Nagasaki in October
Good month: October is at the start of the recommended season (March – May, October – November). Against it: Typhoon Season. Nagasaki Kunchi can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of November, next month.
2 days in Nagasaki in October · from ₹19,980 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in October
What the season does to Nagasaki this month.
Heads up
Typhoon Season
Typhoons reach Kyushu and Honshu from August to October, worst in September. A direct hit stops shinkansen, flights and ferries for a day and closes sights; most pass within 24-48 hours. Check forecasts in the days before travel and keep a spare day before an international flight.
What’s on in October
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Nagasaki Kunchi2027: 7–9 Oct
The autumn festival of the Suwa Shrine, nearly 400 years old: city districts take turns, on a seven-year cycle, to perform dragon dances, Dutch- and Chinese-influenced floats and spinning ships. Paid seats sell out; the street performances are free.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹19,980 for two
- Room a night₹5,450
- Food a day, each₹2,756
- Main sight entry, each₹500
Mid-range
₹43,476 for two
- Room a night₹10,890
- Food a day, each₹6,360
- Main sight entry, each₹500
Luxury
₹1,00,997 for two
- Room a night₹27,230
- Food a day, each₹14,840
- Main sight entry, each₹500
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Japan yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Osaka (KIX), 563 km away
Then: Flight · 4h 24m (Flight, Itami or Kansai–Nagasaki + airport bus)
Flights from India: from 5 cities, one way from ₹24,000
Fly into Tokyo (HND), 965 km away
Then: Flight · 4h 54m (JAL / ANA / Skymark / Solaseed, Haneda–Nagasaki + airport bus)
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹22,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹1,300
- Book an appointment at the Japan Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) for your area and apply for the single-entry tourist visa, no more than three months before you travel. Walk-ins ended in February 2026. The visa fee is ₹500, plus VFS's service charge of ₹800.
- Apply 3-4 weeks before you fly: processing takes at least 5 working days. The visa comes as an eVISA (an electronic notice), not a sticker; keep it on your phone and as a printout for the airline and immigration.
- Before you fly, fill in Visit Japan Web (vjw.digital.go.jp) for one immigration and customs QR code. It is optional; paper cards are handed out on the plane.
- At immigration, your fingerprints and photo are taken and you are given the stay the visa allows (up to 90 days).
Carry: Passport with at least two blank pages, valid for the whole stay; Visa application form with a 45 x 35 mm photo; Flight booking in and out of Japan; Day-by-day schedule of the stay with hotel bookings; Bank statements for the last 3-6 months and income-tax returns for the last 2-3 years (the VFS centre's checklist says which); Employees: a leave letter or NOC; self-employed: business registration; The eVISA notice, on your phone and printed.
Indians need a visa for Japan, but it is cheap: ₹500, unchanged when Japan raised its visa fees five-fold for most countries in July 2026. JESTA, Japan's planned online travel authorisation, is for visa-free nationalities and is not due before 2028.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Japan in October
Also in season this month.
- Matsumoto · great month
- Sendai & Matsushima · great month
- Mount Fuji & Kawaguchiko · good month
- Nagano (Jigokudani Snow Monkeys) · good month
- Koyasan · good month
- Naoshima · good month
- Beppu · good month
- Fukuoka · good month
Nearby in Kyushu:
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Nagasaki in October, day by day, priced for your group.