How Cheap Is Japan Now? Tourists share how much they spend

[@takashiifromjapan]

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[@markpiersall9815]

English tip. It is better English to say "It has been inexpensive", rather than "It has been cheap". Cheap implies poor quality while inexpensive relates to the cost and pricing. Another good video from our friend in Japan, Takashii;).

[@delancyj67]

I just came back from Japan this week. It wasn't as expensive as I thought it would be and it's definitely cheaper than Norway. The airfare to Japan might push up your total price but if you're not a foodie, you can save a bundle on food by eating from 7-11. Yes, you can buy healthy food from a convenience store. The train fares are cheap in comparison to Europe, they go everywhere and run on time. I'd definitely recommend a visit.

[@tokyocottage]

7-11 in Japan is quite nice and different with nice bentos and a great selection of ice-cream! but convini food can be quite expensive, larger supermarkets in japan are fun to go to in the evening to grab some discounted bentos which taste great@@ShadyD365

[@LinkOfLegendOfZelda]

The food in the 7-11, FamilyMart and Lawson is actually pretty good. We did eat out when we were in Japan recently but also did go plenty of times to a convenience store, since the food is actually suprisingly good quality.

[@ThePallidor]

20 years in Japan and I can tell you NOTHING in Japanese convenience stores is healthy besides the fruit and some of the nuts and chestnuts. The rice balls (onigiri) have unacceptable addictives except a few at Family Mart. No point in eating American-level crap when you come to a healthy food utopia like Japan.

[@jazzbeats8168]

I feel the Japanese government should work with the air lines to lower the flying part so visitors can actually spend money on things that are worth while in Japan. you are missing out if you eat at 7-11.... 😞

[@hoodhunter3262]

@@jazzbeats8168 believe or not, local Japanese sentiment toward visitor is not as positive as most people expected. While the business owners loves tourism but the local people don't want too many foreigners to overcrowd their street. Therefore the government has no incentives to boost tourism. It is already overly crowded.

[@dameanvil]

00:29 🛫 For a 14-day Japan trip, estimated costs include $1,500-$2,000 for flights, $20/day for food, and $450 for accommodation. 01:40 🏨 A Canadian tourist spent $6,500 for 2 weeks, including a $2,100 round-trip flight and $2,000 for hotel in Shinjuku. 02:52 🍣 A couple spent $3,000 for 20 days, budgeting $20/day for food and utilizing train transportation for $10/day. 04:41 🚄 Another traveler spent around $4,000 for 20 days, including a $1,000 flight, hotels at $500 each, and budgeting $25/day for food. 06:26 💸 Honeymooners spent $5,000 for 11 days, getting first-class flights for $3,800 and varying hotel costs from $60 to $120/night. 07:38 🍜 Two travelers found Japan to be cheap, spending $80-$100/day for both on meals and enjoying a variety of experiences. 08:20 🇪🇺 A European visitor spent around €250 on a Japan Rail Pass, budgeted $40/day for food but usually spent less, totaling $3,000 for three weeks. 09:55 🌍 Nomad eSIM was introduced, offering convenience and affordability for international travelers, with a 100% off coupon code mentioned. 10:36 ✈ A traveler spent $1,500-$2,000 for a 14-day trip, including a $700 flight, Airbnb at $88-$95/night, and $30-$50/day for meals. 11:59 🚃 For a 30-day trip, estimated expenses were around $4,000, including a $1,000 flight, $50/night for accommodation, and $2,000 for food. 13:45 🍲 Daily expenses for meals ranged from $30 to $50, and overall spending for a 50-day trip was around $44,000, with a mix of flights and accommodation. 14:54 🍳 A traveler on a 9-day trip spent around $3,000, including a $1,100 flight, $250/night for accommodation, and $30-$50/day on meals. 15:50 🌏 For a 26-day trip, a couple spent $5,600, including $850 for flights, $40/night for accommodation, and an average of $20/day for food. 16:46 🍣 A 14-day trip cost around $5,000-$6,000, covering flights, accommodation, and various expenses, with an average daily food budget of $20. 17:00 🎥 The host invites viewers to suggest questions for future solo traveler interviews in Japan.

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[@corneliatietze9785]

This channel is really so much fun to watch! Even for me who neither speaks Japanese nor has ever been to Japan - and I don't know if I ever will. Just love your videos! Thank you for making Japan so interesting!

