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Japan is at its climatic best during autumn, when temperatures throughout the country turn generally mild and the humidity begins to drop noticeably. Despite the fact that typhoons are not uncommon through September, the shifting seasonal winds sweep the clouds from the sky to make way for another change of seasons. The heavy summer rains on Shikoku are diminishing. Beginning in the north, cooler temperatures begin their annual ritual of turning out the gorgeous fall colors of Japan's forests. October's average high temperature in Wakkani, Hokkaido, is 12°C (55°F), with overnight lows averaging around 12°C (47°F). Tokyo still enjoys pleasant days with temperatures averaging 20°C (69°F) in October. Autumn is hardly a thought in Okinawa, where the October high temperature averages 26°C (80°F).
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