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Osaka across the year

Best-looking months for Osaka: Jan, May, Oct. Rated avoid: Aug.

Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.

January in Osaka

Typical highs 10°C (50°F), lows 3°C (37°F), rain on about 5 days.

WeatherGood
Cold; quiet after Jan 3. Typical highs around 10 °C, lows around 3 °C, rain on about 5 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Osaka
CrowdsLow
Low crowd level: Japan overall. Cold, dry and clear in the cities after 3 Jan; ski season in Hokkaidō and the Alps.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
PricesLow
Low price level: Japan overall.Based on: Japan overall month table, not a city measurement
Events4 events
4 listed: New Year shrine visits (hatsumōde); Tōka Ebisu; Doya Doya; and 1 more.Based on: Festival and holiday lists

What is on

  • New Year shrine visits (hatsumōde) (1–3 January)Sumiyoshi Taisha draws some of the largest crowds in Kansai; one-way routes from the station. The castle keep, museums and many restaurants close around 28 Dec–3 Jan.
  • Tōka Ebisu (9–11 January)About a million visitors buy lucky bamboo branches for business; lanes packed day and night.
  • Doya Doya (14 January)checkYoung men in loincloths scramble for paper talismans; short, crowded, free to watch.
  • New Year (Dec 31–Jan 3)Shrine crowds; some restaurants closed; transport runs late on New Year's Eve.

Full January guide for Osaka · All months