[@Jungletraveler00_12]

I was in Japan in september and didn't spend much on food and accommodation, I stayed in a Tokyo guesthouse with tatami mats for 150 dollars for 6 days. A bowl of ramen/udon/soba was usually 7 dollars which is super affordable. The only time when I went over budget was when I went shopping in Akihabara and bought some collectable electronics.

[@Marneus28]

As someone who lives in Vancouver, Canada, which is one of the most expensive places in North America, I found my travel in Japan to be relatively inexpensive compared to what I'm used to at home. My round trip flight with Japan Airlines was only about $1200 cad and since I mostly stayed at hostels or B&B's my costs there was only about $10-20 per night. Food is super inexpensive compared to here so that was amazing because it's all so delicious. I brought about $3500 with me for my 18 day visit and even with everywhere I traveled and also buying gifts and souvenirs I still came home with about $700 of that left when I had expected to spend it all. I have loved both visits I have taken to Japan and fully plan to go there again soon, it's a beautiful country with so many wonderful places to visit and history to experience.

[@juliiazubkova7284]

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[@takashiifromjapan]

How much did you spend in Japan? If you came to Japan before, Please lmk in the comments!

[@ezrafaulk3076]

This just shows that you can live the same first world lifestyle for much *cheaper* in countries like Japan than it is here in America; makes me wanna move there even *more* . Alas, I still haven't been able to go outside *America* yet; but I'm *Hellbent* on going to Japan sometime fairly soon!

[@SonyEnthusiast]

I will visit next September. Been saving up 😅

[@Feljo]

First time i went spent like 3k USD including Plane tickets, i stayed on an Airbnb that was like 1000-1200 Yen a night, that was before all the regulations in Japan and you could get some really cheap places to stay. Now only the plane ticket is like 1500-200 USD depending the season and AIrbnb is not as cheap as it used to be and have less to choose from.

[@BobbyDazzler888]

It really expensive compared to Singapore

[@starjadiancloneinvestigato1772]

when I went to japan straight out of highschool for a holiday with friends we were on a shoestring budget of $1200 for 2 weeks Granted this was 10 years ago but boy did we scrimp for our experience. So many burgers flipped lol

[@BrianBaileyedtech]

I was in Japan for two weeks last month - I spent $1500 cad or $1100 usd. That included $300 for a JR Pass (which saved me $700), $45 a night avereage for 3 star business hotels, food and drink. Pretty reasonable and much cheaper than North America. My flight cost me $250 as I was coming from Vietnam.

[@MonkeyHero]

Flights from California are pretty cheap too. Im curious about the JR pass. I javent bought one in over ten years. How many days does a 300 dollar pass give you? I think ill for sure need one for my upcoming trip

[@ckreuzbichler]

@@MonkeyHero JR passes got more expensive by some up to 70% iirc so you need to check whether it would then be worth your money

[@MonkeyHero]

@@ckreuzbichler i did hear a rumor regarding that about a month ago. I see the price hike has happened already. Thats a bummer. Since i need to buy two for my partner and i. Sigh. Ill have to see if its cost effective now.

[@ninjacrumbs]

No doubt, eh!? I just went back to Ontario after 5 years this Summer and was floored by how grotesquely high the cost of living was!!

[@legoboy-ox2kx]

It's $340 USD for 7 days, $544 USD for 14 and $680 USD for 21 days for the basic pass. I would say it's worth it if you're taking the bullet train more than once on your trip, otherwise just paying for local trains, subways and buses is going to be cheaper. I'm going for 13 days, plus 2 for flying there and back, and I'm getting a 7 day pass for the first week since I'm going to be traveling through parts of the main island, and then flying to Hokkaido and then back to Tokyo before flying home

[@Feljo]

Flight is the most expensive part, other than that Japan is not as expensive as it used to be. Before the pandemic and all the inflation everywhere food and other things used to be more expensive in Japan than in my country, now is the other way around. Plane ticket did skyrocketed in price everywhere though. Also if you are getting paid in USD or EUR, Japan is really cheap right now.

[@michaelhunt364]

What do you mean "as it used to be"? It's always been cheap. Rent and property are your biggest worries. After that food and transport not so bad. Lived 16 years total in Japan. Been out 16 too. last year was there and a slight price increase. the old 180yen coffee at Doutour is now 220 and 350 for a larger cup which they never really had before. Yes. Plane fare increased. For 30 years I could get back and forth for $1100 then in 2023 it were 1800 and now even a bit more.

