And so we found flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo to Vancouver to Mexico City for almost half the price of the direct one.
The other bonus from this new plan is that we get to visit Japan! However the financial benefit of the reduced flight prices quickly disappears because Japan is not a cheap country to visit. Especially when we are going to be there right in the middle of high season.
Mt. Fuji, Japan.
The ideal way to travel Japan would be with an RV. Yes, rental RV's are available, but we're only there for eight nights. A future trip would definitely involve an RV!
We arrive at Tokyo's Narita Airport, which is located quite a distance outside the city. We're going to take a train to the western part of the city at Shinjuku where we are going to stay in a hotel near the "entertainment" district! I think it's sort of the red light district, but not that bad. It turns out that there are some nice hotels in that area. I found us a deal at $116 for the night which is very cheap for Tokyo.
Because we only have a week, we're not going to rush around exploring. It looks like the area 150 kms (90 miles) west of Tokyo near Mt. Fuji looks like there's a lot to keep us busy for a week, with lots of hiking opportunities. So I've booked us an AirBnb in a small city called Kofu. Total cost for 7 nights is $635 CAD ($462 USD), which again is quite reasonable but it took a lot of time to find a suitable place for that kind of money.
And then back to Tokyo for July 22nd when we fly to Vancouver. We're only one night in Vancouver, and then onward to Mexico City.
So with that, our trip planning for the next two months is almost complete. Still a couple of trains to book, but that's it.
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Oh so cool! I went to Japan in the famous year 2k for work. Flew into Narita and stayed for two weeks with my manager. We stayed at the Westin, which was very luxurious, and the tab being picked up by our company made it perfect. We flew business class both ways, which was super pricey, even 26 years back. In addition to working, we got to visit numerous shrines, temples, and Japanese gardens. And had some amazing meals with our customers. It's a trip I'll never forget. One thing we didn't have time to do, since it was a work trip, was to take the bullet train and visit Mt. Fuji. Disappointing indeed. I'm very excited for you and can't wait to read your blog posts about Japan!
ReplyDeleteWow, it sounds like you had a fantastic trip even though it was a work trip and as you said it was even better with your work paying the tab for all that. We will be near Mt. Fuji but we won't be visiting it, or at least I doubt that we will. To climb it now you have to have advance reservations due to over crowding on the mountain. It is another one of these overtourism spots and we don't like that, plus it has become very expensive. Providing the weather is good while we are in Japan we should at least see it though.
DeleteYes, that's really all I wanted! I wasn't in good enough shape to climb it, I just wanted to see it. Either we were too far away or the weather conditions weren't right, I can't remember. We were there in May. Even so, it was the trip of a lifetime.
DeleteWell hopefully we will get a chance to see it. You definitely had a trip to remember!
DeleteIf you get the chance visit Kamakura.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that we will have time to visit that part of Tokyo. We are in Tokyo for only one night, so I am sure that we will only visit the area of the city that we will be close to.
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