“No one said Japan was so sunny,” a friend visiting from the UK remarked in March this year. “I wish I’d brought my sunglasses,” they added. Japan, the land of the rising sun and ample bright days.
Except for June, of course. Sometimes, the rainy season comes with enough lashings of sky water to incur flood warnings on the ever-prepared Japanese news channels. But rain shouldn’t stop you from having fun.
Here’s how to live your best rainy season life. What Is Tsuyu? Tsuyu (rainy season) is a period when the majority of the year’s precipitation occurs. This is thanks to a phenomenon where moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean blows over to East Asia.
Although it doesn’t rain every day during tsuyu, the season marks the start of peak annual humidity. This can lead to weather-change illnesses, as your body adjusts to the hotter, rainier climate. Some people start to feel weak or have headaches, so it’s important to be aware and listen to your body.
You may observe physical changes too. On a personal note, my skin always goes dry or spotty, and I’m left wondering why this has suddenly happened, until I realize the weather has changed once again. When Is the Rainy Season? The arrival of tsuyu depends on where you are in Japan.
It moves from south to north, showering and pouring as it goes. Okinawa is always the first to be hit, often resulting in torrential rain and the odd flood warning around the end of May to the start of June. The rain then mo.
