The best months for Kyoto, Japan: weather, crowds and prices through the year.
Spring and autumn usually bring mild weather and fewer visitors to Kyoto: the light is softer and rooms are easier to find.
The high season is busiest and most expensive; book early, or travel at the edges of the season for the best of both.
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunlight_through_clouds_and_view_of_Ginkaku-ji_Temple_from_above,_Kyoto,_Japan.jpg)