"Where can we go for a week that will be 1) Affordable, 2) Adventurous, and 3) Avoiding Spring Break crowds + prices?" Dirt-cheap flights on points out of JFK to Tokyo and the 6700 mile distance meant Japan fit the bill, so my brother Adam and I got our backpacker on and spent 9 days (less around 48 hours travel-time 🙈) exploring Tokyo, Kyoto, & Osaka.
