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hey guys, i want to plan a trip to japan specifically i want to go to TAS. Im not going to be able to afford to go in 2008 so im thinking 2009, so my quesion is does anyone know the days for TAS 2009? ive been on the website which has the dates for 2008 but not 2009. Is it always just the 2nd weekend in january? thanx in advance for any help.

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Beer Baron Grand Master

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planning a trip 15 months in advance is not only silly, it will be near impossible. it's unlikely an airline will sell you a ticket that early, nor will any hotel give you a price as a lot can change in 15months. also of course they haven't set the date for TAS 09 since they haven't even held TAS 08 yet. I would say 8 weeks is plenty of time to plan a japan trip. wait until this time next year, then go for it!

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TAS 2009 dates wont be announced till well after TAS 2008.

You can't book a Japanese hotel until about 4-5months in advance except in special circumstances.

About the only thing you can do is start doing research about what else you want to see and do when you get there. And start saving those pennies.

You could book flights but that would be kinda dumb as the airlines will come up with specials between now and 8-12 months from now when most people are booking.

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thanks guys, i realise that its a long way out, and i also realise that it is impossible to book this far out, however as Sewid said i am doing research. i have no idea what flights and accom etc cost nor do i have any idea what else to see over there specially during winter so ive got no idea how much im gonna need. So thats why im looking this far out so that i can make the most of my meger paycheck in the intrem.

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thanks guys, i realise that its a long way out, and i also realise that it is impossible to book this far out, however as Sewid said i am doing research. i have no idea what flights and accom etc cost nor do i have any idea what else to see over there specially during winter so ive got no idea how much im gonna need. So thats why im looking this far out so that i can make the most of my meger paycheck in the intrem.

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thanks guys, i realise that its a long way out, and i also realise that it is impossible to book this far out, however as Sewid said i am doing research. i have no idea what flights and accom etc cost nor do i have any idea what else to see over there specially during winter so ive got no idea how much im gonna need. So thats why im looking this far out so that i can make the most of my meger paycheck in the intrem.

Beer Baron Grand Master

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well for 2 weeks I would say more like:

flights $1800

accom $2500

travel insurance free if you pay with credit card or about $100 or so I guess

spending money $3000 is ok, but if you want to be able to do and buy whatever you want make it $5000

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well for 2 weeks I would say more like:

flights $1800

accom $2500

travel insurance free if you pay with credit card or about $100 or so I guess

spending money $3000 is ok, but if you want to be able to do and buy whatever you want make it $5000

My flights were $1080 through Jetstar.

My accom was $1432 staying in Osaka and Tokyo.Ill still be adding to the $3000 spending money i have now so it will probably hit $5000 before i leave.

Looks like im up for a good trip :(

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My flights were $1080 through Jetstar.

My accom was $1432 staying in Osaka and Tokyo.Ill still be adding to the $3000 spending money i have now so it will probably hit $5000 before i leave.

Looks like im up for a good trip :thumbsup:

Flights may be $1080 thru Jetstar but as soon as you add the Shinkansen to Tokyo you add $300 on top. If you just want to go to Osaka Jetstar can't be beat. Of course you can get a JR Pass and use that for the shinkansen so you gotta factor all that in your research.

My TAS2008 flight is $2021 JAL direct Sydney -> Narita. I paid a lot to be fully flexible, direct, on one of the most popular days and be the best flight time (JL772).

As a comparison, Jetstar for the same day was $1800 all up including meals, entertainment (I know if I didnt pre-buy all that I would have bought it on the plane cause i like that stuff) and shinkansen to Tokyo. Add on top of that all the farting around with baggage and trains and I decided no thanks and paid the extra $200.

As for research on Japan try these links:

English Japan rail trip planner site: http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi

This site has every rail timetable, govt bus timetable, domestic airline timetable, fare cost schedule programmed in and will tell you to the minute how to get from one place to another.

Japan Rail Pass Site: http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html

English site on the JR pass, costs, conditions, etc.

Kakaku.com http://www.kakaku.com/

Best site for finding street prices for electronics in Japan. It's in Japanese though. Learn katakana and it's not too hard to navigate.

Jalan.net http://www.jalan.net/

Best site for booking hotels in Japan for the Japanese domestic tourism market. I get consistently better prices here than anywhere else on the net. Usually you do not have to pay in advance for Jalan bookings either. Again it's all in Japanese but if you mess with the site enough you can find out what to click by trial and error.

Beer Baron Grand Master

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don't forget if you do go the cheap option and fly deathstar to osaka you can't use any JR pass on either the nozomi or hikari shinkansen (the two fast direct ones).

and yep I've done the tokyo-osaka return trip and it's about $320 as sewid said, more if you want nice seats in the green car.

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I e-mailed the Tokyo Auto Salon Association back in March this year for dates for Jan '08. They advised the dates were finalised and published online around July.

Sure enough they were right on the money. So You're going to have to wait until around July next year for TAS '09 dates.

http://www.e-autosalon.net/tokyo/english/index.html

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Dave

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My flights were $1080 through Jetstar.

My accom was $1432 staying in Osaka and Tokyo.Ill still be adding to the $3000 spending money i have now so it will probably hit $5000 before i leave.

Looks like im up for a good trip :yucky:

Hey man are you going with a chick named Tam, shes a friend and i think she was going over bout the same time and for similar money?

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