Best time to visit Japan from Australia

From cherry blossom to powder snow, here’s the best time to visit Japan from Australia, month by month Japan has four distinct seasons, and the time of year can completely change the feel of a trip. Most Australians tend to visit in one of two windows: cherry blossom season in early spring or the ski season during the summer school holidays. Both are excellent times to go, but they are also among the busiest and most expensive. The better question is not simply when should you visit Japan? It is what you want the trip to look and feel like when you get there. The short answer For cherry blossom, aim for the last week of March through to the first week of April in Tokyo and Kyoto. For autumn colour, November is hard to beat. For snow in Hokkaido, January and February usually bring the deepest powder. There are also three particularly busy periods worth planning around: Golden Week, Obon and the New Year holidays. More on those below. For autumn colour, November is ideal (Noppakun/Dreamstime) Spring: March to May The cherry blossom front moves north through Japan over roughly six weeks. Fukuoka and southern Japan usually flower first, around mid-March. Tokyo and Kyoto tend to peak to...