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Japan by season — what to feel, not just what to see

What's happening when you visit, and how Japanese people feel about each season's crowds and rituals.

Autumn leaves, a trip timed to the colour

Kyoto at peak maple — and how to read the clock the colour runs on, so you stand in it instead of chasing it

Mid-Nov to early DecSuitsBeen beforeSoloAs a couple
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Cherry blossom, a trip timed to the bloom

The Tokyo-to-Kyoto golden route led by the blossom — and how to read the moving front the way locals do, so a date you can't book becomes the best part of the trip

Late Mar to mid-AprSuitsFirst tripBeen beforeSoloAs a couple
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Summer in Japan, a festival and fireworks trip

A trip timed to the matsuri calendar, from Kyoto's Gion to Osaka's river of fireworks and on to the dancing streets of August — read the way the people who love a Japanese summer read it, where the heat isn't the price of the trip but the reason the festivals glow, and the festival itself is a door held open rather than a show you watch

Jul to mid-AugSuitsBeen beforeSoloAs a couple
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Winter Japan, snow, onsen and light

One westbound line from Tokyo's clearest air into the snow country and down to the hush of Kyoto — read the way the people who love a Japanese winter read it, where the cold isn't the price of the trip but the instrument the whole season is played on

Dec to FebSuitsBeen beforeSoloAs a couple
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Happening around your visit

Summer

為什麼一場高中棒球賽能讓整個日本流淚
日本的運作方式

為什麼一場高中棒球賽能讓整個日本流淚

355位日本人解釋為什麼整個國家會為高中棒球比賽落淚。答案不在棒球本身，而在於終結、青春，以及日本人鮮少展現的情感。

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Autumn