Planing upon starting there subsequent summer with the integrate of my friends, I would similar to to know how most will it price over all so I know during slightest how most to save up. Airline tickets (and to go behind too), food, hotel, for selling (and I will buy lots), travel (cab?), as well as only the basis to get around in Japan. I’ll substantially be there the month or reduction (probably less… I only wish to have some-more income than usual, only in case).
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I can’t determine the price of the ticket, because you did not tell me when you are from.
to and fro on a plane is 3000 dollars or so. get a cheap hotel (very nice compared to american cheap hotels), and stick to traditional japanese food (cheap in japan)
1,000,000 yen
These questions are almost impossible to answer. Prices fluctuate every year. You did not say which country you are flying from, city, month etc. From experience, certain months are cheaper. It seems to be cheaper in June than in July and certain dates in August are cheaper for example. If you shop around (online) you will find a great deal. As for the rest, i would say have at least $5k which if you budget well, you might not use all of it. My suggestion is per person.
Japan on the cheap can be done and is quite an experience. You can stay at capsule hotels which will cost you about USD$40-$50 a night with access to baths and sauna. Inexpensive budget hotels are also available and are usually located near stations. Try a Business Hotel for a good compromise with prices around USD$70 for a single room and USD$100 for a double. If you get in a pinch and need a hotel in a hurry try one of the various Love Hotels located all around Japan. These are quite inexpensive and usually came with a great TV, video games and karaoke machine.
Food can cost you about USD$5-8 a meal if you eat at budget Japanese restaurants like Yoshinoya, Sukiya, and CoCo Ichiban Curry House. There are numerous bakeries around the country and a small snack will cost you around USD$1-2. The convenience stores all over Japan are also a quick cheap alternative and prices are extremely low compared with places back home.
I would say about USD$70-80 a day is possible done on a budget.
This gets so old. Have no idea what airfare will be next year, but currently in the $1200-1500 range. Hotels about $100/night. They generally charge more for additional people in the room. Stay away from cabs if at all possible. They are expensive. Stick to the subways. With meals and transport, a rough figure is $100/day. Likely less than that, but you would rather have money left over than run out when you are in Japan. I’d take $150/day to give myself a nice buffer zone. A simple meal will run you around $10. Evening meal in a restaurant could easily be $30 per person and on up. If you drink, beer or the like will usually run around $5 each in a restaurant. Some bars are even more expensive.