Domestic

Domestic flights in Japan tend to be more expensive than in other countries. If you are looking for a cheap holiday, you should consider a flight-and-hotel package—the entire package may be cheaper than just the flight itself. Both ANA and JAL offer birthday flight discounts for travel within 7 days of your birthday for you and up to 3 other people.

Tickets can be bought directly from the airlines, in major train stations and online.

For domestic flights, you only have to check in thirty minutes in advance, and there is no need to carry your passport.

The main Japanese airlines are:

• JAL, 0120-25-5971, http://www.jal.co.jp/en/,
• ANA, 0120-029-709, http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/, and
• Skymark, 050-3116-7370, http://www.skymark.co.jp/en/

For both JAL and ANA, you can check in online from 10 pm the day before your flight.

International

For discounted international air tickets, try:

• STA Travel, 03-5391-2922, http://www.statravel.co.jp/,
• No. 1 Travel, 03-3205-6073, http://www.no1-travel.com/,
• ACROSS Travel, http://www.across-travel.com, or
• IACE, http://www.iace.co.jp/english/tokyo/