How much is it to travel to Japan? Foreigners give their tips 

Book in advance, is the best way to save a LOT of money. I booked my trip to Japan for 2021 in 1999 and they are gonna pay me to go.

I'm Japanese. Dear foreigners. Enjoy Japan.

Airplane ticket? Why not just build yourself a raft and float on over. Hotel? Bring a tent with you; a big cardboard box will also get the job done. And food? Well you can hunt whatever you eat. Boom money saved.

Yeah, that girl that said book a year before has the right idea. The research that a travel booking website did suggests that flights to Asia are cheapest 11 months in advance (at least from the US) and then increase in price the closer you get to the flight date. I am kind of glad my trip was delayed by a year because I can probably save a decent amount of money by waiting.

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It would be really cool to do an episode about capsule hotels, I think that's where I'm staying when I come to Japan in November

:O my danish brothers - nice seeing danish people in japan too

Will try to visit one day. But in time. But would love to visit with my two sisters. They love the japanese culture.

I was in July 2018 in Tokyo. Bought plane ticket 10 months before (600 euros - I am from Croatia) and 410 euros for 10 nights at 2 star hotel....For me that is sooo acceptable!! If you are affraid to be hungry or thirsty if you dont bring lot of money, dont worry, you can find great meals for 6 euros...

Thank you for this video, this is reassuring! I'm going to Japan in three months and I get so neurotic about money. It's reassuring to know I've almost hit the upper end of what people recommend you save up! :)

It just depends on how much you want to spend, where you're staying, and the amount of time you plan to stay. I just recently came back from my 4th trip to Japan, however, I stayed with a friend for a week so I saved a lot of money, with the exception of us staying one night in a Ryokan (traditional Japanese hotel) in Kyoto for a trip. I would recommend saving the minimum of $3,000 US dollars if you're going to be staying with someone for a week, however, if you want to stay for a week in a hotel(s) then I would recommend you save a minimum of $5,000 dollars to be on the safe side. Japan can be expensive and cheaper than you would expect depending where you go and what you spend your money on. One thing to keep in mind is the train prices, if you don't have a train pass you may lose track of how much you're spending constantly entering and exiting train stations, that's something important to keep in mind. Overall, these amounts of money to save are aimed more toward individuals wanting to travel to Japan by themselves or if everyone in a group is paying for themselves, I'm not sure about the amounts recommended to save for families wanting to travel there, though I've seen some special discounts and group specials for traveling to Japan before that cater to families and other groups.

It really just depends on what you want to do and what your budget is. I went to Japan in April for 15 days (7 days in Tokyo, 3 in Kyoto, and 5 in Osaka). The whole trip cost me about $2,800. My total cost for flight and Airbnb's was $1,560 ($900 flight from San Diego, $650 Airbnb). I was traveling with a friend so obviously we split the price of the Airbnb's making it really cheap. We got lucky because we went before the government cracked down on Airbnb, now there aren't many and the price went way up. Overall it doesn't cost much to explore the city, eat good food, and have a great time. I honestly can't wait to go back. On a side not the JR rail pass is a waste of money if you don't plan on taking longer distance trains and bouncing around the country on Shinkansen. I think it costs about $550.

I spent 1500€ for about 16 days in total…around 20€/day in hostels (mostly central), jr pass, 20€/day for eating (sometimes less), 500-600€ for the flight

I want to visit Japan as well or Korea but its expensive

Including my mom's shoppings, we didn't spend too much. As we are vegetarians, we usually ate fruits and stuff from Lawson's and familymart and sometimes from McDonald's. For travelling part, we bought a Tokyo metro pass and and travelled smartly. We didn't took any guides as I was the guide myself ( I was researching on Japan for last 6 months before coming to Japan) And as a grand total we spent around 800,500 yen ( including flight tickets and apartment). Dankeschön.