[@Feljo]

​@@michaelhunt364 I''m saying this from a point of view of a tourist, i visted Japan before the pandemic and i could get food and other things cheaper than in Japan, now after all the inflation over here, the prices in Japan, even after they have risen, are cheaper compared to before the pandemic. Also for everyone earning in US dollars, excluding air tickets, Japan is now way cheaper than it was before, remember that before the Pandemic the USD to Yen conversion was almost 1usd to 100 Yen, now is 1 to 150

[@jefri4176]

Cheap or expensive is relative. To southeast countries,Japan is more "expensive" but Japan has definitely become more affordable now compared to in the past. I am from Indonesia and my budget in Japan was about 2k USD for 14 days and it's enough for everything including flight which cost maybe 800 USD.

[@ramasyaks6077]

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[@jefri4176]

@@ramasyaks6077 di Tokyo,Osaka,Kyoto om. Enggak ke disney world/sea dan universal studios karena mahal 🤣😅

[@ramasyaks6077]

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[@papaown]

I watched a video from a year ago and your English was good but compared to now, it’s really good. Thank you for the videos from Texas

[@necrohno]

I'm going to Japan in April, so your videos are extremely helpful/ educational. Thank you for making them!

[@suzanne1557]

have fun!

[@necrohno]

@@suzanne1557 lmao thank you. I'm about to board my first flight to Tokyo. You have real good timing

[@CHIRONandADAM]

How was your trip?

[@necrohno]

@@CHIRONandADAM got back home two days ago. Japan was dope, had a great time, saw some cool things, did some dope stuff, all in all a great experience

[@suzanne1557]

@@necrohno any recommendations:)? im going this summer

[@shaybapple]

I went to Japan in March and found it to be fairly inexpensive.. .then again I was coming from California so anything really seems cheaper. Plus the USD is strong against the Yen right now. The hotel was about $70 a night, the flights were $815 round trip on United (granted we bought them before the country was fully open though).

[@GameFuMaster]

food is surprisingly cheap. You can get like meals for $5 from convenience stores. Whereas $5 at a convenience store in Australia is maybe a small bag of chips and a chocolate bar. A sandwich alone is going to be going near $8 lol

[@shaybapple]

@@GameFuMaster We went to sushi bars and got a whole board of sashimi for $9. At the fish market I got whole bowl of eel for $6. That's unheard of in the US.

[@francisvazquez13]

Your expenses are more real than most of this people...

[@ciello___8307]

@@GameFuMasteri agree. Compared to the west food is still a lot cheaper. Except maybe fruits, but thats treated as a upscale item in japan

[@GameFuMaster]

@@ciello___8307 cheaper and nicer I don't eat out much here because the food is expensive and just mediocre a lot of the time.

[@jjbailey6430]

Wow! Talk about worlds colliding! I watch a lot of Toripeebs content about Japan and how to travel there too!

[@marimia909]

This amazing!! Thank you! It’ll def make it easier to plan my trip

[@kevin90911]

back in 2019, went Fukuoka Hokkaido 11days trip with my 2 other friends, we spent about 2800 SGD each person. for me it's about my 1 month salary, but i got to say really worth it. and really looking forward to my next Japan trip. love Japan~

[@toychiu]

Just came back two weeks ago. My fiancé and I went to Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Sapporo, Otaru, and Jozankei. It’s true that the air fare is the most expensive part of the trip. Flew with ANA for $2,500 (2 round trip), including Japan domestic flights. I think we spent about $7,000 for two people. This is my second time in Japan. We love this place so much. Just make sure you do your research before going.

