relax~ everyone tht been to japan before surely will wanna go bak again and they usually went bak again the following year lol 

japan and europe have different scenery and cultures...

99% ppl will revisit japan

dun rush ur trip and try not to go on budget either. enjoy all the nice foods n slowly walk around visiting diff places, then only u will crave for more  :thumbsup:

im not sure bout this year as the weather all around the world went crazy. by chance u going b4 xmas? if so, there r tons of beautiful lighting decorations in tokyo for u to c

few thing can't miss in tokyo during winter
1. disneysea
2. winter illumination(specifically roponggi hill)

Wise choice. If you have only 1 week, explore within the city. But I guess you'll have time to do at least 1-2 days of side trip such as to Odaiba/ Kamakura/ Hakone etc if you're not going to spend a day in Disney. Well... even if you are, there'll still be time for side trip if you're keen anything is possible.

Winter? The only thing that dampens the mood for me in winter was - early nightfall. It got dark fairly early. Wished we were more of a early morning peeps so at least can leave the house earlier hahahaha. Otherwise, just enjoy the cold and have nice some hot sake Enjoy Tokyo the winter way.
In a holiday, you're the ones who make the mood so liven up the atmosphere with each other's company.

i'm not a fan of disney also
went to HK disney...ok lah
thn went tokyo disneysea...WOW...so much difference
but i went on their special anniversary, many extras
thats my 2 cent though
the ending fireworks are totally different than u would see on normal disney
its the only disneysea in the world, so for me..i'll just give it a go

as for the winter illumination, roppngi hill isn't the only place to see it but it is indeed the most recognized

europe has christmas market for the whole dec...

japan doesn’t have christmas market but it offers something else that europe doesn’t have ...haha

i see...

the christmas markets in each european country has its own charm...
they sell mulled wine...wooden toys...various kinds of food...and of course decorations, and they have temporary stages built for singing and performance as well

but we will leave this europe topic to another thread...hehe

We will talk about all-inclusive rate - from luggage to meal.
RM1,800 is considered expensive.
RM1,500 for MAS or JAL is average price. Can consider.
RM1,200 for MAS/ JAL or other full board carrier is considered good price/ cheap.
RM1,000 and below is considered really cheap.

AA goes between RM1,000 (when there's promo) to RM1,500.

Winter time the day is short (unless you leave early) and night comes early. It's really hard to tell you "where" people visit in winter because it's subjective. Just choose a destination that attracts you. What I like about winter is the illuminations at night, and you can consider going during the period of New Year. However, NY celebration in Japan isn't like how we do it here. They do not have countdown parties and fireworks - although certain part of Tokyo may start to change or have small parties in bars or pubs.

Japanese commonly goes to the temple to pray during midnight and dispose the old charms, while getting new ones at the temple. On NY's day they head to the temple to pray as well, so expect congestion in the train and temples (extremely crowded). However you may get to enjoy street snacks as some places will have rows and rows of street food nearby/ outside the temple. On 2nd January - it's the best day for shopping. You get to buy Fukubukuro (lucky bag) for low prices in a lot of stores in Japan. Get your cash/ credit card ready!!! Note that it only happens for 1 day - only on 2nd Jan of each year.

More on Fukubukuro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukubukuro
https://izanau.com/article/fukubukuro

The downside of winter: Some stores/ restaurants/ attractions are closed from 30th Dec to 2nd or 3rd Jan (or even longer).

That's the annoying system, they make you pay. However, that's the price one has to pay for cheap flights.

But similarly, I hate it when other people ask me to switch seats. Please, just pay if you want to sit with your family or friends.
My flight to Japan - i had seats with my friends but because this family must be seated together, they took my seat before I arrived. The flight attendant then told me about it and I had to take the guy's seat. Fairness? None. Annoyance? Aplenty. So that's why no more AA    You can say I should have been more "understanding" to "give my seat away" but I'll say that's up to individual. Dude, that's MY seat. You should have waited for me to ARRIVE, then ask. Not sit on it and pretend nothing happened and didn't even say thank you or anything.

Yes, if they asked nicely, I will give up my seat yet no doubt I will tell them that next time please just pay a little additional to ensure you're seated together rather than taking someone else's seat.

So end of the day, please, refrain from asking others to change seats with you. Cough up that additional amount or stay in your assigned seat please. Do not make it inconvenient for other passengers. It's a tough situation because if they refuse, it may seem like they're inconsiderate.