Packing list for Japan in spring
What to bring for Kyoto, Tokyo and Osaka from March to May: layers for 46°F (8°C) mornings and 72°F (22°C) afternoons, shoes that come off at every temple, and the small things Japan makes hard to buy on the day.
On a phone with Waystop installed, the button adds the list to your trip as a bag you can tick off. Otherwise copy it and paste it into Waystop’s Chat with “add this to my packing list”.
Checked October 10, 2026.
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0/4What the weather is like
March mornings sit around 41 to 46°F (5 to 8°C) and May afternoons reach 77°F (25°C). April brings a wet week or two, and June is the rainy season proper.
- A big umbrellaEvery convenience store sells a clear one for about ¥600.
- Heavy hiking bootsTemple paths are paved, and you will take your shoes off a dozen times a day.
- A wad of cash from home7-Eleven and post office ATMs take foreign cards at fair rates.
- Pocket tissuesRestrooms often have none, and every convenience store sells a pack.
- Onigiri and canned coffee for an early start7-Eleven and Lawson are open around the clock, so breakfast before a dawn walk at Fushimi Inari is a few hundred yen.
- PainkillersDrugstores are everywhere and the staff will help you find the right box.
Worth knowing
- Luggage forwarding (takkyubin) moves a suitcase between hotels for about ¥2,500; travel with a day bag.
- Convenience stores sell everything you forgot, including shirts, umbrellas and phone cables.
- Laundry rooms in hotels are cheap; pack for five days, not ten.
Trips to pack this for
Never leave the charger in the hotel again.
Waystop keeps a list for each bag and each person. On the morning you change hotels it walks you through a quick pack-up check, and Chat can suggest items to add when you ask what to bring.