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  Duckie2hh on 30/04/2024 - 09:03

  when do sales for September 2025 usually come out?

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  prankster on 30/04/2024 - 09:05

  +1

  ANA in feb sydney to tokyo 1.2k return, not bad

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    ozbargainer88 on 30/04/2024 - 11:46

    ANA had some good deals. I've booked a trip in May-June flying Sydney to Tokyo > Tokyo to Osaka > Osaka to Tokyo > Tokyo to Sydney for like $1000. Adding domestic flights seemed to bring the total price down for some reason lol

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      prankster on 30/04/2024 - 13:06

      actually i was telling a friend about ANA flights as he wanted to book for next month, literally on the night i told him ANA was having 1k flights and exactly like your flight path (so you don't have to bullet train out from osaka to tokyo, just catch the plane within your plane booking)
      anyhow the next day the flights went up to 1.3k - crazy how quick the price can change just like that

      oh wait is your trip multi trip?

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        ozbargainer88 on 30/04/2024 - 13:11

        The domestic flights are in the middle of my trip. I booked as a multi city trip all at once direct with ANA.

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          prankster on 30/04/2024 - 14:56

          @ozbargainer88: then yeah thats really good that you did it as a multi trip all with ANA for 1k!
          surprised you didn't want to try at least the bullet train from tokyo to osaka at least?

          wonder what the times would be between airport and bullet train
          e.g.
          bullet train - go to train station, 3 hour bullet train to osaka, then local train to accom
          airplane - go to airport, wait for boarding etc, 1 hour flight to osaka, pickup luggage, then local train to accom

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      ThatNintendoKid on 30/04/2024 - 14:47

      whatt!!! Do you have a link or method to how you did it? Want to do the same route but sometime in Dec or January maybe

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        prankster on 30/04/2024 - 14:56

        go on ana website and search with multi city option lol

        i doubt youd get 1k return in dec/jan coz its peak season

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          ozbargainer88 on 30/04/2024 - 15:11

          +1

          @prankster: Yep I didn't do anything special just chose multi city on ANA website.

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  Ventak on 30/04/2024 - 09:08

  November doesn't really seem that cheap, looks more like existing prices from before (was looking at Melb Tokyo return for 3 weeks, even picking Tues/Wed depart and Fri return for the cheapest days - $1361).

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    ItsMeAgro on 30/04/2024 - 09:50

    November is rainy season. Made some tourist destinations a bit rough last time we went.

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      irrits on 30/04/2024 - 10:14

      +4

      Might have been a bit wet for you but November is not rainy season in Tokyo, usually that’s around June/July.

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      b0b0 on 03/05/2024 - 08:42

      November is not a rainy season. Depending on the areas November is one of the best time to catch autumn foliage, so it's not going to be a cheap period

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  Fredfloresjr on 30/04/2024 - 09:11

  Thanks. Pulling the trigger now as I missed the ANA sale but 10% of me still wanting to stop at PH for quick Jolibee.

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    prankster on 30/04/2024 - 09:13

    hahahah if only you could do a multi stop via PH to tokyo and it cost the same price. i dont think your allowed to leave the airport unless your ticket is multi stop?

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      Fredfloresjr on 30/04/2024 - 09:15

      $200 cheaper but +8 hours travel. I don't mind waiting for 4+ hours at the airport with few burgers from Jolibee lol

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        prankster on 30/04/2024 - 10:22

        depends which airport terminal too, and plus you have to go outside of customs which would you be allowed?

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  BatmanAU on 30/04/2024 - 09:21

  Brisbane has gone up, not $1062 anymore

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    WhyAmICommenting on 30/04/2024 - 09:41

    :(

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  browser on 30/04/2024 - 09:41

  +1

  I want to visit Japan in July, so far have done zero planning, not sure where to start.

  Would a 10-day trip (realistically 8 full days) sufficient for 3 cities? Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto?

  There are other cities I want to visit but will have be another trip.

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    zjz93 on 30/04/2024 - 09:43

    +2

    I would focus on 2 cities instead. I had 6 days in each and still felt like it was too short. theres lots to explore in each city depending on what kind of tourist you are tbh.

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    currentfad on 30/04/2024 - 09:54

    +8

    July is hot as hell in Japan

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      Circly on 30/04/2024 - 11:05

      +1

      It's fine though just be prepared to sweat and have multiple showers a day.

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    Flyerone on 30/04/2024 - 09:55

    Don't do 3 cities in 10 days. Keep in mind that travel between cities, accomodation check ins etc chew up quite a bit of time too.

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    ItsMeAgro on 30/04/2024 - 09:55

    +2

    If you like Ghibli films (Spirited Away, Totoro, etc) just be aware that you need to book tickets to the new theme park, Ghibli Park, TWO MONTHS in advance at the moment.

    I just booked for my June trip and almost missed out (signed on 8 minutes after tickets for June went on sale, still barely got some).