[@jaysonlee5231]

My flight was the most expensive part which was $1800 USD, every city I stayed in my hotel was between $30-$50 a night in Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo. The JR railpass was expensive about $338 USD. The trains and food was very affordable and I tried to buy gifts from local places instead of tourist spots. Altogether it cost me around $3000

[@user-ux3jp9oo7r]

how long did u stay for

[@jaysonlee5231]

@@user-ux3jp9oo7r 11 Days

[@clownworld360]

flight is non-negotiable 😂

[@jaysonlee5231]

@@user-ux3jp9oo7r 11 days

[@AzeharaCh]

I went went 1 month ago. 21 Days Plane Tickets: $1300 (two way trip) Hotels: $1500 total for 21 days ($71/day) Trains: $70 + $240 (2 Shinkanzen to Tokyo>Osaka and then Kyoto>Tokyo) Food: $25/day International Shipping: $450 for 15 boxes of merch and things

[@Oct8pus]

Great segment. I do a lot of traveling, so I'm always looking for great deals. I managed to keep our daily average in Japan to under $100US per day. That includes food, accommodations and transportation. The only thing that's non-negotiable is the Shinkansen - which goes anywhere from $50-$200 one way depending on where/when you're going. Also, outside of big cities things get a lot cheaper. Food and buses in the countryside were less than $20 a day combined!

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[@peekapeeka6482]

Another note on transportation, most of these people are only staying in one area. If you want to go to other cities you'll probably have to take the bullet train which is close to 170 one-way. I wanted to get the JR Rail pass, but they increased the prices as of this year :( - just something to keep in mind!

[@Benmenesesjr]

Great video very informational while fun at the same time, hearing from real tourists rather than someone telling me feels more genuine and more trustable

[@nowherech]

Ohhh so interesting topic!! We are based in Finland and we are also trying to do some reportages of the normal life of this days 🤯😮 Always more expensive 😢

[@giulianoiv8572]

😯😯

[@giulianobonaldo2995]

Oohhh seems that always the things are more expensive

[@noitallmanaz]

This is great content. Learning a lot about Japan. I now know that where I live it is very very expensive. To eat out would cost easily $60 a day for one person without drinking. To know you could get by there with $25 a day is amazing.

[@bobmetcalfe9640]

We spent two weeks in Japan and found it generally cheaper than the USA, though not as cheap as much of China. We stayed in mid-range hotels rather than our normal four star hotels we stayed at in the US. The rooms tended to be smaller but the facilities were just as good - for less money. Food in Japan is relatively cheap depending on what you eat, but in the US helpings are much, much bigger.😁

[@15751Chris]

I did a 3 month trip to Japan from February 8th till May 1st. I spent a little over 10,000$. It was an amazing trip, as much as I would have preferred to spend that 10,000 on a way to make money online so I could live in Japan and travel while making USD$, it was such a memorable trip. As much as I want to go back to Japan as soon as possible, until I can find a way to make more money, I cannot go back to Japan.

[@murad230288]

thats great , my dream is to visit Japan in next 5 years , we have a newborn baby so i will wait him to grow up more so we would have less problems but yes at least 10k£ for 2-3 weeks is ideal for us ) good luck

[@こなた-m1o]

have you started researching into that now?? what ways were you thinking of making money online?

[@saraling1680]

I was in Japan for a whole month in July 2023, costed me total $3,000 to spend really comfortably like buying whatever I wanted, eating what I want, and traveling all across Japan through JR pass and local fees of trains and buses that the pass didn't cover. It is definitely worth the money to spend a vacation there.

[@David-ue7vv]

How??? 3,000? It was about 2,000 a night at my hotel for 3 weeks. How did you find such a cheap place?

[@cosplay_ahri2086]

Same!

[@David-ue7vv]

Right@@cosplay_ahri2086

[@Stefan-sc7xl]

@@David-ue7vv 2000 a night.. ahahaha. a regular hotel in japan costs around 40-50 bucks per night. Above average it is 100, which is still less than in any European country (or American). And if you take hostels its 20.

[@pep456]

is july good weather? or too warm?

[@JuvarAbrera]

I went to Japan last month for 14 days. My airline from the Philippines is $267 via Zipairrrr!! My accomodation from 4 different hotels is about $62/night. Food around 1.5k-2k yen per day or $10-13 per day. Transpo is probably the same as food plus the train from Narita to Tokyo around 2.4k yen per way. Then train from Tokyo to Nikko probably around 2.5k yen per way. And a bus going to Fujikawaguchiko, around 2k yen per way. In total, about $1,700.

[@terrya1252]

That's good to know. I plan on moving to the Philippines then visiting other nearby countries when I can.

[@michaeloffgrid]

I was living there three years ago, when the yen was much stronger than it is now, and I still felt like the things that tourists would care about like food, attractions, and hotels were cheap. They may be cheaper now, but they were already cheaper than in the US by a long shot. Many hotels were actually dirt cheap then because no one was traveling!

