When to go · Yamanouchi
Yamanouchi in April
Great month. Inside Yamanouchi's best window: Dec–Feb (monkey park), Apr–Oct (onsen, hiking).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C) / 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
Inside Yamanouchi's best window: Dec–Feb (monkey park), Apr–Oct (onsen, hiking).
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Yamanouchi in this guide.
Weather in April
- YamanouchiHighs around 14 °C (57 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 57 °F (14 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 11 days
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 season big impact
Late Mar – mid Apr (moves north through May) · Japan
Kyoto and Tokyo hotels at peak prices; parks crowded from dawn; book months ahead.
Golden Week big impact
29 Apr – 5 May · Japan
The biggest domestic travel week: Shinkansen reserved cars and hotels sell out; prices up.
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 Yamanouchi, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Apr: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Night low
Apr: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Jan: -6 °C (21 °F)21 °F (-6 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 11 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
Apr: High
Jan: Low
Prices
Apr: High
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Apr: 2
Jan: 1
April: Inside Yamanouchi's best window: Dec–Feb (monkey park), Apr–Oct (onsen, hiking).
January: Inside Yamanouchi's best window: Dec–Feb (monkey park), Apr–Oct (onsen, hiking).
Yamanouchi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast