In 2023, two typhoons approached the Kanto and Koshin region in Japan. The figure peaked in 2016 and 2018 at six typhoons. Most typhoons approached Japan between June and October, during the peak of the typhoon season. The tropical cyclones developed over the Pacific Ocean and were likely to approach Japan's southernmost prefecture Okinawa.
Number of typhoons approaching the Kanto and Koshin region in Japan from 2014 to 2023
including Tokyo (excluding island area), Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Chiba, Yamanashi, and Nagano prefecture
Supplementary notes
A typhoon is defined as approaching the Kanto and Koshin region, when the center of the typhoon comes within 300 kilometers of either of the meteorological offices of the prefectures.
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JMA. (February 5, 2024). Number of typhoons approaching the Kanto and Koshin region in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384333/japan-number-typhoons-approaching-kanto-koshin/
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JMA. (2024). Number of typhoons approaching the Kanto and Koshin region in Japan from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384333/japan-number-typhoons-approaching-kanto-koshin/
JMA. "Number of Typhoons Approaching The Kanto and Koshin Region in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384333/japan-number-typhoons-approaching-kanto-koshin/
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Number of typhoons approaching the Kanto and Koshin region in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], JMA, February 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384333/japan-number-typhoons-approaching-kanto-koshin/
