the cost to go to japan, people usally say $1,800.00, but then i heard it was like $792.00. Does it only depend where youre leaving from? how much do you think it will cost leaving form California, bec i not sure anymore?

I fly to Japan from Seattle, fairly frequently of late. Airfare can range between $800 and $2600 for economy depending on what day of the week you fly, airline, which city in Japan you are flying into, and how far in advance you buy your ticket. Usual prices are $1100-$1600 if you book 1- 2 weeks in advance. Any further in advance and the prices are higher, any less and if the flight is fairly empty the prices will drop otherwise the prices jump. But it is really easy to check if you just go to the airlines' webpage and look up ticket prices, I do this frequently. For my short trips less than 5 days I usually plan on around $2,000 for the whole trip.

I usually buy three months in advance and would never pay over 900 dollars (from Portland...near Seattle)

thanks for your guys help! arigato