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Cities and beaches in Japan and South Korea · June to September

Packing list for Japan and Korea in summer

What to bring for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Seoul, Busan and Jeju from June to September: quick-dry clothes for 90°F (32°C) at 80 percent humidity, a layer for trains cooled to 68°F (20°C), a folding umbrella for the rainy season, and a plan for the typhoon day.

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Checked October 10, 2026.

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Packing

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Clothes

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Heat and sun

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Rain and typhoons

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Everyday

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What the weather is like

June is the rainy season in both countries: Japan's tsuyu runs from early June to mid July and the Korean jangma from late June to mid or late July. Fukuoka takes 250 to 300 mm in each of June and July, Busan around 200 mm in July and Jeju about 260 mm in August, often in one afternoon. July and August days are 86 to 91°F (30 to 33°C) with nights of 75 to 81°F (24 to 27°C) and humidity near 80 percent; Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto reach 95°F (35°C) in heat waves. Typhoons run July to early October and are most frequent in late August and September. September stays at 82 to 86°F (28 to 30°C) by day, with the humidity easing in the last two weeks.

Leave at home
  • Jeans and heavy cottonThey never dry; linen and synthetics do
  • A raincoat or ponchoPlastic at 91°F (33°C) is a sauna and the rain is over in an hour. A clear convenience-store umbrella costs about ¥600 or ₩6,000.
  • A hair dryer and full-size toiletriesEvery hotel in both countries, down to the business hotels, supplies both
Buy when you land
  • Cooling body sheets and salt tabletsBiore and Gatsby sheets and shio tablets are in every drugstore and convenience store for a few hundred yen
  • A UV parasolMen and women carry them in both countries; Daiso and Artbox sell one for about ¥1,000 or ₩10,000
  • A T-money cardAny CU or GS25 sells one for a few thousand won; top it up with cash at the till

Worth knowing

Trips to pack this for

Jeju

3 days in Jeju

Three days that split the island into thirds: Jeju City and the west coast, the east with a sunrise on Seongsan Ilchulbong, and Seogwipo's waterfalls and cliffs in the south. Most people drive it, and Hallasan is the swap for a mountain day.

Busan

3 days in Busan

Three days split by coast: the old port around Jagalchi and Gamcheon, the east coast from the seaside temple to Gwangalli's drone show, then a mountain temple, Yeongdo's cliff village and a cable car over the sea. Each day is one part of the city; the metro gets you there and you walk the rest.

Fukuoka

3 days in Fukuoka

Three days that walk old Hakata and eat at the Nakasu yatai, ride out to Dazaifu's restored shrine and the national museum, then finish with the reclining Buddha at Nanzoin and sunset over Momochi beach. The subway and a few train rides do the long hops.

Tokyo

4 days in Tokyo

Four days across the two Tokyos: Asakusa and Ueno in the old east, Harajuku, Shibuya and Shinjuku in the west, a morning at the fish market and the bay, then Yanaka, Akihabara and a last night view. One train line at a time, paid with a tap of your phone.

Osaka

3 days in Osaka

Three days, one district at a time: the castle and a Tenma izakaya night, Namba and Shinsekai for the food and the lights, then the bay aquarium and okonomiyaki in a Showa-era alley. One subway ride a day; the rest on foot.

Kyoto

3 days in Kyoto

Three days: the eastern temples on foot, Arashiyama and the golden pavilion, then Fushimi Inari at dawn and the Philosopher's Path. Each day covers one part of the city, with Gion left for the evenings.

Seoul

4 days in Seoul

Four days north to south: the palaces and Bukchon's hanok lanes, Jongno's temple, teahouses and market stalls, the river at Yeouido and a Hongdae night, then Namsan and Seongsu's converted factories. One subway ride a day on a T-money card.

In the app

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