Tokyo in June

Rainy season.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

June is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• OctoberGreatGood walking weather.
• NovemberGreatLeaves late November.
• MayGreatAvoid Golden Week.
• DecemberGoodIlluminations; closures Dec 29–Jan 3.

• TokyoHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 13 days
• Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimarainy

  Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.

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.

• Sannō Matsuri check

  Mid-June, main procession in even-numbered years · Hie Shrine, Akasaka, Marunouchi

  A court-costume procession passes the palace and Ginza.

• Rainy season (tsuyu)

  About early June to mid-July · Whole city

  Grey days and steady rain; hydrangeas at Hakusan Shrine and in Kamakura. Plan indoor mornings.

• Tokyo Pride check

  June (check) · Yoyogi Park and a parade through Shibuya

  A parade and festival weekend; Ni-chōme bars busy.

Crowds · Japan overall

Low

Prices · Japan overall

Medium

Japan overall: Rainy season in Honshū: grey, humid, fewer tourists; Hokkaidō is at its best.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tokyo, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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