[Sangetsu]

The weather now is wonderful, blue skies and white clouds, not too hot and humid, but not cold either.

The leaves around here are starting to change, though still slowly. Autumn comes earlier to Nothern Japan, and movies slowly southward over time, just like the cherry blossoms bloom early in the south of the country, and late in the north.

October is the best time to travel to most places. It is not an especially busy time as kids are in school, and most people take their vacations in the summer or during Golden Week.

April and May are very busy, it's hard to get plane tickets or hotel rooms, and all the resorts and such are packed. June is the rainy season, and July brings the heat and humidity, which tend to stay until the end of August (though it was noticeably cooler this summer compared to last). In November it gets chilly, and from December through March it's downright cold.