The state with the climate closest to Japan?

Question

I want to build a traditional Japanese house and feel like I'm living in Japan, without moving out of the country. Is there a state with a similar climate?

Answer 1

Japan is not a tiny little place.  It stretches quite a distance from North to South.  There are many different variations is climates. Up North in Hokaido it can get pretty cold. The central part is not too bad. The Southern part is my favorite sort of like San Diego sometimes & sort of like Oregon sometimes......

Answer 2

Get your hands on a copy of the 1941 Yearbook of Agriculture (Climate and Man). It has world, U.S., and state maps that will detail almost any factor you wish to consider.

If you want something less detailed, either get a good ecology text or google "Life Zones" or "biomes".

Answer 3

northern california coast (above san fransisco) and coastel oregon.