by Kelly Wetherille
?It?s not the heat, it?s the humidity that?ll get you.?
I never understood what that really meant until I came to Japan and experienced its obnoxiously sticky summers -- 35 C and over, plus full-bore humidity for weeks at a time. Ugh.
For many Tokyoites and visitors, this means one of two things: either spend the majority of the day in an air-conditioned bubble or do your best to make sure you?re near some heat-deflecting water.
If you do manage to escape the office or the broiling tourist trail, the real fun lies at the big water parks in suburban Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures.
Here are five of our favorite temples dedicated to H2O for those days when lesser pursuits don?t have a prayer.
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