IACE TRAVEL

These guys went above and beyond to help my husband and me. Really exceptionally polite, complete service. If you are traveling to Japan or are from Japan, you can get superb bilingual and helpful travel assistance from IACE in Boston. I *never* use a travel agent for anything, but I would use them again in a heartbeat. Top notch quality.

THIS is THE place to go for traveling to JAPAN.
I booked a trip to Japan in the middle of my summer back at home in the SF Bay Area. Luckily, i found a round trip ticket for just under three weeks to Tokyo from SF for under a grand. Still, I wanted to backpack through Japan, visit at least 4 – 5 cities, and fit everything into a modest budget. After some research online (and Japanese tourism has awesome research available), I stumbled upon IACE travel.
The staff is SO nice. Honestly, I had no idea what I was doing, and the girl that helped me out Ritsuko, sat with me for about 40 mins going through various sample trips and agendas, despite the fact that I had not bought a single thing! She walked me through where to eat, where to stay, how long to be there… just awesome.
I walked in needing a JR Rail Pass, and when I got down to it, she was so efficient and helpful in getting me one. And I walked out with it. Even after, I emailed her my ideas and she helped me plan my trip around them.
After the trip, my 17 days visiting Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Sendai, Yokohama, Nara, and Mt. Fuji were amazing. And even though I could have gotten the JR pass somewhere else, I don’t think I could have gotten better advice and trip planning help than here.

I have never purchased anything from IACE’s Boston office, but I have been very happy with the service from their other branches. For some reason, I almost always get better deals through their Nagoya office so I have used them a few time. If you are traveling to or out of Japan, IACE is the place to go. They sometimes buy blocks of tickets so you might spot a better deal at IACE than online. The service is also efficient and generally hassle free.

iace rules!
Dec. 29^th tickets purchased.
My friend from Japan (an amazing plane ticket scammer, she came to Boston 2 January’s ago for $ 600 even, round trip!) recommended the link to iace. I looked all year at the rise and non-​fall of ticket prices to Tokyo. Her Tokyo wedding is in Jan. So, when Nov., Dec, rolled around, I felt like a bad planner. Who knew (well, perhaps baby Jesus knew?) that on Dec. 25^th bored at my families gathering– I would click the link to find «round trip airfare to Tokyo Jan 3^rd to Feb (something or other) $ 500*plus fuel!» This was cheaper than the $ 860-​$ 1200 tickets I stalked all year round. The total came to $ 740 for a Jan. 17Th-​Jan 27Th (Thurs– Sun) visit. I must declare that In my last minutes of planning there could be no deal finer.
* will be updated after flight experience, potential problem’s, etc…
**4 stars and not 5, why? because 5 stars would be a free ticket.