Winter in Japan - Most people must avoid getting a holiday abroad during winter. However, this might be an exception when it comes to Japan. Did you know? Just like during the spring or even summer, winter in Japan also offers you a unique yet memorable experience!

Even though you might not see the Sakura's flower bloom just like in spring, or even various festivals during summer, you still can enjoy your time during winter in Japan. Not to mention, during winter, there will be fewer tourists coming to Japan, a great time to spend some quality time with your beloved one!

So, are you ready to read about the guided trip for holidays during winter in Japan? Here are the 101 tips before going to Japan in winter.

We can deny, spring, summer, or even autumn could be a peak season for foreigner tourists coming to Japan for a holiday. However, it is also the same with winter. Especially if you are ok and able to deal with a little bit of cold weather, everything will be fine!

Moreover, during winter, usually Japan will offer more delicious sashimi and sushi, and even warm food to make your body feel better. Not only that, you can also visit the hot spring to enjoy the moment and relax, or even go skiing!

In general, winter in Japan usually comes in the early or even mid of December, to the middle or the end of March. Each area will have a different time of winter, based on its geographical areas.

However, for some areas in Japan such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, usually the cold temperature ranges from -4 degree celsius to 7 degree celsius, it's about 25 to 45 Fahrenheit.

However, it will be a different story for areas that are geographically on the mountains, such as Tohoku and Hokkaido. The weather could be much colder, and even they got much longer winters than usual in Japan.

If you are trying to find areas where the winter does not really winter, try to visit Okinawa, Kyushu, or even Shikoku. The winter in this area can be milder for those of you who cannot stand the cold weather during winter.

Here is the start of the winter in Japan. Usually, winter has already come to areas such as Hokkaido. However, for areas such as Kyoto or Tokyo, the season might still have the autumn vibes. The air might get colder and chills your body.

However, the skies might be clearer with the beautiful blue color. If you are lucky, you can also find the peak of Mount Fuji.

This is the time when ski seasons get crowded in Japan. Most of the areas already got the winter season, even though some of them will get colder weather, and some of them will get friendlier the cold weather.

If you are planning to go skiing in Japan, better start at the end of December, since it will be too crowded to start from the early of January. Since most tourists will come to ski, this is the right time for you to visit other places in Japan such as Kyoto.

This is the right time if you want to come to Japan for a holiday, but don’t want to face the cold weather of Japan during winter. Usually, in some areas, the sakura or known as cherry blossom flowers start to bloom. The spring is starting, but yet.

Not only that, usually at this time, there will be some famous festivals being held, such as Yuki Matsuri or Sapporo Snow Festival. This is one of the biggest and greatest festivals during winter that is going to be held, since there will be some activities you can do, including snowball fights, cooking of the local cuisines, and many more!

If you want to have anti-mainstream activities during holiday in Japan, visiting Japan during winter might be something you want to do as a consideration. Especially if you want to experience the greatest time to eat sushi in Japan.

Here are some fun activities you can do during winter in Japan.

First thing first, the most wanted things to do for tourists, especially if they are loving Japanese food: eating sushi and other food that comes from Japan itself! Even though you might already taste the Japanese food in Japanese Restaurants, it’s going to be different, even though you eat in small restaurants.

During winter, you will find the best of the best food of Japan offered, such as sushi. Especially in some areas including Toyama, Kanazawa, Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Even Hokkaido. If you are an oyster lover, visiting Tohoku and Hiroshima is the best choice.

Do you want to come to Japan, but do not want to face the crowds of tourists and other foreigners? Well, winter is the best choice you need. Most people avoid or even do not want to come to Japan during winter.

Usually, they do not want to face and even get close to the cold weather. However, for some reasons, that’s a great idea coming to Japan during winter. You will face fewer tourists, and act like a local!

Not only that, since winter is known as a low season, it means you can save more money because everything usually will get its lowest price, including entrance tickets to attractions, flight tickets, hotel rooms, and many more.

However, it’s going to be a different story to ski places. Most of the places such as resorts in the province's ski activities will be full with tourists or even some locals. This is also the right time for you to troll around Japan and feel like it was made for yourself!

Not only sushi, Japan also has lots of different foods you might want to try during winter. Not to mention, some of them which have become the nationwide foods and all time favorite, oden and nabe will reach their most delicious time to eat.

Usually, oden and nabe can be found easily, even at street food or convenience stores. Usually oden will be served with tofu, boiled eggs, broth, daikon, and any of your favorite foods will come along with oden.

While for nabe, or you can say it as a hotspot, usually restaurants that have a specialty on it will serve their best hotpot as a comfort food during winter. Nabe will come with various ingredients, including vegetables or your favorite seafood.

Don’t forget to eat ramen or soup curry during winter in Japan. The taste will be different!

Besides skiing, trolling around or even getting the most delicious food of Japan to warm your body, spending some quality time at bars or cafes can be one of the best options you will ever have.

Not only cafes and bars, you can also visit izakayas, a place where usually people will sell sake, an alcoholic drink from Japan. Not only that, usually, izakayas also offer comfort food with broth that goes really well with sake.

You can also try to visit izakayas to meet locals who usually spend some time in izakayas too.

Warm your body while spending some quality time at a hot spring or people in Japan call it onsen. Not only do you have time to spend soaking in warm water, but the water is also warm naturally and has minerals which are great for your body.

It is going to be a great time to let your tiredness let go while soaking in a hot spring. Ready to try it for yourself?

That’s all about guide trips to Japan and things to do in Japan during winter. Japan offers many things you can experience during winter, but some of the above do not include all of them.

While visiting Japan during winter, you need to remember that each area has its own different winter. Better you get to know first the areas you might want to visit in order to prepare things you need to prepare.

Not only that, during the New Year’s holiday in Japan, most attractions and even restaurants are closed. In order to feel disappointed, try to find other things to do during winter.

Are you ready to spend a great time during winter in Japan? If so, don’t forget to book or even prepare everything you might want to prepare before coming to Japan. Some of them include tickets, flights, hotel rooms, or even reservations. Enjoy your time in Japan with Traveloka! Holidays never get this easier.