If and when I do visit Japan to see the husband's cousin, I will opt not to visit during both allergy seasons. Or I may end up clawing my own eyes out. As it stands, if I visit with my sister in tow, it will not be during summer. I might die of hypothermia.
On weather, my advice: - do not consider anything from early July through mid-September - avoid mid-June to mid-July as it rains and is humid, if not so hot as 'summer' - avoid December through February unless you exclusively stay in western-style, insulated, hotels - even then, you'll need to wear woolens for the freezing temples, etc.
For allergies: - like me, you may have none on your first visit as flora species are a bit different - late-September grass seed allergies are nothing as bad as spring tree pollen allergies - that peaks in the second half of March through mid-April in Tokyo
The best months then are: - late September through mid-November - late April through early June
If and when I do visit Japan to see the husband's cousin, I will opt not to visit during both allergy seasons. Or I may end up clawing my own eyes out. As it stands, if I visit with my sister in tow, it will not be during summer. I might die of hypothermia.
ReplyDeleteOn weather, my advice:
Delete- do not consider anything from early July through mid-September
- avoid mid-June to mid-July as it rains and is humid, if not so hot as 'summer'
- avoid December through February unless you exclusively stay in western-style, insulated, hotels
- even then, you'll need to wear woolens for the freezing temples, etc.
For allergies:
- like me, you may have none on your first visit as flora species are a bit different
- late-September grass seed allergies are nothing as bad as spring tree pollen allergies
- that peaks in the second half of March through mid-April in Tokyo
The best months then are:
- late September through mid-November
- late April through early June
Good luck.