When to go · Tokyo
Tokyo in April
Good month. Blossom early April; Golden Week at month end.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
Blossom early April; Golden Week at month end.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than April?
April is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in April
- TokyoHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimabest weather
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Spring season
Plum blossom in February, cherry blossom late March to early April (Ueno, Chidorigafuchi, Meguro River), azaleas and iris after.
Watch: Golden Week (late Apr–early May): full trains and hotels.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Cherry blossom (hanami) check
Usually late March to early April · Ueno Park, Chidorigafuchi, Meguro River, Shinjuku Gyoen, Sumida Park
Parks packed from dawn with picnic tarps; hotel prices peak. Shinjuku Gyoen opens daily 25 Mar–24 Apr.
Golden Week
About 29 April – 5 May · Nationwide
Japan's biggest holiday week: Shinkansen and day-trip trains full, Tokyo itself a little calmer. Book onward travel early.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- High
- Prices · Japan overall
- High
Japan overall: Blossom peak early April and Golden Week at the end: the two most crowded windows of the year.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tokyo, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Good
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
Apr: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 10 (better)
May: 11
Crowds
Apr: High
May: Medium
Prices
Apr: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 2
May: 4
April: Blossom early April; Golden Week at month end.
May: Avoid Golden Week.
Tokyo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast