Tokyo in May
Excellent once Golden Week ends
The short answer
May is one of the best months to visit Tokyo.
Mid-to-late May is one of the year's best-value windows.
8/10 overall15–23°CModerate crowds¥¥¥ (Moderate)
Weather9/10
Crowds7/10
Prices7/10
Events7/10
May in detail
What May actually feels like
- Weather
- 15–23°C
- Warm, comfortable, low humidity
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Very busy during Golden Week, then noticeably calm
- Prices
- ¥¥¥ (Moderate)
- Moderate from mid-month
+Warm, dry and green with crowds falling away after the first week.
–Golden Week (late Apr–early May) is unbookable and expensive.
My tip for May
Travel after 7 May and the whole month changes character.
- Walking
- Day trips
- Rooftops
- Gardens
How May compares
Against the other eleven months
2nd of 12 overall in Tokyo, 2nd for weather, 4th for space, 4th for value. The emptiest month is January; the best value is January.
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What’s on in Tokyo in May
- Golden Week
- The whole country travels. Trains, hotels and restaurants fill; after 7 May everything normalises.
Late April to early May
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Warm, dry and green with crowds falling away after the first week.
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