[@ylmccree]

I love your channel. I've learned so much about visiting Japan. It's been a huge help with my trip planning.

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Thank you for producing this amazing content. A year ago I was depressed and had anxiety. However, your content has helped me regrow my confidence. I want to thank you for helping me through my journey of becoming a better person. Thank you.

[@こなた-m1o]

good for you bailey :)

[@rosmaniarhasanah7814]

Takashii San I watched your video four couple days and I enjoy it. It gives me some trivial informations about Japan that rarely people know especially foreigners. Anddd I’ve subscribed your channel yesterday😊

[@Qu1nt_travels]

Glad to see some dutchies, Dankjewel!! I am a solo traveler myself and, my first country Ive visited alone was Switzerland. I spent the prices mentioned just on 4 days in CH, so be aware for anyone who wants to go I would defintently save. For solo travelers, could you ask how good is it to get around and safety in Japan? For me I have not been yet but I feel the biggest issue would be language, I know some basic phrases but only those, so I want to know how big of an issue is it for someone who is not a native Japanese speaker. Much love from the United States!

[@xmonstersara]

I travelled by myself in Japan and it's super safe. I 100% reccomend it. If you are worried about the language, there is a translation app called PAPAGO (a bird is their mascot) that I used both while living in Korea and visiting Japan that is much more suited to translation than google translate. I could take pictures of signs and get it translated immediately, and even type what I wanted to say and show it to someone (ex. train ticket person) and I never had any misunderstandings.

[@artan.]

I was alone in japan this summer for 2 weeks. you'll manage with english. hotel reception speak enough english for the things you need. restaurants often almost always have english menus or just multiple languages in one menu. worst case most menus also have pictures of the dishes so thats also helpfull. signs at train stations are always in japanese and roman letters even chinese and korean sometimes. so you'll definately manage. just dont expect to have extensive talks with natives because for that their english is not enough/very bad except you might go to lets say bars which are known to have a lof foreigners where its more likely to meet good english speaking natives which wana mingle. I literaly speak no japanese except for arigato and I managed fairly well. Safety wise I think theres nothing to worry about, pretty common knowledge that Japan is one of the safest places on the world. Getting around is also super easy. I just used google maps which will show you all the subway and their schedule. it works really great and also includes shinkansen and all other trains. would recommend buying the JR pass if you're planning to travel a lot. check out "Japan official travel app". can also be used for train schedules and it shows you also the prices of the rides including shinkasen. so you can check out first if all your planed rides are cheaper to buy individually or if JR Pass is the better option, since the JR Pass got quite more expensive recently. and its only worth it when using the shinkansen cause those are the expensive rides. subway and train within the cities are cheap and neglectable. hope you enjoyed switzerland and have fun in Japan!

[@1deadhead]

Japan is one of the safest countries I’ve ever been to. I am hear now for 2 months and use a Fluentalk translator, it works pretty well.

[@jjbailey6430]

0:30 Wow! Talk about worlds colliding! I watch a lot of Toripeebs content about Japan and how to travel there too!

[@lanaiba]

I like that it shows how differently tourists spend money and what they consider to be cheap

[@overlordseniukas181]

Very informative video for someone like me whos planning to visit japan thank you for posting it

[@jaydmucollects]

Prices all around were pretty spot on, I was in Japan from Oct26th to Nov 3rd. I spent around $2500-$3000 usd for my trip and most of it was Flight + Hotel. I Would have spent more on gifts and random things but my sister had a suitcase full of stuff for me to take home and I didn't feel like bringing more than 2 checked in luggages. (Price would have been $150 for the third suitcase)

[@makotonarukami7468]

Yeah, pretty much my view is whatever price it was for the Flight, a make it a fun challenge to match that price when I go to Tokyo. But of course, it's always good to bring an extra $500-$1000 in case you lose your money in some unfortunate way or want to buy lots of things.

[@GameFuMaster]

maybe check how much it would cost to just mail it to yourself?

[@jaydmucollects]

@@GameFuMaster I actually would have done that, but I'm going back soon so I didn't sweat it too much.

[@itsmelexie1]

I'm going to be solo traveling Japan in May/June and I love your videos, hope I run into you!!

