#shorts #japan #japantravel #travelbudget #traveltips #budgetbreakdown How much can a mid-range budget traveler expect to spend on a trip to Japan? Hereβs a budget breakdown by day and my 2-week Japan trip cost breakdown for: - Accommodations - Food - Attractions - Transportation π‘ Practical Travel Itineraries & Tips: https://listsbylukiih.com π―π΅ Japan Budget Breakdown: https://listsbylukiih.com/japan-trip-cost-breakdown/
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The USD exchange rate is so good in Japan right now!
UPDATE: 7-day JR pass in 2025 now costs about $320 USD (the estimation changes with the exchange rate). Mt. Fuji also now has a 4000 yen hiking fee. CORRECTION: The minimum I spent on housing should say $30 USD per night.
unpopular opinion: find a cheap hostel for 10 dollars a night if you dont plan to spend much time at your accommodation anyway, it adds so much more to your daily budget
When visiting religious facilities, always worship and make a donation. Visiting is not free. Currently, shrines and temples are being damaged (such as washbasins and facilities being destroyed, or footprints needing to be cleaned), and the financial burden of repairs has become a problem.
I would agree on those prices. It's VERY similar to my budget when traveling to Japan. I've lowered my lodging costs even further by staying in hostels.π
I spent around $3.5k for 2 weeks including the flight. Went to Kyoto, Nara, Amanohashidate, and Itsukushima(the deer island). The further away you are from tokyo, the cheaper you can find hotels. In Hokkaido & near mt fuji I was staying at around $30/night in a hotel
Thank you for sharing.
Agreed on 90% of this based on trip from first week of 2025, except JR Pass is now about $350 for 7-day national pass, cheaper for regional passes
This is a bare minimal trip. Japan has so many opportunities to spend money that its completely unrealistic to expect to only spend 130 dollars a day for most people. Its simply not gonna happen. Japan is expensive if you want convenient options, if you wanna do a bare bones trip you might not get the full experience you want. Spend the money, its worth it.
im planning to save atleast $3000 CAD to go for a week trip in japan alone. im 16 rn and im about to start a part time job so around $150 a day isnt that bad cause i can buy souvenirs and some stuff there but idk if $3k is enough so i might save another thousand π
japan the whole country, is super cheap in general. great place to vacation, literally swiss quality for african prices.
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I been to Japan 3 times and never spent $130 per day. More like $50-100
As a person who also went to Japan in 2023, this budget seems cheap. I would guess I spent around double that in the same time period. (Guided Mt. Fuji tour instead of unguided, Fast pass + gifts at Universal Osaka, 2 expensive meals ($200+ each), staying at centralized hotels in Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya during peak season, etc.) Full trip minus flights was ~$5,500.
Starting in 2024, climbers are required to pay a mandatory access fee of 2,000 yen to climb Mt. Fuji
Factor in Don Quixote trips and that comes out to $500/day π
Great breakdown! Iβm going for the first time in a few days
It all depends on which time of the year you visit Japan, for instance during the cherry blossoms (spring), hotel prices in Tokyo were abnormally high, even if you chose APA hotels price was around 140/180 a night, which usually is 60-80$. If you went for more quality hotels, dormy in premium similar price was 240$+
Mine would be more expensive because one of the things I want to do in Japan is bring back one of the guitars they donβt export to the USA like the Yamaha SG
Shinkansen pass used to be $500 per week