Sorry for typing in Portuguese, but I would spend like an hour for typing in English correctly 🤣 Um Olá do Brasil! Na verdade, existem opções de Airbnb em que você pode alugar o apartamento inteiro só para você ( e seus acompanhantes se for o caso). Fiz uma viagem com 2 amigos esse ano para o Japão. Ficamos 3 semanas e conhecemos várias cidades. Com documentos, reservas de hotel e avião, JR pass, entradas de vários museus, castelos e parques gastamos por volta de $4.500 cada um. E levamos, claro, dinheiro pra compras separado do orçamento.

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I am taking my daughter in March/April 2019 (3 wks in Japan) and the flights cost us $2,500 australian dollars, accomodation $8000 (4.5-5 star hotels), buses/JR passes and entry costs to Disneyland/Disney sea/Universal studios/ Zoos and Osaka Aquarium/Nara deer park $1500, and food $2000. So with $3000 spending money we are up for over $17,000 Australian dollars during the peak cherry blossom season.

am your 800 like nice video :)

Some car magazines sell a travel package for the Tokyo Auto Salon. I think I will do that. The trip often includes some time in Yokohama to see the Nissan museum, and I would love to see it.

Very Informative :D ^_^

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Going next month for my third visit ... I've spent anywhere from 800 to 2000 on trips to Japan. Depends on flight, airline, and the time you go really ...

My advice is patience and planning. I booked my flights 11 months in advance. Then each month, I purchased a couple of nights accommodation (Via a cash back website) I've paid under £1000 for Flights/Accommodation/JPRail card/Pocket Wi-fi

I'm currently saving up, given myself about a year to get £20,000 in place for my trip to Japan. Very useful hints about prearranging :)

Two tickets from LA to Tokyo $1,030.00 total. Hotels for 3 weeks $1,600.00. 14 day JR pass. I have $2,000.00 cash wish us luck!! We'll be there in Japan In June!!!! 🤪

Ooh i love your blue hair at the start

Booked my trip a couple of weeks ago for November. $1200 (USD) for the flight, $1400 for 14 nights hotel. I'm more into history and culture so I don't see myself spending more than $1500 for two weeks. Have paid $300 already though for resale concert tickets.

One thing I've been amazed is how pretty consistent and stable the price of round trip tickets from the US to Japan has been through the decades. Economy class from Los Angeles to Narita and back this December is around 1100 USD, around the same prices I was paying back in early 2000's.

We are planning a trip in 2020 before the summer Olympics. We are going to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Between, temples, trains, airbnb, air fare, food, extra money, taxi, passport, portable Wi-Fi, and car space at the airport we are leaving. About... $9,500 USD Little over 1 million yen

Flight from France/London/Tokyo and Tokyo/London/France costs me about 500-600€ (April 2018). 3 weeks Airbnb about 800€ for 2 persons so around 400€. Overall I spent about 2000€ (flights, and Airbnb includes), restaurants are cheap and public transports expensive at least for an European.

I spent around 700 usd for 1 week in Japan to visit 3 cities (Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka). It covered my budget for food, accomodation, transportation, sighseeing ticket, and return airplane ticket from Jakarta to Tokyo.

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So the general agreement is about 2000 US for an average of 2 weeks it seems. I know me, so I'll boost it by about 50% for any emergencies that pop up. All said, It's right at what I thought it would be. Nice video as always.

Thank you for the wonderful video! I'm going in about 2 weeks and watching this made me feel like I prepared well! I'm going with a similar budget as mentioned in the video. I somehow hope i run into in harajuku because I have watched so many of your videos :D

Would love to visit Japan again but can't seem to find a company who will subsidize my trip .

