Weather in Tokyo Japan

[mesmerred]

Can anyone give me a bit more detail about the current weather, air quality etc in Tokyo please? How does it compare with Britain's weather at the moment for example? A friend always over-packs so we are trying to get her more focussed on the essentials. And would a USA electric adapter work there? (they look similar) Any advice welcome. Thanks.

[spudqueen]

If you google 'tokyo weather' you get lots of sites which give you the current weather and weather forecast for tokyo
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=xx-elmer&q=t okyo+weather&btnG=Google+Seawch&meta=

[JonnoGenie]

The weather is rather like New York. Colder in winter, and hotter in Summer, than in the UK. Funnily enough I was looking at an album of pix I took in Tokyo just yesterday, from when I lived there, and there seems a permanent haze in most of them... in summer it gets stifling, the humidity can be a bit mind-boggling. You don't say when you are going, so harder to advise...

Can't say I recall any problem with air-quality.

Japan is 100v, two flat pin plugs (like the US ones). You would be fine running 110v applicances IME.

[mesmerred]

We are going this week, so this is all useful information. Thanks for your help.

[JonnoGenie]

Ok, take layers. Shirt, sweater, fleece for example.

Good time of year to go!