[@kenlewis2253]

5:31 Zip does NOT have first class. They don't even have business class. Instead, they have business class-style seats with the service of an ultra low cost airline. You need to pay to rent a pillow and blanket, if you want it. You need to pay for food, drinks, and luggage. You don't even have a separate check-in counter, you stand in the economy line. It is a Spirit Airlines customer service experience, in a JAL business class lie-flat seat. It is a great value, but it is not "first class" in any sense of the word.

[@robot_collective]

Thanks for explaining!

[@eviekins7496]

I just came back from Japan for three weeks and here was what I spent for my partner and I! Hotels: 3,200€ - we stayed in various cities (Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto/Takayama/Hiroshima/Nagoya etc) and we stayed at 4-5 star hotels. Food: Probably for the two of us we spent maybe 50-60€ a day, so 1300€ in total, food is very cheap - this was mostly restaurants, a few kombini trips Flight - 3600€ round trip for both of us, we were in premium economy with Lufthansa Transportation - we had JR pass, which was 800€ in total for the both of us and Suica, to which we added 100€ on each card. So roughly 9,100€ for two of us for three weeks, this does not include shopping or entertainment.

[@FuzzleyFuzzington]

We came in April for two weeks and initial cost was about £4000 each for flights, hotels, JR pass. We did travel a lot though, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Yudanaka. This didn't include food which we didn't find expensive anyway. We saved for almost a year for it.

[@mets3214]

I'm going in April and the hotels seem very expensive at this time of year because of sakura season.

[@angelicasoup638]

$2500 rounds trip. $60-100 per night.hotel $35-50 day 3/meals $transport $10-15 a day depends on where.

[@terryrocks2j]

I bought a SB cup for my friend. It was 4,400 yen and American dollar wise, it was 29 bucks. So I took advantage lots because I ate and bought lot of cheap stuff. Something that was, like, 30 bucks is 19 USD.

[@allenhuling598]

Useful and interesting, thanks for putting out the effort for such great videos!

[@vguy488]

I spent around $4,500 for 10 days in Japan just this past October. I'd break it down as such: * Plane tickets: $2,500 - this included a 1-day layover in Spain, so a little extra in hostel fees but got to explore Madrid. * Food: $150 - was originally $300 but we were too busy to eat lol. Konbini food is a god-send. * Lodgings: $350 - an average of $70 per day. One Airbnb we stayed at was literally next door to Nijo-jo in Kyoto, so what a score! * Regular transportation: $140 - we moved all over the place in Osaka, Nara, Kyoto and Tokyo. * Shinkansen tickets: $130 - one-way from Kyoto to Tokyo. We splurged and took the green car, so it could have been a little cheaper, but oh so worth it. * Wifi rental: $80. You need this or an eSIM. No negotiation room here. Roaming charges were way too high to even consider. * Fun budget: $800 - split between entry fees, souvenirs and gacha machines. Seriously, those things are addictive. * Extra stuff: $300 - non-budgeted buys, but stuff I just had to get. Truth be told I actually budgeted $5k, but ended up bringing some money back, even though we went full-out the last 3 days. Not cheap by any measure but not bank-breaking either. Already started saving up for round 2.

[@metalsnake262]

Thanks for all the content❤

[@sethland]

I have happened to travel to Japan in the periods when 100Y was 1USD. In 1997 I was a poor high school student on a sponsored cultural exchange and remember counting the 100Y sodas I could buy while still trying to save enough for gifts to bring home. Japan felt very expensive to me. Today, Even in the Midwest, a cheap motel starts between $100-150 a night, in California you can’t get a decent ramen for less than $20 out the door (tax and tip). When I see the nominal prices in Japan haven’t changed too much in 20 years but meanwhile the exchange rate is very USD favorable, it makes Japan feel like an absolute bargain for what you get.

[@kenlewis2253]

Absolutely true. I had the same experience. Lived there in 1997 also. I would spend 1000 Yen on a meal and it would cost me $10. Now that meal is the same 1000 Yen as prices are largely stagnant, yet it only costs me $7 now. And yet my income has skyrocketed since 1997. From this perspective, Japan is on sale now. It breaks our old connotation of it being an expensive place. Most everything feels super affordable.

