iv checked on the Jap embassy website and it says 6months for certain countries. UK being one thankfully....and randomly Lichtenstien!!!!
I was actaully thinkin of departing on 24th Jan.
I read in a Lonely Planet book that it can be cheaper to fly from UK to Hong Kong and then Hong Kong to Kyoto, but i cant seem to find flights out of Hong Kong from a UK computer
i was deffinatly going to get the cruddy seats...its part of the experience lol!