Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Tokio, Japan

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, New Year shutdown

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: New Year shutdown (29 dec – 3 jan)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Plum blossom

  10 feb – 10 mrt · meestalKersenbloesem

  Ume comes out a month before the cherries, at Yushima Tenjin and the Imperial Palace gardens, on the coldest and clearest days of the year.

• Risico

  Cedar pollen season

  10 feb – 20 apr · meestal

  Sugi and then hinoki pollen blow in off the plantations west of the city from mid-February. A third of the country reacts to it and pharmacies sell out of masks. Bron ↗

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Cherry blossom

• Natuur

  Cherry blossom

  22 mrt – 8 apr · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  The front usually reaches Tokyo in the last week of March and peaks in the first days of April. Full bloom lasts about a week, and rain can end it in a night. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Plum blossom (10 feb – 10 mrt (meestal)), Cedar pollen season (10 feb – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Cherry blossom

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 5 meiDrukBoek vroeg

  Four national holidays in a row put the whole country on the move. The weather is the best of the year and the trains, hotels and airports are the worst. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cedar pollen season (10 feb – 20 apr (meestal)), Cherry blossom (22 mrt – 8 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Golden Week

• Festival

  Sanja Matsuri

  15–17 meiReligieus feestDruk

  Asakusa's own festival, three days on the third weekend of May: a hundred-odd portable shrines shouldered through the lanes around Sensoji, and close to two million people there to watch them go. The streets are impassable from mid-morning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Golden Week (29 apr – 5 mei)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Tsuyu, the rain season

  8 jun – 20 jul · meestalMoesson

  The front usually sets in during the second week of June and holds for five or six weeks: warm, grey and humid, with hydrangeas as the compensation.

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Sumida River fireworks

• Festival

  Sumida River fireworks

  25 julLicht & vuurDruk

  Twenty thousand shells over the river at Asakusa on the last Saturday of July, watched by close to a million people. The trains afterwards are the hard part. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tsuyu, the rain season (8 jun – 20 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Obon, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 aug – 10 okt · meestalSluitingen

  The peak of the season is late August and September. A direct hit stops the trains and grounds flights for a day; the warnings come with plenty of notice. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Obon

  13–16 augNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The other great travel week. Much of the city goes back to its home town, family businesses close, and long-distance trains and flights are booked out. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 10 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in

• Natuur

  Autumn colour

  15 nov – 10 dec · meestal

  The gingkos and maples in the city gardens turn very late, usually peaking around the start of December, weeks after the mountains west of Tokyo.

Topdrukte — New Year shutdown, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan

• Feestdag

  New Year shutdown

  29 dec – 3 janSchoolvakantiesSluitingen

  The city closes almost completely for the first three days of January: offices, most restaurants, many museums. The shrines are the exception and they are packed. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn colour (15 nov – 10 dec (meestal))