Tokyo in November

Leaves late November.

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

No other month rates higher than November for Tokyo in this guide.

• TokyoHighs around 17 °C (63 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 63 °F (17 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 8 days
• Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimabest weather

  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.

• Tokyo International Film Festival check

  Late October – early November (check) · Hibiya and Ginza

  Screenings with English subtitles; open to the public.

• Tori-no-ichi fairs check

  Rooster days in November (two or three a year) · Ōtori Shrine, Asakusa; Hanazono Shrine, Shinjuku

  Night fairs selling decorated bamboo rakes for luck; crowded late into the night.

• Autumn leaves check

  Late November – early December · Rikugien, Jingū Gaien ginkgo avenue, Shinjuku Gyoen, Koishikawa Kōrakuen

  Evening garden illuminations with timed tickets; ginkgo avenue packed on weekends.

• Winter illuminations

  Mid-November to December or February · Marunouchi, Roppongi, Omotesandō, Shibuya

  Free light displays along main streets; crowded on weekends before Christmas.

Crowds · Japan overall

High

Prices · Japan overall

High

Japan overall: Autumn leaves in Kyoto and Tokyo: excellent weather, peak hotel prices mid-to-late month.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

• A warm layer for the evenings

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