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the beginning of the Zipair flight selection process. it works pretty well.
Zipair, with too much detail
The Zipair website is pretty decent, better than most Japanese travel sites catering to Westerners. Japan Airlines runs Zipair, and they have standards.

To my mind, the critical thing with this is to accept a long, boring flight – the seats are comfortable – and save money for Japan. My only “extra” was to help avoid issues at check-in. We’ll see how that goes.
2024-5-29 my last view of Japan, flying home on Zipair
finally!
Zipair releases fares on a rolling quarterly basis. They also release different airports at different times. Finding out when for a particular airport isn’t the easiest things; you just have to keep checking.

The photo was taken 2024-5-29; it's one of my last views of Japan, flying home on Zipair
cash
Anyone who has researched a trip to Japan has probably read countless articles stating that “Japan is a cash country”. You will need cash in Japan, more than in most of the US, especially in more rural areas. But there are non-cash options a-plenty, so check the infos on that. But, like i said, you […]