov

16.1°C7
Precipitation: 162 mm

Dec

10.9°C2.7
Precipitation: 171.1 mm

Miyajima

No climate information available.

Shiretoko National Park

No climate information available.

Yaeyama Islands

No climate information available.
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