Japan holidays
Japan is something else. It’s a country of futuristic cities and quiet mountainside towns, where whizz-kid technology meets time-honoured traditions. Delight in experiences you can only have here: have sushi served by a robot in Tokyo, see snow-capped Mount Fuji from the window of a bullet train and walk through thousands of torii gates in the ancient capital Kyoto.
Our cheapest holidays to Japan
Spirited cities and spiritual islands
Take part in traditions like tea ceremonies and kimono fittings. Visit an onsen town in the mountains to bathe in a bubbling natural hot spring. If you visit in spring, you might catch sakura season, when festivals pop up alongside blushing cherry blossoms. Hanami is the tradition of flower viewing – you won’t be able to resist joining in.
Also irresistible are the hot, heart-warming bowls of ramen whipped up behind sliding doors, the delicately crisp tempura served with udon noodles and the katsu curries soaked into rice. Japan is home to one of the most exciting and influential cuisines in the world. Ready to dig in? Book your flights to Japan now. British Airways flies direct to Tokyo. Our partnerships with Finnair, Iberia and Japan Airlines allow you to fly to several Japanese cities with just one stop.
Carefully selected Japan hotels
Best hotels in Japan for all types of traveller
For a chic city break in Japan’s capital, rest your head at the b akasaka, a four-star hotel with a great location. Whilst many travellers content themselves with a short city break, there’s plenty more to explore across the country’s islands if you want a longer trip. If you stay on the main island of Honshu, have a holiday relaxing in Hakone, in the foothills of Mount Fuji. If you want to explore more of the country, then book a multi city adventure, taking in the historic, gastronomic and modern delights of Kyoto, Hiroshima and Osaka. Check in to the Ritz-Carlton Osaka for a special stay. With its grand restaurants and elegant interiors, you can have a serene sojourn right in the heart of the city. For skiing, a history of ninjas – and sightings of the areas famous snow monkeys – head to the city of Nagano. Leave Honshu and visit Kyushu Island and you can sample tasty Hakata noodle soup on the coast in the city of Fukuoka. Feast on the delights of the Far East on your holidays in Japan.
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Tokyo holidays
Choose between our carefully selected 3, 4 and 5 star hotels in Tokyo for the perfect holiday. Choose between cheap accommodation close to public transport links and stunning luxury properties in the heart of the city.
Osaka holidays
The Osaka hotel scene has exploded in recent years, and now you can’t move for feather beds and Teppanyaki bars. Take your pick from our recommended hotels. Start your stay right – and right in the heart of the city.
Our partnership between Europe and Japan
We've teamed up with Finnair, Iberia and Japan Airlines to give you more choice and better deals on flights between Europe and Japan.
Four daily flights from London to Tokyo
Customers can select from 18 flights to Japan a week. The direct British Airways flight departs from London Heathrow Terminal 5 to both Tokyo Narita and Haneda airports. You can also fly direct to Tokyo from London Heathrow Terminal 3 to Tokyo Haneda on Japan Airlines.
All customers travelling on the early morning Japan Airlines flight (JL041) from Tokyo Haneda will be able to enjoy lounge access and complimentary access to a natural hot spring on departure.
Japan holiday FAQs
- Take your pick in Tokyo, where the options seem endless. See the vending machines selling drinks, hot ramen, even Pokemon cards… you never know what you’ll find. To get a sense of the city’s unbelievable size, stand on a viewing platform like Shibuya Sky. Then, when you’re ready to get lively, belt your heart out in a karaoke booth or pop to an izakaya spot like Golden Gai.
- See what’s cooking in Osaka, also known as the nation’s kitchen. Dotonbori’s dozens of street food stalls split your attention with temptations like chewy cheese coins and takoyaki octopus balls topped with tangy mayo. Alternatively, sit in a restaurant to make your own okonomiyaki, a type of savoury pancake, on a tabletop grill.
- Discover old Japan in Kyoto, a city that served as the capital for more than 1,000 years. Walk through thousands of vermilion torii gates climbing a quiet mountain at Fushimi Inari Shrine or see Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) gleaming over a pond. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is another must-see, although you should arrive early to avoid large crowds.
- Spend a day (or a whole week, even) at a theme park. Japan’s love of cartoons and pop culture, joined with its technological prowess, means it takes theme parks pretty seriously. Tokyo Disneyland is full of classic Disney magic while Tokyo DisneySea is the only park of its kind in the world. Over in Osaka, Universal Studios Japan introduced the first Super Nintendo World.
- Visit Hiroshima. Walk through forested mountains and lay on golden beaches alongside the Seto Inland Sea. Walk around Peace Memorial Park and look up at the Atomic Bomb Dome, to take in the area’s tragic history. Then glide over to Miyajima on a boat. See the Itsukushima – a floating shrine with a striking red torii gate – looking like it’s rising from rippling water as you approach.
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1. Vacation Sale offers can be booked online at ba.com or through the British Airways call centre from January 6, 2026 and January 22, 2026 at 23:59 EST.
2. Vacation sale offers are valid on travel between January 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026. All travel must be completed by September 30, 2026. For travel from all British Airways operating airports in the US.
3. To qualify for the up to $400 discount per booking offer certain booking requirements must be met.
4. The savings are $50, $100, $200 or $400 and apply to new Vacation Package bookings only where a minimum spend is met:
a. Vacation Package bookings with a total cost of $8,000 per booking can save $400 per booking.
b. Vacation Package bookings with a total cost of $5,000 per booking can save $200 per booking.
c. Vacation Package bookings with a total cost of $3,000 per booking can save $100 per booking.
d. Vacation Package bookings with a total cost of $1,500 per booking can save $50 per booking.
5. The savings are per booking.
6. A Vacation Package booking means any booking including round trip flights and either a hotel, car or combination of both for the duration of the travel period. Hotels/cars added to flights only after a flight has been selected or booked will not be eligible. To be eligible for savings, we invite you to choose ‘Flight + hotel’ or ‘Flight + car’ when commencing a search. Quotes in our ‘Create your trip’ booking tool will not include this offer and are discounted in a different way.
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I. Flight + hotel and flight + car vacations between $1000-$1999 - pay from $198 deposit per booking
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