summer weather here isnt so bad this year.

LAST year it was brutal.

i've writen many posts b4 about apartments and what not,

if your staying for longer then 2 weeks. try to find a guess house or hostel of apartment. it'll be alot cheaper then hotels

Guess T House in Tokyo, Japan
or
Tokyo apartment, Guest house, guesthouse room in Japan - Sakura House

AIR FRANCE there really cheap im going in july next year at its 637.70 after tax ^_^

A friend of mine got a roundtrip for £325... but the problem with this flight is that he couldn't have any luggage, it was a what they call a courrier flight... a company pays for a percentage of your flight if you take a package for them, this is good if you are not bothered about not taking a suitcase and just wanna go and come back empty handed.

hopefully i'll be taking one of these flights when i go out there to live for a year

yup, BA via Dusseldorf is around 650€....

Try Finnair aswell. Im flying with them and found them to be the least expensive yet providing the best route and service.

Look for a ticket from Helsinki - Japan (usually either Narita AP, Nagoya or Osaka w/e). A ticket to Helsinki shouldnt be that expensive.

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search there. After 5 round trips to Japan, I've found that they can find the cheapest prices, and can offer student and young persons discounts if that applies.

And what you talking about this summer not being bad??? It's been the hottest summer ever!! You keep seeing articals about how not to die of heat exhaustion and stuff.

yeah this summer is sooooo hot.. I think maybe one of the hottest summer in Japan.. railroads bend, old people died of heat stroke, one baseball player (in Kobe ) died , and another construction worker also died of heatstroke..