{"id":233221,"date":"2023-12-29T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T19:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/?p=233221"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","slug":"japan-rewards-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/strategy\/japan-rewards-points\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Ways To Travel To Japan Using Points & Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The pandemic hit Japan’s tourism industry hard, but things are finally back to normal. This means you’re now able to travel as you wish whether it’s for hiking Mount Fuji or visiting Tokyo Disneyland<\/a> in your quest to hit all the Disney theme parks around the world<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan was already a very popular tourist destination as the country is an excellent way to get out of your comfort zone but the standard of service is similar<\/span> above western level. The popularity keeps increasing, so you should expect award availability to be limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to get to Japan with award flights ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fly to Japan with Aeroplan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From Canada, it\u2019s quite affordable to use Aeroplan<\/a> points to get to Japan<\/strong>. In fact, as long as you can find availability on partner airlines, you\u2019re looking at 50,000<\/strong> points for a one-way fare in economy class from most places in the country. People on the West Coast will be favoured here since the cost drops down to 35,000<\/strong> points as the distance flown is lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Air Canada metal, you can also find very good deals with points from all over Canada and get great valuations for your Aeroplan points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, you\u2019ll fly direct from major hubs and you can use your eUpgrade credits<\/a> to fly in premium economy or in business class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don\u2019t expect these prices to last or to see a lot of R space<\/a>, especially if you wish to go during sakura<\/em>\u00a0season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since partner airlines don\u2019t fly directly from all major airports in Canada, you\u2019ll have to use a positioning flight or a connecting flight on Air Canada. By doing the latter, you will be subject to dynamic pricing, but that\u2019s not always a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, this round-trip economy class ticket to Tokyo<\/a> from Montreal is under 90,000<\/strong> points (while the expected fare is 100,000<\/strong> points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And this routing from Vancouver is at 68,500<\/strong> points (while the expected fare is 70,000<\/strong> points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can quickly and easily rack up those points with just one or two credit card sign up bonuses such as the ®<\/sup>\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-platinum-card\/\">The Platinum Card®<\/sup><\/a>. The $599<\/strong> fees to unlock all those points (after the $200 Amex travel credit<\/a>) don\u2019t look too shabby when you look at the $1,600<\/strong> airfare on Google Flights<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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