[@NevilleBlack]

Great video. Helpful seeing what people are spending. Can't wait to watch your solo traveler episode. 😊

[@big0561]

*1st Girl is actually from DreamLand, that's why she found everything cheap there* 😊😊😊

[@katerinaeva93]

No, I live in Malta and I was in Japan 2 months ago, and I can tell that Japan is cheaper than Malta Recently I was in Crete and even there I spend more than in Japan 🤣

[@samelmudir]

Japan is cheap. food an accommodation are cheaper than european and american cities . yen is also weak now. the only thing thats expensive is the flight since these people are coming from north america.

[@kerdart351]

@@samelmudir lmao flight from north america are quite cheap compared to the ones I had to take, from Europe. It's twice the distance

[@kathytran6080]

I think it’s cheap because you pay 20$ for ramen here in Atlanta,

[@kirakamg]

1st girl is actually @ToriPeebs

[@averytheamazingone]

I love your videos, it really helps my partner and I plan for our trip!

[@1903Zippy]

Hi Takashi....my trip to Japan cost approx £3,500 for 14 days. We went to Tokyo, Kyoto. Hiroshima & Osaka. Food is cheap (and great!). We had JR Pass which helped with the rail costs as we were also attending the Rugby World Cup so various trains were covered by the JR Pass. I took one taxi from Haneda to Tokyo (Minato) because trains weren't running, which was very expensive and cost me £100. Exchange rate may help reduce the cost if you can go when the rates are favourable. All in all a fantastic country, culture and people. I loved it & will be back soon..! Idea for content - what western food have Japanese tried and liked or disliked...👍🍜

[@metalninja2474]

Thanks for sharing your costs, a shame there weren't any British travellers in the video as it would've been useful to gauge how many pennies I'll need to save/spend

[@andybliss5965]

I normally spend a couple of hundred quid in a week/ten days and thats eating well but I stay with wifes family. You shouldn't have any problem finding a business hotel for around 60 quid a night. That would be small but very clean

[@ericastier1646]

You are the most efficient, no nonsense, straight information, reality, interesting channel about Japan.

[@brenditabee]

I bought a ticket to Japan for $700 with Singapore airlines out of LAX and my accommodations for 12 days was about $90 a day ($1,100). So far just getting to Japan and having a place to stay has totaled $1,800. I’m visiting in February and I’m expecting to spend another $1,000 or so 🇯🇵 - a hopeful budget of $2,800 for 12 days!! (that might get pushed to $3,000 if I have too much fun 😅)

[@brenditabee]

@vincenavv And considering the USD to Yen rates, I’m definitely overshooting spending anything close to 1k in activities and food! Japan is much cheaper than people think if you plan accordingly (especially from the US). I could not believe some of these responses 😳

[@gjcarpe]

Great video, very professional and informative.

[@jiggygalore]

I went to Tokyo for my birthday during cherry blossom season (end of March), which is the most expensive time to go, however, I’m blessed because I’m a U.S. Based Flight attendant so I only payed taxes for the international country I’m flying to (obviously being Japan), which would be about $500 round trip and I was able to get first class. I only could stay for 4 days but my hotel was about $500 for those 4 days and my hotel included free breakfast, I ate at 7Eleven and occasionally had ramen and other street food. I also went out to the club scene and had some drinks with friends and only did a lil but of shopping + transportation of Uber and trains. I also did a couple of tourist attractions. All in all, i think I spent about just under $1000. Best gift to myself I’ve ever experienced.

[@1st_riddick78]

American and I love your videos, learning so much thank you very much.

[@k3an-official]

I did a solo trip to Japan right after they opened in Nov 2022. For a 2 week trip it was about $2200 USD all-in including a direct flight from the east coast USA and a JR Pass. I stayed in an onsen hotel in middle of each city I visited (Ginza Tokyo, 3 blocks from Ebisubashi Osaka, and 1 block from Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima) About $1000 of it was just for food, which included six Michelin Starred restaurants. I'm quite the foodie, so my food budget was actually unlimited, but the restaurants are very affordable in Japan as a whole. I wasn't on any set budget for this trip, but if I was, I think I could've done this trip for under $700 for 2 weeks, using budget hotels without onsens, and no Michelin Starred restaurants.

[@JE3MAN]

I just came back from a full month long trip in Japan (31 days). All expenses, including souvenirs cost me 6000$ CAD. I think if I stayed in Tokyo, I would have saved a good 1000$. The JR pass is expensive and is worth it if you go to other big cities but you don't need it at all if you plan on staying in Tokyo only. The Suica card is good enough. Food in Japan is ridiculously inexpensive.

