Prelude to the Flight

A single round trip found through tripadvisor.ca comes to about $1 634. The WestJet airlines flight departs on Sunday July 5, 2015, from Pearson to Haneda airport in Tokyo. The return flight is from Narita airport, Tokyo back to Pearson leaving on Sunday July 19, 2015. So our stay will be two weeks long in total, and the total for 2 people comes to $3 268 for airfare alone.

Secondly, lets not forget the currency conversion: 1 Canadian Dollar = 100.86 Japanese Yen


This trip is thematic in the sense that 2 weeks is nowhere near enough time to experience a local perspective in a nation as vast as Japan. One can try, but it will not be complete, at least not the whole experience. Therefore, there are certain things that we will spend more time on and sight-see. As the tourist, our journey will be focused with a historical element as both of us originally became interested in Japan because of its history. So we will pay special attention to the palaces, castles, shrines, gardens, museums and sites of historical importance, as well as enjoy some of the local festivities, activities and cuisine.

Things to pack and bring along include:
- clothes for 2 weeks
- toothbrush, razor, basic hygiene supplies
- laptop and  charger
- dictionary
- phone, can use wifi to call home if needed or buy a local calling card
- backpack and 1 suitcase
- camera
- dictionary