Japan’s Three Climates

Above, a snowy street scene in Chiba Prefecture. What climate zone is this? Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Ever wondered what the climate is like in Japan? Where are the cooler areas in summer? Where are the warmer areas in winter? What areas get the most precipitation or the least?

Tofugu.com has the answers for you in their new article, : Japan’s Three Climates: A Virtual Journey Through the Wilds of Japan."

In it, they wrote:

After some research, you discovered that Japan can be divided into three broad climatic zones: mild-summer continental (Hokkaido), hot-summer continental (northeast Honshu), and subtropical (central/southern Japan).

By the way, according to one of their maps, Chiba Prefecture is in the subtropical climate zone as is Tokyo.

Above, the Ueno section of Tokyo in February. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

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