Know before you go
Japan at a glance
Best time to visit
March to May, October to November
- January: cool, some showers
- February: cool, some showers
- March: mild, rainy
- April: mild, rainy
- May: warm, rainy
- June: warm, very wet
- July: warm, very wet
- August: hot, rainy
- September: warm, very wet
- October: mild, very wet
- November: mild, rainy
- December: cool, some showers
Some showers Rainy Very wet
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Currency
- Japanese yen (JPY)
- Language
- Japanese
- Time zone
- JST, UTC+9
- Plugs
- Type A / B, 100 V
- Driving
- On the left
Emergency110 police, 119 fire and ambulance
Japan guides
All 6City, area and place guides: where to stay, what to see and how to get around.
Japan itineraries
All 2Day-by-day trip plans with routes, timings and overnight stops.
Japan food & drink
All 1Restaurants, street food and the local dishes worth travelling for.
Japan budget & costs
All 1Real price breakdowns and ways to make the money go further.
Japan tips
All 3Visas, safety, transport, holidays and the best time to visit.
More in Asia
All 2
Photo credits
Thank you to Martin Falbisoner, DXR, Beni Arnold, Basile Morin, Manishprabhunejapan, Jakub Hałun, Dick Thomas Johnson, Syced, Ravi Dwivedi, Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA, Suicasmo and Diego Delso for sharing these beautiful photographs and helping bring this guide to life.
