I will be staying in hostel accomadation, and my JR rail pass is paid for . I wish to eat good food but not in expensive in restaurants. I would like to do a few tours and trips maybe a scuba dive also and would like to bring back a few souveniers for my immediate family.
2007-11-27 23:19:24 · 6 answers · asked by Bob 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
You can buy food & souvenirs etc. in the 100 Yen shop(about 50p). You can go to the Supa and buy Sushi etc for 300 yen(£1.50) after 10pm reduced to 150 yen(75p) You can buy Kohi from Vending machine for 100 yen(50p) You can get pissed on Sake for less than £1 from Konbenien store and go to Karaoke, you can buy meat for 88 yen, when its reduced to half price at 44 yen it is 25p! Ramen noodles will cost you 500yen in restoran(£2.50)
2007-11-28 01:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by other boy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It really depends on your travel habits. I mean just think if you were to do a four week backpacking trip in your hometown how much money you would need and what things you would need to get?
Food is cheap, I mean obviously don't go out eating at french restaurants everyday and you will be fine. The average Japanese doesn't go out eating 50 dollar USD dinners every single day, why should you.
On the Japan Rail Pass, the JR pass isn't valid everywhere so you might need to factor in extra money for trains and transport not covered by the Japan rail pass. Not to mention if it is a 4 week trip I assume you got a 21 day JR Pass? I find the 21 Day JR pass to be an utter waste of money unless you are reallly really really using it to go everywhere, which I find hard, but again I don't know your travel habits.
2007-11-28 10:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't need to spend a huge sum. Like the other answer says you can go to the supa in the evening and get discount food. You can crash at a YH for 1800 yen a night. You can go to a convience store and buy cup ramen and they have hot water there for you. If you want to drink cheap, drink shochu. In Hokkaido in the summer you can always find a place to pitch your tent for free. If you already have a place to stay and a rail pass, you could get by on 3000 yen a day.
If you want to dive I suggest bringing your own reg/console and mask, snorkel, fins. They might tell you they don't have an XXL wet suit, but that's just because Japanese tend to think of Westerners as all being large. Just assure them you are not an NFL lineman. You don't need to go Oki for good diving, Izu has great vis.
2007-11-28 10:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The cost of living is FOUR times higher in Japan than the US. Maybe that will get you started.
2007-11-28 07:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
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2007-11-28 09:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a few hundred yen
2007-11-28 07:21:44 · answer #6 · answered by Jade 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