BEST DAY JAPAN

Don't let bad weather ruin the views on your trip to Japan. From Kyoto to Mt. Fuji, Okinawa to Hokkaido, we forecast the best day to see each spot at its finest.

Turn Japan's most beautiful views into your own travel map. When is the best day to see them at their finest? We predict it from a wide range of weather data, scored with our own original algorithm.

Free to use, right now.

I've traveled all across Japan — and as someone the rain always seemed to follow, I kept missing the views I came for. The clear turquoise of Kabira Bay. The crisp ridgeline of Mt. Fuji. The blue of Lake Mashu. "If only it had been sunny that day." I lost count of how many times I thought that. I built this app so I'd never have to feel that again. With it, you won't miss the view.

■ Not a weather forecast. A "scenic forecast."

A normal weather forecast only tells you "sunny" or "rainy." But the same "sunny" doesn't always mean a perfect view. At Kabira Bay, a windy day churns the sea and dulls its emerald green. Mt. Fuji can vanish behind a single cloud even under clear skies. Lake Mashu disappears entirely in fog. What makes each spot shine is completely different. So I built an original score that reads temperature, cloud cover, wind, precipitation, and sea state — through the conditions unique to each place. That's the "scenic forecast."

■ How to use it before your trip

Say you're spending three days in Kyoto. Kiyomizu-dera scores 85 on day one, but day two is rainy at 40. So you go to Kiyomizu-dera on day one, and rearrange the rainy day for indoor spots. You can prevent "I came all this way, and the view I wanted most was a miss" — before you even leave.

■ Who it's for

・ For travelers from abroad — so the weather never ruins your trip to Japan ・ For travelers in Japan who want to discover more of its beauty — and meet the Japan you haven't seen yet ・ For anyone who loves shooting scenic photos — to chase the best light and sky ・ For repeat visitors — to decide where, and when, to go next ・ And for everyone who, like me, never wants to think "if only it had been sunny" again

■ What you can do

・ See a daily "viewing condition" score for 45 scenic spots across 7 regions ・ Read notes on how the weather shapes the scenery, spot by spot ・ A score that combines temperature, cloud cover, wind, precipitation, and sea state ・ For wide regions like Hokkaido, the map shows scores per stay area (Sapporo, Otaru, Niseko, Furano-Biei, Hakodate, Shiretoko, Lake Mashu)

■ How to get the most out of it

1. Save the places you want to go as favorites 　Add any spot that catches your eye.

2. Enter your trip dates 　Register your travel dates and see the scores across that period at a glance.

3. As your trip nears, open it and check 　You'll see which day, and roughly what time, gives you the best shot at the view. Plan around that.

4. Check off the places you've been 　Record where you've been, and your own "travel map" grows.

■ Spots and languages will keep growing

Right now: 7 regions, 45 spots. But Japan's scenery is so much more than this. We'll keep adding spots, one by one. And we plan to add more languages, to reach travelers from more countries. We want to bring the beauty of Japan to the world.

Languages: Japanese / English / Korean / Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese

■ Features coming soon

・ A notification when one of your favorite spots is about to hit its "best day" ・ A map showing only your own pins, to make planning easier ・ A yearly look back on your travels — your own personal journey summary

These will arrive in upcoming updates.

■ Contact

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