I spent like 4000$ including airplane tickets and jr railpass for 2 weeks from Panama to tokyo and visiting 5 different cities in Japan ( Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto and Sapporo) but i waste a great amount of money playing videogames and an expensive hotel

I can tell you that it will cost me 2500 euros, for ten days visit (April 2019), including the airplane ticket, and the hotels. This was calculated, by the travel agency, in Paris, who will organise my trip. The visit will include Tokyo, Gion, Kyoto, Hokkaido, and Mount Fujisan. Travel by Shinkasen is included. Unfortunately, I will not have enough time to find a ticket for a (相撲, sumō competition) Merci pour cette vidéo assez intéressante. you are always impressive, Cathy Cat, especially on NHK World, which I watch daily. Yet, this TV Channel does not cover most important conflicts in the Middle, for instance. May be because foriegn politics cover is south East Asia. My prefered Economics Journalist is Marie Yanaka...... Beautiful japanese woman indeed, and her english pronounciation is as good as yours Cathy Cat.

What if you live in Finland go take the train from moscow or st peterburg to vladivostok and from there a flight to japan I wonder if that would be like 1000x cheaper. although the trip from moscow to vladivostok is like 1 week lol.

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Okay guys, I need advice. My friend and I go to Japan in spring next year for three weeks. We mainly want to go to Tokyo, Kyoto (perhaps Osaka since it's nearby) and Enoshima. Since we don't want to travel all of Japan, a JR Rail Pass is unnecessary and too expensive right? Would a Suica card suffice? Though I read that Suica cards aren't for Shinkansen. So, does anyone know if a trip to Kyoto would be bearable with a normal train or should we use the Shinkansen... if it goes there that is. And how much does a Shinkansen ticket cost (round about?) I know that you need to sell your organs if you want to have a trip through Germany by train. Thank you guys for anyone answering my question.

some of these stories make me hate/envy money and people who have it 😥

I've been to Japan twice, for roughly two weeks each time (11 days and 14 days). Each time has cost me roughly $2500 USD, including the flight from the East Coast of the USA. If you're planning on just staying in Tokyo, though, you can save yourself a good bit of money. The Japan Rail pass costs around $300 for the one week and a bit under $600 for the two week (Green car pass; worth it on long trips if you're tall or husky). Traveling with a friend this past April, the flights were $925 round trip, the room was $405 each, and the JRPass was $580. I took a total of $700 in cash from the ATM, but came home with over $100 unspent due to some poor timing on the final day of the trip. That trip was for 14 days. The $700 in spending money covered all the meals and incidentals. Now, if you like buying souvenirs, you can spend as much money as you want.

No do not book 1 year before. book around 6-8 weeks before. There's gonna be the cheapest flight prices. I bought mine for around 600 euros.

I have ¥500k to use for Japan (flights and hotel not included) for a week. Is that enough??

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I envy other race coz they can travel around the world. Here in Philippines you're lucky if you have a chance to visit other country.

I will be staying in japan for roughly 3 1/2 months for an internship. Can anyone give me some advice on how much money i should save up? Dont include the rentcosts and the trainticketcosts btw, those will be partly taken over by the company i will stay at (thankfully)

Honestly I would of preferred to see Japan during it's mid 90's to around the mid 2000's. Something about those two half decades, that seemed more iconic in Japan, nowadays not so much.

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Curious German who wants to visit Japan one day °^° )

how tall are you? ask japanese

200k yen per person or for the group of 3 for 2 weeks?

Last time I visited Japan I spent around $1500 for about 1 week

At the end of September, I'll be flying into Tokyo, and then traveling to Fukuoka to study Japanese, Japanese history, and Japanese culture. Does anyone have any tips or advice? Also, if Cathy Cat reads this can you please make a video on traveling around Japan as a whole?

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Plane ticket alone for a single passenger from Arizona to Tokyo is $1,200-$1,600. No way $2,000 is enough

You can actually buy the jr pass when you arrive in Japan now.

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how tall are you?

damn those mexicans and austrians hhh

Those girls do not look or sound like they’re from Mexico

Man, these people travel and live cheap. No way i could do it with 2k for 2 weeks.

If you need to ask you can't afford to go there

that money is better spent on bitcoin, you can go to japan X times in a few years :D