Travel coat for Japan in December?
I'm planning a trip to Japan in early December and realized I don't have a good coat/jacket for the situation. The average temperature seems to be around 4°C and 12°C or 39–54°F, which is probably not cold enough to justify the amount of space the big wool Montgomery duffle I usually wear in winter would take up in a suitcase. Usually I'd consider a leather jacket, and I'm told the weather is normally dry, but the idea of traveling without a jacket that can handle rain makes me nervous. The other jackets I already own are probably too light for the weather. To avoid overpacking I should find something versatile enough to wear either casually with jeans or at a fairly nice dinner. Any suggestions?
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layer up for the trip there and buy a dope jacket in JP
but the idea of traveling without a jacket that can handle rain makes me nervouswhy not just use an umbrella?
They sell cheap almost disposable umbrellas in every convenience store there and most people use them.
you can also just shove a light down jacket under your exising jackets. can get one with a hood as well
https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E470118-000/00?colorDisplayCode=01&sizeDisplayCode=003
https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E470067-000/00
womens one has no collar so more discrete
https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E469862-000/00?colorDisplayCode=19&sizeDisplayCode=003
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honestly, I always worry a leather jacket will get wet even with an umbrella, but I should probably be less precious about it since there's not much reason to expect rain to be very heavy if there is any.
i will wear a leather javket specifically on a reainy day bc it makes me not get soaked
tempting idea, any recs for where or what to look for while i'm over there?
the Uniqlo ones above are cheap and cheerful
if you have cash for a nice rain/snow jacket Japan is the capitol of high end activewear
goldwin, nanga, North face purple label, snow peak, and wander
bumping luds idea the amount of good shit youll find there (if youre not an american L-XL) is unreal
Id just layer up sweaters and buy a sick shell