Where to go in May?
In May, average highs range from 21 °C in Gotemba to 25 °C in Kyoto. Warmest: Kyoto (25 °C), Osaka (25 °C), Nara (25 °C).
Japan in May : Up to 25 °C; Golden Week crowds until 5 May JMA, normales 1991-2020 de la station de Kyoto
Where to go in May
Hakone21 °C, a good time for the loop
Hida: Takayama and Shirakawa-go23 °C, mountain spring
Hiroshima and Miyajima24 °C for climbing Mount Misen
Kanazawa and Kaga Onsen22 °C, before the rainy season
Kyoto25 °C, before the rainy season
Nara25 °C for walking in the park
Osaka25 °C, before the rainy season
Seto Inland Sea: Naoshima, Teshima, Setoda25 °C, boats and walks between the islands
Tokyo24 °C, before the rainy seasonItineraries for May
Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go and Takayama in 10 daysfrom 5,650 € per person
- Tokyo, Toranomon · 2 nights
- Kanazawa · 3 nights
- Hida, Takayama (via Shirakawa-go) · 2 nights
- Kyoto, Higashiyama · 2 nights
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and Osaka in 12 daysfrom 4,670 € per person
- Tokyo, Otemachi · 3 nights
- Hakone, Gora · 2 nights
- Kyoto, Gion · 4 nights
- Osaka · 2 nights
Honeymoon in Japan in 11 daysfrom 8,130 € per person
- Tokyo, Shinjuku · 3 nights
- Hakone, Gora · 2 nights
- Kyoto, Arashiyama · 3 nights
- Seto Inland Sea, aboard Guntû · 2 nights
Kyoto, Miyajima and the art islands of the Inland Sea in 10 daysfrom 2,820 € per person
- Kyoto, Arashiyama · 3 nights
- Miyajima · 2 nights
- Setoda, Ikuchijima · 2 nights
- Naoshima · 2 nights
Where to stay in May
Aman KyotoKyoto (Takagamine, north-west of the city)from 3,999 € per night
Aman TokyoTokyo, Otemachifrom 3,313 € per night
Azumi SetodaSetoda, Ikuchijima island (Onomichi)from 795 € per night
Benesse HouseNaoshima, south of the island (Benesse House area)from 486 € per night
Beniya MukayuKaga, Yamashiro Onsenfrom 1,176 € per night
Capella KyotoKyoto (Miyagawa-cho, Higashiyama, near Gion)from 2,824 € per night
Four Seasons Hotel OsakaOsaka (Dojima, Kita, near Umeda)from 780 € per night
Gora KadanHakone, Gorafrom 811 € per night
guntûSeto Inland Sea, departing from Bella Vista Marina (Onomichi)from 3,807 € per person, 2 nights
Hakone GinyuHakone, Miyanoshitafrom 536 € per night
Hoshinoya KyotoKyoto (Arashiyama, Rankyō gorge)from 716 € per night
Hoshinoya TokyoTokyo, Otemachifrom 821 € per night
Imperial Hotel, KyotoKyoto (Gion)from 999 € per night
IwasōMiyajima island, Momijidani valleyfrom 373 € per night
KAI HakoneHakone, Hakone-Yumotofrom 379 € per night
KAI KagaKaga, Yamashiro Onsenfrom 248 € per night
KAI MiyajimaMiyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi (opposite Miyajima)from 342 € per night
KAI OkuhidaTakayama, Okuhida Onsen-gō Hirayufrom 281 € per night
KinjohroKanazawa, Hashiba-chōfrom 931 € per night
The Okura TokyoTokyo, Toranomonfrom 597 € per night
Park Hyatt TokyoTokyo, Nishi-Shinjukufrom 1,397 € per night
Patina OsakaOsaka (Chuo-ku, facing the castle park)from 552 € per night
WanosatoTakayama, Ichinomiyafrom 695 € per nightJapan
| Region | Average high | Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 25 °C | — |
| Nara | 25 °C | — |
| Osaka | 25 °C | — |
| Seto Inland Sea: Naoshima, Teshima, Setoda (Takamatsu) | 25 °C | — |
| Hiroshima and Miyajima | 24 °C | — |
| Tokyo | 24 °C | — |
| Hida: Takayama and Shirakawa-go | 23 °C | — |
| Kanazawa and Kaga Onsen | 22 °C | — |
| Hakone (Gotemba) | 21 °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.
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Our sources: data.jma.go.jp.