# Haomingkoo Japan Seasons MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fio.github.haomingkoo%2Fjapan-seasons
Registry id: `mcp-registry/io.github.haomingkoo/japan-seasons`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T00:23:43.728Z)

## Verdict

Haomingkoo Japan Seasons MCP server answered 99.8% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 24% of MCP servers, with 989 ms median handshake and 2 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (100/100) across 18 tools, costing an agent about 5,269 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.8% | 24% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 989 ms | 21% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 2741 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,166 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 2 | — |
| Median recovery | 36.9 h | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 100/100 (A) | 94% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 18 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~5,269 tokens | 37% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "haomingkoo-japan-seasons-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://seasons.kooexperience.com/mcp?dateStyle={dateStyle}&temperatureUnit={temperatureUnit}&includeCoordinates={includeCoordinates}&mapLanguage={mapLanguage}"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http haomingkoo-japan-seasons-mcp-server https://seasons.kooexperience.com/mcp?dateStyle={dateStyle}&temperatureUnit={temperatureUnit}&includeCoordinates={includeCoordinates}&mapLanguage={mapLanguage}
```

## Tools (27)

- `festivals_list`: Use this when the user wants recurring Japan events to plan around, such as fireworks, matsuri, or winter festivals. Returns curated events with this year's lik
- `festivals_now`: Get current festivals for a given date or date range.
- `festivals_spots`: Search festivals by name, city, or region.
- `fetch`: Use this after search to retrieve a full Japan in Seasons result with citation URL and text. For live sakura or autumn leaves result IDs, this fetches the curre
- `flowers_now`: Get current flower bloom status for all spots or a specific spot.
- `flowers_spots`: Use this for non-sakura flower trips such as plum, wisteria, hydrangea, lavender, sunflower, or cosmos. Returns curated flower spots with peak windows, official
- `fruit_farms`: Use this when the user needs actual fruit-picking farms, booking links, and map coordinates, optionally open on a month or on travel dates. Each farm's season s
- `fruit_picking_now`: Get current fruit picking availability for all spots or a specific spot.
- `fruit_picking_spots`: Search fruit picking spots by name, city, or region.
- `fruit_seasons`: Use this when the user asks what fruit is in season in a given month or which month is best for strawberries, grapes, peaches, apples, and similar picking trips
- `japan_seasonal_answer`: Use this first when the user asks a broad Japan seasonal travel question, including cherry blossom forecasts, autumn leaves, flowers, festivals, fruit picking, 
- `kawazu_forecast`: Use this for January-February cherry blossom requests or when the user specifically asks about Kawazu-zakura, early blossoms, or the Izu Peninsula. Returns the 
- `koyo_best_dates`: Use this when the user gives autumn travel dates and wants the best cities during that window. Returns cities whose maple or ginkgo viewing windows overlap the 
- `koyo_forecast`: Use this when the user asks when autumn leaves peak, whether one city colors earlier than another, or wants a national overview for October-December. Returns ci
- `koyo_now`: Use this first for broad autumn leaves prompts such as 'How are autumn leaves looking?', 'Where is koyo good now?', 'Kyoto autumn leaves forecast', or 'Where sh
- `koyo_spots`: Use this when the user already knows the prefecture and needs exact autumn leaves viewing spots. Returns Japan Meteorological Corporation koyo spots for one pre
- `plan_by_date`: Use this when the user gives travel dates, optionally with a region, and wants everything seasonal happening then in one answer: the cherry blossom or autumn le
- `sakura_best_dates`: Use this when the user provides travel dates and wants to know where sakura is likely to be best during that trip. Returns cities whose viewing window overlaps 
- `sakura_forecast`: Use this when the user asks about cherry blossom timing, peak bloom, whether sakura has started, or how cities compare across Japan. Returns Japan Meteorologica
- `sakura_now`: Use this first for broad cherry blossom prompts such as 'How is the sakura forecast?', 'Is sakura blooming now?', 'Where should I view sakura today?', 'Where sh
- `sakura_spots`: Use this when the user already knows the prefecture and needs exact cherry blossom viewing spots with current status and GPS coordinates. Each spot uses JMC rep
- `search`: Use this for ChatGPT/deep-research style retrieval over Japan in Seasons. Searches live seasonal-travel dataset guides and returns result IDs for fetch. Use for
- `seasonal_question`: Ask a broad seasonal question about Japan travel and get an AI-generated answer with live data.
- `spot_detail`: Get detailed information about a specific spot by ID.
- `weather_forecast`: Use this when short-range weather could change the recommendation, especially for sakura petal fall, rain risk, or packing advice. Returns the next 3 days of Ja
- `weather_now`: Get current weather for a specific spot or city.
- `whats_on`: Get a summary of what's happening in Japan right now across all seasons.

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