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Where to go in January?

In January, average highs range from 3 °C in Takayama to 10 °C in Hiroshima. Warmest: Hiroshima (10 °C), Tokyo (10 °C), Takamatsu (10 °C).

Japan in January : Snow and illuminations at Shirakawa-go, open-air onsen baths Office du tourisme de Shirakawa-gō

Where to go in January

Where to stay in January

Japan

RegionAverage highSea
Hiroshima and Miyajima10 °C—
Tokyo10 °C—
Osaka10 °C—
Seto Inland Sea: Naoshima, Teshima, Setoda (Takamatsu)10 °C—
Kyoto9 °C—
Nara9 °C—
Hakone (Gotemba)8 °C—
Kanazawa and Kaga Onsen7 °C—
Hida: Takayama and Shirakawa-go3 °C—

Average high: the mean of each day's highest temperature over the month, from the climate normals cited in the sources. Sea: average surface temperature, where known.

Other months

Our sources: data.jma.go.jp.

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