Stop what you're doing and get out your credit card: Jetstar has launched a pretty sweet flight deal to the Land of the Rising Sun, with airfares from Sydney to Tokyo starting at just $253 one-way. That’s around about as much as it’d cost you to fly to Melbourne. You can also snap up flights from Sydney to Osaka from $165 one-way – and if you’re keen for a kimchi and Korean-barbecue fix, you can fly from Sydney to Seoul from $170 per person. How good.
Jetstar’s Japan and South Korea Sale is on right now and ends at 11.59pm on Thursday, July 24 – unless sold out prior. We reckon these hot airfares will go fast, so if you’re keen for a holiday filled with jewel-toned sashimi, hearty ramen, 7-Eleven snacks and late-night neon-street strolling, jump on these bad boys now.
There are also super-cheap flights to Japan and South Korea available from Cairns, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide – from as little as $130!
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If you're heading to Osaka, you’ll need to check out Time Out Market Osaka – the first one to ever open in Asia Pacific – featuring dishes from first-class local chefs, the city’s top restaurants, bars and cultural experiences, all under one roof and curated by Time Out's editors. Call us biased, but it rocks. And you’ll need somewhere to stay, of course – Canopy by Hilton Osaka Umeda, a new five-star hotel that delivers the brand’s signature hospitality with a refreshingly playful spin, is our pick. (You can find out the best things to do in Osaka here.)
Tokyo-wise, our favourite hotel is The Tokyo Edition, Ginza, which may be one of the best places we’ve ever stayed. Be sure to also make a booking at super-cool izakaya Narukiyo, and for the best pizza outside of Italy, head to PST (trust us).
Travel dates vary, with flights available between May and June next year, as well as ones for this coming spring and summer. Itching for a getaway? You can find out more about Jetstar’s Japan and South Korea Sale here.
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