Japan Flights and Travel Guide

If you’re a gadget guru or just have a sweet spot for new technology, Japan is the place for you. Grab your latest invention and book a flight to Japan for a tour of high-tech heaven. After all, Japan is the country that invented economy cars, computers, gadgets, and gaming consoles. But while you’re playing with your new portable gaming station on your Japan flight take a moment to consider all the non-tech contributions that Japan has made. This is the country that brought us the bonsai, cherry blossoms, samurais and lavish garden designs. Aside from the wild inventions and cultural contributions that come from Japan, the Japanese are an enchanting people with a love for culture. If you’re planning a vacation to Japan, keep in mind that approximately 300,000 "matsuri" (festivals) are held every year.

Japan is a mountainous archipelago made up of four major islands and more than 4,000 smaller ones, though most of the population lives in cities. Despite its densely populated cities, Japan is easy to navigate and tourists will have no problem finding their way around. Public transportation is a breeze and the people are friendly and helpful.

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Japan Climate

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When to Fly to Japan

Peak Season:

The peak seasons are when the Japanese are on holiday, especially during the New Year’s celebrations (December 27 to January 4); Golden Week, April 29 to May 5; and the Obon Festival in mid-August. However, these are the best times to book Japan flights to major cities as the locals have left on holiday.

Other peak seasons are school vacation, mid-July through August, national holidays, and festivals.

Off Season:

Spring and fall are great times to visit and when most of the crowds have gone home. In spring, the plum and cherry blossoms are in bloom, and fall boasts a foliage display. Book Japan flights ahead if you’ll be visiting during a festival.

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Japan Insider Information

• Tokyo appears gaudy, noisy, and crowded, but look again: peaceful side streets, temples, shrines, bonsai trees, and somewhere a festival. The museums are world class as is the food, even the noodle shacks. It’s a shopper’s paradise offering designer fashions, souvenirs, crafts, high-tech, and antiques. At night, visit trendy clubs, Kabuki theater, sumo wrestling, and performing arts. You cannot be bored in Tokyo.
• A testimony to the celebration of life, Hiroshima is a modern city laced with rivers and tree-lined boulevards. Dedicated to art, streets are lined with statues, stone lanterns, memorials, and sculptures. Visitors come mostly to see Peace Memorial Park and museum. Next on the list are the Hiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, and Shukkeien Garden.
• The prefecture of Okinawa has a unique history. As the kingdom of Ryukyu, Okinawa wasn’t integrated into Japan until 1879, and during World War II was the only site of ground battle in Japan. Okinawa reflects the Ryukyu language, arts, and music, and tropical plants bloom year-round. With its beaches, colorful fishes, and coral reefs, Okinawa’s most popular attraction is diving.
• Completely rebuilt after the war, Nagoya is a modern but laid-back city. Little recognized for its attractions, there’s plenty to see: the display rooms of the famous Noritake chinaware company, the Tokugawa Art Museum’s collection fron a family that once ruled Japan, the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, the open-air architectural museum, and cormorant fishing in summer.
• Hip, trendy Osaka is an international and progressive business center. Like Tokyo, Osaka is the place to shop for the latest techno gadgets and toys. Osaka has cultivated excellent performance arts, major museums, and lowlife comedy. The city is also known for its friendly people, food, aquarium, castle, Bunraku puppet theater, oldest state temple in Japan, and Universal Studios.

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Japan Airports

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Passport/Visa

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Entry Requirements

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