Osaka When To Go

You’ll want to be in Osaka in April for cherry-viewing season and temperatures that climb to 60˚F, but so will everyone else. Other busy and expensive times include summer vacation (July and August); Oshogetsu (New Year) which lasts from December 27 to January 4; and Golden Week (a series of holidays from April 29 to May 5).

Crowds and prices thin after Oshogetsu in January and before cherry season begins in mid-March. Due to the rainy season, June is another slow month. Expect the best hotel rates during these times. Winter temperatures rarely drop below 40˚F.

Autumn is a great time to visit Osaka as prices, not to mention humidity and temperatures, go down (though September is the peak season for typhoons).