How much money should I bring for my trip to Japan?

Question

Some friends and I are planning on making a good 3 month long trip to Japan. We are considering backpacking to save on hotel fee's, but aren't ruling out the possibility. Are there any hostels in Japan?

How much money should each person plan on bringing to support themselves for the whole trip?

Answer 1

Coming over, eh? I've been here for 3 years now, and I can't really say how much you'll need. It depends on what you plan to do.
Japan does indeed have hostels. They're pretty cheap. THere are also places called pod hotels, where you basically slepp in a pod, and everything else is communal. Those run about $30-35 a night. There are also comic book/relaxation stores that let people sleep there for free. They have showers, but not much else. I recommend Japanhotels.net to get a good idea of how much a room will run you. So, estimate about $50 a day for lodging.
You can actually eat pretty cheap in Japan, if you like ramen and cheap sushi. I'd say about $50 a day for food.
The train isn't that bad, depending on how far you go. Estimate about $10-$40 a day for travelling.
If you plan on drinking, uh....bring a lot of money. Drinks at most places cost you about $7-$15. And almost all clubs make you leave if you don't have a drink in your hand at all times.

I know I wasn't too specific, but I hope that helps you gauge how much you'll need . Good luck, man.

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Answer 2

I am currently living in Japan and have been for 5 years -
As far as hostels are concerned I'm not quite sure but they do have chains of apartment hotels throughout. Rent by the day, week, month. Outside the main cities I'm sure there are campgrounds. And yes everything here is expensive but as you learn about Japan you will also find cheaper things.
I suggest you each bring about $2500 per month of stay and an empty credit card for emergencies. If you plan on touring from one side of Japan to the other then add another $1000 for transportation fees.
Have fun - it is a very interesting country
I suggest you learn a little Japanese before coming.

Answer 3

I would budget at least $120-200 USD a day for hotel, meals, transportation, shopping, etc. If you are familiar with Tokyo or spoke Japanese, then you could get away with $100 a day but you would be staying far from the center of the city and eating nothing but fast/junk food. Nothing is very cheap in Japan. You will spend at least $10 to $15 a day on train fare alone.

Answer 4

LOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
its not so much about it being expensive (depends on where you live) but there will be soooooooooooo much stuff you will want!!! i promise you if you had a million on you - you'd spend it easily there!!! have a good trip!

Answer 5

For a 3 month trip you can reckon on 15k - 20k per person, really a very expensive country to spend a long time in, i would rather do the China / Tibet kick and i promise you it will be far more interesting and the people are much friendlier and it's a lot cheaper, lots more to see.

Answer 6

5000 dollars

Answer 7

Where are you going in Japan? Im studying abroad there next year. Tokyo is like the 2nd most expensive city in he world. If your gonna stay there, maybe 4,000

Answer 8

10k wont be enough. Japan is very expensive, I lived there 3 years.

Answer 9

i always bring 10 grand with me when i travel.. but im wealthy.

So i would say bring 10 grand if you have it.
But, if not, i think everything in japan is really expensive because its on an island.. and the can't grow anything on it so anything with vegetables is expensive. but not fish because they can just fish because they live on an island.