Tokyo has four very distinct seasons and a fifth — the rainy one — and the city dresses for each with quiet intent. Reading that is half of looking like you belong. Here is how we pack and adapt.
Spring: layers you can shed
Spring is mild and changeable. A light coat over a shirt, something to fold into a bag by afternoon. This is the season the whole city is outside, so dress to walk.
The rainy weeks
For a stretch of early summer it simply rains. Tokyoites answer with good shoes, a compact umbrella and fabrics that dry fast. Lean into it — the city is beautiful and uncrowded under grey skies.
Summer: light and breathable
Summer is hot and humid. Loose, breathable, pale. Carry a small towel like everyone else, and duck into the cool of a department store when you need to reset.
Autumn and winter
Autumn is the city’s most flattering light and its best dressing — coats, knits, boots. Winter is cold but dry; layer well and you can stay out all day chasing it.
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