japan

So perhaps you've gone the way of the Samurai and you are wondering what it would cost you to fly to Japan. What's the currency exchange like? Would you choose to shack up in a Japanese countryside home or a pill-sized economy unit in the city?

Right now, as of today, it appears that you would get approximately 120 Japanese yen per America dollar. If you're in the UK, you can check out the flights to Japan listed at DialAFlight, which appear to be coming in from Heathrow to Tokyo for only £162 (+ £137 taxes) via British Airways. It appears that the most popular destinations are to the cities of Fukuoka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, and of course Tokyo.

Personally, I'd be checking out Mount Fuji and the Hot Springs of Beppu. A "vacation" tot he megalopolis that is Tokyo doesn't sound like as much of a vacation to me - more like a very active and overwhelming "experience".