Getting married and want to take a trip to Japan, best way to do it?

Question:

I would like to take my future husband to Japan as a wedding present. He has been there before but I haven't, so I'm trying to find out the best time of the year to go. Not just for attractions but also prices, yes I would love to see the cherry blossoms but don't have much money. Can anyone help with this information and the best airports to go through. ty

Answer:

with all due respect to the other responder, he is absolutely wrong

prices will vary greatly by region/city and by time of the year/around the holidays. A hotel room in Kyoto costs a lot more than a hotel room in a suburb of Nagoya. Traveling around Golden Week is significantly more expensive than 2 weeks earlier (or after)

For cool places to visit, especially for the cherry blossom, the location matters little since you will have the beauty of nature to enjoy. Inexpensive places (nothing in Japan is inexpensive but in comparison), I would recommend flying into Osaka and heading to the Nagoya area or further West(e.g. Hiroshima or Fukuoka). Alternatively, you might want to try Hokkaido. Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka (and by extension Yokohama, Nara and Kobe) will be expensive in comparison no matter the time of the year

BTW, cherry blossoms hit around the late March/early April timeframe depending on locations (it starts in the South and gradually advances to the North - it's all about temperature)

Since you will be on your honeymoon, you may want to do couple stuff (rather than the partying all night variety). You should try an onsen or two, a nice hike up one of the many hills/mountains, sampling the variety of foods, dropping by one of the minor islands (e.g. Miyakojima), etc.

I wish you all the happiness in the world and congratulations in advance