    We are doing Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya over 10 days. Shinkansen between cities is only a few hours, so probably 5 days tokyo, 3 in Osaka and 2 in Nagoya (Ghibli park etc). That's a very tight schedule though, do two cities (or even just Tokyo) if you might be coming back again a few years from now.

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      starspawn on 30/04/2024 - 10:04

      +1

      Thank you! Will add this to my tips

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    Azro on 30/04/2024 - 10:11

    +4

    July is probably the worst time to visit non-nothern parts of Japan.

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      irrits on 30/04/2024 - 10:16

      +4

      Agreed. Hot, humid and likely pouring with rain

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    Kammi on 30/04/2024 - 10:29

    4th trip to Japan and this time it's 16 days in Tokyo!
    3rd trip to Japan was 2 weeks in Tokyo
    2nd was Tokyo+Osaka
    1st was Tokyo Osaka Kyoto

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      browser on 30/04/2024 - 10:44

      Wow! You really like Tokyo. So many parts of Japan I want to visit.

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        Kammi on 30/04/2024 - 11:30

        +2

        Japan is huge, the city's are vertical/dense as, so many nooks and crannies.

        JR pass is like $500 so it's quite expensive for 8 days of travel ($62.50/day). So make sure you line up stuff because you can get a one time use Shinkansen ticket too ~$50

        Tokyo Metro tickets are like $3.60 return as a reference, or $6/$9 for a daily depending which train line you take.

        Just figure out what differentiates/isn't available in each area and cross check it with your want to list.

        Stuff to checkout:
        Onsens, Ryokans, bullet trains, theme parks, teamlabs (planets+borderless), san rio, Disneyland, Disney sea, universal, Harry potter, studio ghibli, buildings e.g. skytree, mt fuji, Pokemon centres, Kirin beer garden, maid /cat/dog/<insert animal/object> cafes.

        The food is endless and can be as cheap or expensive as you want!

        A bowl of Udon with tempura can be $7-$30.
        Maccas is like $6.50 for a medium meal.

        There's everything and probably anything!

        Tokyo is crazy af. Just checkout their train network map and you will realise why it's a huge time sink!

        https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/index.html

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          ozbargainer88 on 30/04/2024 - 11:44

          @Kammi: Where are you going that Shinkansen is $50? Tokyo to Osaka is like 15k yen.

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            Kammi on 30/04/2024 - 19:08

            +1

            @ozbargainer88: Yeah Tokyo to Osaka its expensive, i meant to just experience the bullet train you can do short trips from Tokyo to e.g. Hakone but 100% not all via the bullet train but relatively cheap.

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          Jiv on 30/04/2024 - 14:35

          @Kammi:

          maid /cat/dog/<insert animal/object> cafes

          This is what I heard. Some could be just rumours…
          - robot/AI cafe
          - replica gun cafe
          - tank cafe
          - factory cafe
          - insect cafe

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        Spets on 30/04/2024 - 14:41

        +1

        Tokyo has half the population of Australia so there's lots to see and do!

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      andehh on 30/04/2024 - 12:50

      +1

      Why so much Tokyo? Every trip I'm spending less and less time there because it just drives me a bit crazy after a few days.

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      tanoshiiki on 30/04/2024 - 16:09

      +1

      Similar to my trips, although I’ve lost count of visits. Last trip we did 13 days in Tokyo only. Got lots of questions from people when I said just Tokyo, like why just Tokyo? There’s just so much to do in Tokyo. But you do have to love cities.

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    browser on 30/04/2024 - 10:45

    Thanks, it doesn't have to be July, will think about another time, perhaps defer to August.

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    hustlebwnz on 30/04/2024 - 14:42

    +1

    Will never understand why people go to Tokyo AND Osaka on a short trip, unless they're using Osaka as a base to visit smaller towns in the area. Lived in Osaka for a year, and it was cool, but don't understand the appeal to tourists, it's just another big city with less to do than Tokyo.

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      mjref on 01/05/2024 - 08:14

      couldn't agree more

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    athuntershill on 01/05/2024 - 13:10

    can do Kyoto as day trips from Osaka. express trains only take about 40-50 mins and hotels were cheaper in Osaka.

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  Emphasise on 30/04/2024 - 09:54

  +13

  AUD to Yen is absolutely insane right now. Last time I went in 2020, it was 73, now it's 102~

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    Flyerone on 30/04/2024 - 09:56

    +3

    Also, great for alocholics, very cheap booze.

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    Burger R on 30/04/2024 - 10:13

    +1

    Yeah. But most of the hotels cost higher now. JR pass also increases in price. Maybe only can save on cheaper food cost.

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      Jiv on 30/04/2024 - 14:52

      Don't buy from hotel. Walk off into a residential area, and you'll come by a beer vending machine in no time.

      Ever seen 1Litre can of beer?

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  punkel on 30/04/2024 - 10:11

  I thought return for free sale starts today? Wouldn’t that be cheaper ?

