Quote Originally Posted by Des Parrot View Post
Is there anything specific that you want to know?

I'm in Japan for a week or more a couple of times a year, so I've probably accumulated around a year there to date. My son is also based is Nagasaki. I've travelled extensively throughout Kyushu & Honshu but never Hokkaido. My first trip was 1989, it's altered (westernised) massively since then & Tokyo is now like most other cosmopolitan cities.

Is it expensive, no, the prices are very similar to the UK. My tips would be choose the right time of year, April~June would be my recommendation and based your holiday on the trains. My recommendation would be Nagasaki-Fukuoka-Hiroshima-Osaka-Kyoto-Tokyo. You'll need a fortnight at a minimum. In recent years ANA have tended to be the cheapest airline, the very good workaround is with FinAir via Helsinki

My opinion is it's an absolute must do, Japanese have encompassed English as much as possible and they are a fantastic people, who will make your time extremely enjoyable. Do it!
March / April would be the best time for the sakura.