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Japan Nov 8-16 Nov?

Japan trip? We leave the following week after PA’s cat show? Leave Saturday Morning for a week, back maybe the next Sunday?

Attached is some tentative planning and some cost estimate stuff

Flights

The SGN-NRT return flight

Leaving on 8th Nov (Sat), there is one flight that makes the most sense leaving early in the morning:

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Return flight:

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Assuming flying in and out of NRT:

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The “free” flights on JAL and ANA are a fucking lie.

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Best one I found is via Jetstar. Flying to Kyoto istead of Osaka yields same price.

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price with the Osaka connection

So estimated cost so far is ~10.7mil VND assuming these flights.

Doing some research for flights a few days before or after is showing that the SGN-NRT connection currently likely to be the lowest right now:

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other dates for the SGN-NRT return

The Shinkansen Tokyo-Osaka option:

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Other Shinkansen routes:

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prices osaka-kyoto
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prices osaka-nagoya

Tentative Timetable

Transport Connections and tentative timetable so far:

  • 8 Nov 2025 - Saigon to Tokyo flight
  • 9 Nov 2025 - Tokyo
  • 10 Nov 2025 - Tokyo
  • 11 Nov 2025 - Tokyo
  • 12 Nov 2025 - Osaka
  • 13 Nov 2025 - Osaka/Kyoto
  • 14 Nov 2025 - Kyoto
  • 15 Nov 2025 - Nagoya
  • 16 Nov 2025 - Tokyo to Saigon flight