Anonymous wrote:FYI, Air Canada is having a sale on tickets to Japan right now. I just booked ours. There's a layover in Toronto or Montreal of 2 hours, then direct to Tokyo from there.

What were the savings?

Too hot for me. I'd prefer any time of year instead of summer

FYI, Air Canada is having a sale on tickets to Japan right now. I just booked ours. There's a layover in Toronto or Montreal of 2 hours, then direct to Tokyo from there.

Anonymous wrote:There’s always a person on here who insists that the weather is wildly different in Japan in the summer than it is in the states. It is in fact very much like DC because it is hot and humid during the summer.

Source: lived in Osaka/kyoto area for two years.

If you would visit and do touristy things in DC in the summer, that’s pretty much what you’re gonna experience in Japan as well.

The difference is the activities in Japan (aside from Tokyo) are typically much more outdoors. In DC, you’re crossing the Mall for a few minutes in the heat but then ducking into an air conditioned building. In Kyoto, you’re climbing the Inari steps, the temples are largely open air, and you’re roasting all the time.

NP. We are in a similar position. Japan is high on our family’s travel wish list (2 adults , 2 teens), but it’s looking like July or August would be the only time we could make a ~2 week trip work unless we travel over the Christmas and New Year holidays. If we go in the summer, any tips for managing the heat in Kyoto? Any other advice on timing for the trip? Thx!

We went at that time. It was very humid and did rain quite a bit. I don’t regret going because that was the time we could make work, but if we go again we would pick a different time.

We went to Japan in August because it was the only time we could go. It was insanely hot but I am still glad we went. The food was incredible and I enjoyed exploring the country.

Aug is very difft than June. I'm from Taiwan and grew up in this tropical weather. I took my family to Japan and Cuba for almost a month from June 11 this summer. Truly it was the same weather as DC. I would never go anywhere in Asia or W Europe incl Greece or Italy in Aug! But June is very doable esp if we only have opportunity for summer travel. Of course it's hot and humid but some people go to FL for summer break which I find more ridiculous!

Anonymous wrote:There’s always a person on here who insists that the weather is wildly different in Japan in the summer than it is in the states. It is in fact very much like DC because it is hot and humid during the summer.

Source: lived in Osaka/kyoto area for two years.

If you would visit and do touristy things in DC in the summer, that’s pretty much what you’re gonna experience in Japan as well.

NP who was also there visiting in early August.

It's worse than DC. It really is. When we were there, there were no afternoon storms that sort of cooled everything down - just incredible heat and humidity. It's hotter by about 5 degrees and more humid by about 5-10 percent.

It's doable and I am so glad we went, but if you are tourists -- which means walking outside and going places - be prepared for the summer to be hotter and more humid than DC.

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Anonymous wrote:We are planning a trip to Asia when school gets out. 2 weeks at some point between June 16 and July 16. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. I’ve heard the warnings about miserable humidity and monsoons. However, if it’s early summer or never, I’m inclined to just do this trip.

That's a lot of flying for three very big cities. Out of those two weeks, you'll be losing at least 4 days to travel.

Pick two. I'm inclined to say Tokyo & Seoul. HK is just far as f#ck from everything.

We did Tokyo, Bangkok/Chiang Mai, and Hong Kong in a little less than 3 weeks this summer. I agree that for 3 cities, you'll ideally want more than 2 weeks, especially if your kids aren't experienced travelers b/c it is draining. FWIW, we did 6 nights in Tokyo (including 3 nights at Disney), 5 nights in Bangkok (we were seeing family friends so needed extra time), 3 nights in Chiang Mai, and 2 nights in Hong Kong. We lost some days on the way there and back for travel.

I went in June, it rained half the days we were there but it wasn’t bad. When it did rain sometimes it was a pouring rain, and sometimes drizzle, but there were days it was fine. I’m glad we went then. We bought great umbrellas there that we brought back. Bring extra sneakers so you can alternate if they get soaked.

Anonymous wrote:We are planning a trip to Asia when school gets out. 2 weeks at some point between June 16 and July 16. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. I’ve heard the warnings about miserable humidity and monsoons. However, if it’s early summer or never, I’m inclined to just do this trip.

That's a lot of flying for three very big cities. Out of those two weeks, you'll be losing at least 4 days to travel.

Pick two. I'm inclined to say Tokyo & Seoul. HK is just far as f#ck from everything.

We are planning a trip to Asia when school gets out. 2 weeks at some point between June 16 and July 16. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. I’ve heard the warnings about miserable humidity and monsoons. However, if it’s early summer or never, I’m inclined to just do this trip.

Anonymous wrote:There’s always a person on here who insists that the weather is wildly different in Japan in the summer than it is in the states. It is in fact very much like DC because it is hot and humid during the summer.

Source: lived in Osaka/kyoto area for two years.

If you would visit and do touristy things in DC in the summer, that’s pretty much what you’re gonna experience in Japan as well.

Ummm, ok. That's why the weather agency/news outlets are reporting that this summer was the hottest on record since it has been keeping track since 1898.

It’s DC weather in the summer. If you hate that, you won’t like Japan in the summer.