So I recently made a post here and the vast majority of people were recommending Kyushu as the place for me to go, based on what I've already seen. I'd love to do that, but I'm worried that the weather will be too hot in Kyushu during my trip (Sept 8, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025).
Does anyone have any experience with September in Kyushu? From what I've read 2025 has been one of the hottest summers on record in Japan, and I'm worried that the extreme heat will stretch into September. For record, I can deal with "hot" but "extreme heat" is really going to put a damper on the trip. My backup plan is Tohoku and Hokkaido, but I'm less excited about that region than Kyushu, hence my conundrum.
Anybody have any experience or suggestions? Is Kyushu likely going to be to the point of "extreme heat", even from mid to late September? Is Tohoku measurably cooler than the rest of Japan in September, or is it so close as to not really matter and I should just go to my preferred area (Kyushu)? Any other intriguing places to go to escape the heat (I've already done Nagano/Matsumoto)?
by ChurnDisciple