Japan has been on the list for years. Etihad flies from Brussels with one stop, and this June it starts at €564 return. You choose: Osaka's street food chaos or Tokyo's precise, overwhelming everything.
✈️ The deal
- From: Brussels, Belgium
- To: Osaka or Tokyo, Japan
- Airline: Etihad
- Stops: 1 stop
- Price: €564–€602 return
- When: June / July 2026
Brussels to Osaka, example dates:
04/06/2026 – 17/06/2026 04/06/2026 – 24/06/2026 11/06/2026 – 24/06/2026 18/06/2026 – 29/06/2026 23/06/2026 – 08/07/2026
Brussels to Tokyo, example dates:
10/06/2026 – 26/06/2026 16/06/2026 – 30/06/2026 18/06/2026 – 01/07/2026
💰 How far does your money go?
A beer in a Brussels bar costs around €4.50. In Japan, a cold can from a convenience store runs €2. A bowl of ramen at a street counter: €5. A full sit-down meal at a tonkatsu or tempura restaurant: €15. Belgium has excellent food culture. Japan has the most Michelin stars in the world, and the street level is just as serious.
☀️ The weather
Brussels in June is 15–20°C with more cloud than sun. Japan in June is its rainy season: 22–28°C, humid, with warm downpours that clear quickly. Not the driest month, but far from the worst. By late June the rain eases. July arrivals get full summer: 28–32°C and clear skies.
🏨 Where to stay
Both cities reward staying close to the action.
Osaka
Hotel 88 Shinsaibashi · 8.8/10 · From €55/night Central Shinsaibashi, clean and friendly, within walking distance of Dotonbori.
Hotel Hankyu RESPIRE Osaka · 9.0/10 · From €130/night Spacious rooms, excellent transport links, and a calm the surrounding streets do not offer.
Conrad Osaka · 9.1/10 · From €270/night 40 floors above the city, views over Osaka Bay, and the kind of quiet you earn after a day on your feet.
Tokyo
MIMARU Tokyo Asakusa Station · 8.7/10 · From €80/night Studio apartments near Asakusa's temples. Built for longer stays.
Aoyama Grand Hotel · 9.2/10 · From €200/night Five-star in Tokyo's most refined neighbourhood. Couples rate the location 9.6. Breakfast is exceptional.
Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo · 9.4/10 · From €900/night The most discussed hotel in the city since it opened. If price is not the constraint, this is the answer.
🎯 What to do
Japan does not do half measures.
Dotonbori, Osaka: The most alive street in Japan after dark. Neon signs, octopus balls from the counter, hundreds of restaurants competing for the same pavement.
Osaka Castle: The defining landmark of western Japan. The park turns golden in June. The museum inside is worth an hour.
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo: Go at 10pm. Every direction is crowds, light and noise. Nothing else like it.
Tsukiji Outer Market, Tokyo: The stalls still serve the best sushi breakfast in the world. Arrive before 9am.
🗺️ Where to go from here
Both cities are gateways to the rest of Japan.
Kyoto: 15 minutes from Osaka by Shinkansen. Temples, bamboo groves, and the most visually striking city in Japan.
Nara: 45 minutes from Osaka by train. Wild deer roam ancient shrine grounds. Nothing like it in Europe.
Hakone: 90 minutes from Tokyo. Mt. Fuji views, hot spring baths, and ryokan dinners that last two hours.
Hiroshima and Miyajima: Three and a half hours by Shinkansen. One of the most significant day trips in the world.
€564 from Brussels. One stop. Japan before summer is over.
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