Cross Cultural

Tokyo warming in summer


It was two years ago since I have returned back to Japan. I learned that the climate of Japan is not also an exception from the global warming. I have been aware of high temperature of Tokyo even I was far from Japan but it was just knowledge. Perhaps you have already knew that the temperature of Toyko is terribully high in summer reaching more than 35 degrees (close to 100F) like tropic city and it goes down to 0 degree (32F) in winter. However those figures were maximun and minimum numbers. This year, in 2024, the summer was very long. In fact, there were more than 15 days when the temperature exceeded 35 degrees, and 150 days when it exceeded 25 degrees. In other words, there were five months when the temperature exceeded 25 degrees, like a summer. It is obviously crazy environmental issue and soon, within 2 months, the winter comes rapidly. If you are planning to visit Japan, I recommend you consider spring or fall season.