Tokyo in May

Remote work in Tokyo in May: weather, sea, costs and work.

Photo: Denys Nevozhai

Score for May

Remodius Score8.9

#3 of 50 in May

Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.

Weather in May

Daytime high: 24 °C
Sea: 18 °C
Rain: 148 mm
Daylight: 14.0 h
Cloud: 70%

Daytime high is the typical daily maximum. Rain is the total for the month.

Sport in May

HikingGood · in season

CyclingGood · in season

ClimbingGreat · all year

GymGreat · all year

YogaGood · all year

PadelLimited · all year

Sports that are out of season in May are left out.

Cost of living

Comfort nomad€1,700 / mo

One-bedroom rent€950 / mo

Coworking hot desk€150 / mo

Typical monthly costs, not specific to May.

Best coworking

HAKADORU Shinjuku Sanchome · €172 a month
HAKADORU Shibuya Miyamasuzaka · €172 a month
SHARE LOUNGE Shibuya Sakura Stage · €345 a month

All coworking and gyms

Bring with you

SocketsType A/B, 100 V

AdapterUniversal Travel Adapter PRO

Second screenPortable Monitor 13 inch

Laptop standNexstand

PackingPacking Cubes Set of 8

The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.

Tokyo by month

Sources (18)

Climate data for Tokyo (Kitanomaru Park, JMA 1991-2020 normals) - WikipediaResearched 2026-10-23
GLTJP: Mount Takao, about 1 hour from Shinjuku, autumn bestResearched 2026-10-23
JW Web Magazine: Arakawa levee ride Ukima Park to Kasai Rinkai Park, about 30 km flat with few traffic lights, bike-share at both ends, spring and autumn bestResearched 2026-10-23
Metropolis: over 20 bouldering gyms across TokyoResearched 2026-10-23
Interac: gyms in Japan (Gold's, Konami, public sports centres JPY 400-800)Researched 2026-10-23
JW Web Magazine: 10 yoga studios with English instruction, drop-ins JPY 3,000-3,850Researched 2026-10-23
Tobu Railway press release: PADEL TOKYO mizumachi a new padel court facility in east Tokyo, opened 2023 (padel is still new in Japan)Researched 2026-10-23
Composite (comfort): 1br rent (Nakameguro, A-Realty) + food (40 healthy lunches, 30 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (commuter pass JPY 6,000-15,000, midpoint 10,500, e-housing.jp) + cowork desk and gym (8 day passes: prices on this city page); rounded to 50 EUR; ECB 2026-10-23 JPY 175.51Researched 2026-10-24
e-housing: Tokyo coworking guide (hot desk JPY 15,000-35,000/month, Oct 2026)Researched 2026-10-23
HAKADORU Shinjuku page: 〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿3-1-24 京王新宿三丁目ビル1F, 30 sec from Shinjuku-sanchome C1Researched 2026-10-25
OSM node 13897923236: Hakadoru (office=coworking)Researched 2026-10-25
ECB euro reference rate 2026-10-23Researched 2026-10-25
HAKADORU Shibuya Miyamasuzaka page: 〒150-0002 東京都渋谷区渋谷2-19-15 宮益坂ビルディング1F, 1 min from Shibuya station B4Researched 2026-10-25
SHARE LOUNGE Shibuya Sakura Stage page: 〒150-0031 東京都渋谷区桜丘町1-4 渋谷サクラステージ SHIBUYAサイド 4F, JR Shibuya new south gateResearched 2026-10-25
OSM node 12452359641: SHARE LOUNGE Shibuya Sakura Stage (office=coworking)Researched 2026-10-25
Wikipedia: Mains electricity by country (plug types and voltage)Researched 2026-10-25

Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate updated 2026-10-25.
Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1, data provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA