is tokyo bearable in June?

[kotatsuneko]

thinking of popping over to stay with one of my aunts in law for a month or so, then heading up to sapporo [my, dai ni furosato] to see how the place has changed before going up to see the parents in law.

my concern is... the HEAT. in sapporo, i could happily walk and shoot for a good 8 hours or so in summertime quite comfortably, but have never done so in tokyo.

should i just stay "up north"?

[amdg]

in sapporo, i could happily walk and shoot for a good 8 hours or so in summertime quite comfortably,

Well, if you're going to be walking around Tokyo and shooting, you might find that the heat will come down on you pretty hard.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Is it bearable? If you consider 35 degrees plus and 80% humidity bearable, then yes.

[Andocrates]

I was all worried about being in Japan in summer, but it turned out it wasn't that bad. Maybe because I live in Arkansas which has really hot summers) But I was in aichi ken, maybe in Tokyo all the concrete, people and vehicles add to the heat factor.

And I'll be back there in 4 weeks for a 3 month spell (june, july, august)

[mr. sparkle]

And I'll be back there in 4 weeks for a 3 month spell (june, july, august)

May GOD help you. Welcome to "The Blast Furnace".

[GuyJean]

my concern is... the HEAT. in sapporo, i could happily walk and shoot for a good 8 hours or so in summertime quite comfortably, but have never done so in tokyo. should i just stay "up north"?

I'd say Tokyo in June would be more bearable than July or August]http://www.ivw.co.jp/video_tips/t.w.r.html[/url]
http://tokyo-i.tripod.com/editorial/monthly/june.htm

GJ

[Caustic Saint]

I can deal with heat. I've got AC at home and work, and it's only a 3-minute walk between the two.

What's getting to me is how early the sun comes up. I woke up at 4:30 yesterday morning and 5:15 today. And it's only May 1st! Man, I am so screwed....

Why can't the Japanese understand that daylight savings can be a useful thing? Or maybe just change their whole time zone to GMT +10? Hell, you'd think they'd do that one just so they can always be ahead of Korea.

[Andocrates]

Black out your windows. Now there, wasn't that easy?

[Laced]

What's the best way for doing so? I used a roll of black platic from Tokyo hands, but ligh creeps around the sides. I used to use velcro but the velcro stickers slip off the walls of my new appartment... (I want something easy to take on & off).

[kotatsuneko]

heh, cheers for the replies, think i`ll give it a miss this year and stay with some mates in amsterdam instead

[jingai]

I'll be there in June and will attempt to avoid the rain.

[kotatsuneko]

theres always the coffee shops :P

[Papa-Lazarou]

I am back in town from 26th May, i am really not looking forward to the heat and humidity.

I tend to look like a sweating moaning gorilla in Tokyo in the summer.

[jingai]

I had fun wandering around Guam and Micronesia at noon in July, so I figure it couldn't be that bad in Japan.

[Taka-Okami]

Isn't Tajimi in Gifu-ken they hottest place in Japan? Not sure but thats what I heard.