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    BatmanAU on 30/04/2024 - 10:18

    That’s tomorrow isn’t it, 1 May? If your talking Jetstar

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    starspawn on 30/04/2024 - 10:19

    +2

    Not by the time you add on bags and meals, I would pay the $100 difference for JAL

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      andehh on 30/04/2024 - 12:56

      My Jetstar return for free trip last year ended up being around $600 after bags and food, so still $400 under these JAL flights.

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  Skramit on 30/04/2024 - 10:43

  +1

  @IWantThatFlight do you know until when in Feb25?

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  Evanlet on 30/04/2024 - 11:15

  Bloody hell booked those dates for June on their website at 1.3K per ticket… for 5 people!!

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    Fredfloresjr on 30/04/2024 - 11:28

    Worth a try calling them but don't expect.

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  mk8 on 30/04/2024 - 11:39

  JAL $2998 for Oct-Oct, MEL-NRT return. Qantas was $1500.

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  RalphEddie on 30/04/2024 - 12:01

  Looks like the only site offering these are BudgetAir via IWTF and the reviews aren't the greatest. Everything else including direct are normal prices. Anyone with experiences via BudgetAir?

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    andyfc on 30/04/2024 - 12:28

    I think like most online travel agents, fine if no changes, ultra hit or miss if something needs changing, especially if urgent.

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    starspawn on 30/04/2024 - 14:07

    +2

    Price match at Flight Centre an option also

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  frozenkuku on 30/04/2024 - 12:06

  june to october is too hot and humid
  i recommended to travel between december ~march

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    magicpelgrave on 30/04/2024 - 13:36

    +1

    Disagree.

    I think September and October has perfect weather for a travelling Australian.

    December, January and February are brutally cold. Would avoid.

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      starspawn on 30/04/2024 - 14:07

      +1

      Yeah I am thinking September next year for my little fam

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      Blokeinhisundies on 30/04/2024 - 15:45

      Had mixed revews about September from a Japanese guy at work (from Kobe) and another guy who's partner is Japanese. One said it's a good time of year, the other said still too hot and humid. I shall find out who was right when I get there lol.

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      tanoshiiki on 30/04/2024 - 16:16

      Depends where you’re going and maybe where you’re from in Australia, as well as what weather you enjoy. November to February weather suits me fine when travelling to Tokyo and further South - I’m from Melbourne. I’m guessing the snow bunnies would enjoy some of these times too for North. September and October are the end off their monsoon season, so expect heavy rains.

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  jack2304 on 30/04/2024 - 13:19

  +1

  How can I see the Feb Syd - Tokyo prices (that are cheap)?

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  Time has come on 30/04/2024 - 15:15

  +3

  Looking at the JAL site as one should, there's some strangeness that people could take advantage of:

  Melbourne to Narita, 30 October to 19 November $1379
  but Melbourne to Fukuoka, same dates only $1089

  It seems like adding a domestic leg within Japan gets you access to super discounted fare class Q or O. (Although, free domestic flight add-ons have long been available from JAL.)

  Unusually, they are not showing up yet on the power user tool: https://matrix.itasoftware.com/search if you ask it to only show this fare class (put "F bc=Q|bc=O" in the extension codes field).

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    Ventak on 01/05/2024 - 00:51

    One thing to keep in mind though is that the Tokyo-Fukuoka leg is via Haneda, while the Melbourne-Tokyo leg is via Narita.

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      Time has come on 01/05/2024 - 10:23

      Good point

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  koflok on 30/04/2024 - 15:37

  Included: 2x 23kg bags, meals and entertainment

  Is this per flight or each flight is 23kg?

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    Blokeinhisundies on 30/04/2024 - 15:47

    Per flight.

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  MyAccount on 30/04/2024 - 16:45

  +1

  I don't see any cheap prices for February 2025 from Sydney direct

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  deathjr on 30/04/2024 - 20:20

  The cheapest deals are via Mytrip.com
  I've never used this portal, are they reliable? Would it be the same price booking directly via JAL?

  I can only find very limited date combinations on the site for August

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  leighzor on 30/04/2024 - 20:21

  looks like all melbourne sold out, tried heaps of differnent august/sep dates nothing worked and kept saying booked out

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    deathjr on 30/04/2024 - 20:36

    Yeah all the prices have gone up by 200-300 bucks

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  dubo1981 on 01/05/2024 - 21:44

  I'm wanting to book a flight between Melbourne and Vancouver, and JAL is coming up as one of the best options. My question to the OzBargain community, is how do you manage to book in a 2/3 day layover in Japan as part of your flight? Is this possible?

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    xT22 on 02/05/2024 - 08:36

    +2

    Yes book it as a multi-city trip

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  homersyd on 10/05/2024 - 11:34

  just returned from 2 weeks trip tokyo-Osaka via Jetstar (last return for free sale), paid only 1.3k for family of 3. Insane value, cant wait til the next sale (missed the most recent one as we were over there and didnt check ozb….lol)