[@juliohernandez9372]

I love the diversity of your subjects 👏🏾🙏🏾

[@JuanVazquez-mb9gk]

I like this format of different perspectives on how much it cost them their trips

[@VexylObby]

How. Do. People. Have. So. Much. Money? I’m guessing finding a relationship does a lot for saving up money? But for someone like me who is not in a relationship or have family that can help, traveling to Japan just seems impossible at this point. Which is heartbreaking. I know I would work hard to be a kind visitor and want to know more about the place too. But I still cannot do with the hand I have been dealt…

[@vihodanyet]

If you haven’t noticed by now, Takashi doesn’t interview totally random people. A lot of the people he interviews are fellow content creators who know eachother through expat social circles

[@kerdart351]

Don't live in a shi(thole country. I had around the same budget for 2 weeks in Japan (3500€), just have a good job and save money. That's not complicated

[@giangargo669]

an avarage income in a developed economy can surely allow you to go, depending on many factors you might need to save for one year up to some depending on your dedication, there are a lot of financial mistakes not to do including financing everything and living beyond ones means, I'm not addressing you specifically ofc, I don't know your background and I wouldn't judge you regardless

[@shaybapple]

Get a good credit card with airline point bonuses. We used points to pay for our flights to Japan and back.

[@andrewespinoza2896]

saving is the biggest thing. you can make a lot of money but if you cant save it, its a waste. i myself have a good paying job but the economy being what it is im slowly saving with a goal to visit japan with a friend in Jan 2025. we both are planning a budget of $3500 US each not including flight with a goal of 5 weeks.

[@loopyfrog]

This is such a useful video, thank you Takashii!

[@ninakitadai6163]

Tokyo is the most expensive city in Japan, but even though much cheaper than USA like NY/Boston/Miami/LA/SanDiego. Specially food! Good healthy food for less than USD15.

[@norutenki]

Man this makes it sound a lot more affordable than I originally thought it was.

[@GinJ1337]

Japan being expensive is pretty much a myth. Another thing to add is that Tokyo is more expensive than pretty much everywhere else. My last trip was taking trains from Osaka all the way to Beppu and stopping at almost every stop along the way. You really notice the prices drop a lot.

[@askeladd60]

@@GinJ1337 it wasn't myth 3 years ago, the Japanese yen is basicaly going down the crapper losing 50% of its value over the last 3 years, that's why Japan is now cheap

[@GinJ1337]

@@askeladd60 I'm traveling to Japan every year since 10 years, the exchange rate to euro fluctuated between 100 and 165 in that time. it was always cheap. being able to eat ramen at 900 yen and a rate of 100 = 9 Euro has always been cheaper than eating out in central and western Europe 😅. more like 20 Euro there. it's just that now it's exceptionally cheap.

[@Aaron-yn4bk]

Good video! Been enjoying your content for a while now. My family are traveling to Japan (Kyoto then Tokyo) soon. Hopefully we run into you!

[@gauravj6543]

I think if you stay in ur relatives or friends house there as a guest. It won't cost you much. But if you go as a tourist there, It will be a dilemma.

[@tyrel8280]

My cost this August for 14 days as a Canadian soloing - Tokyo, Nikko, Hakone, Kawaguchiko, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Nagoya. Flight: $1200 Roundtrip Hotel $1450 Train/buses/boat trips around lakes: $580 (JR PASS) + $200 for non-covered JR Food: $1000 (Did 2 Steak experiences which was like $200 each, and $70 Michelin star Tonkatsu place.) otherwise my cost would've been 500ish. Buying water walking around added up a lot lol. Drinking: $640+ Misc - Temples, gardens, etc: $60? Total: 5,130 -> 557000 YEN.

[@zhangruoran]

So cheap! I recently bought 80 books from Japan with only 11000 yen!

[@bpcgos]

Im arrived at japan 2 days after this video posted. Btw me and my wife quite lucky, our total soend for both of us as couple probably around $2500 . ticket plane only around $700 to go and back from Japan (this is for both of us total) , we arrived at Osaka and spent $20 a night there for five days , one night sleep in the bus, and the next 6 days around $50 airbnb in tokyo. The rest is for train, food and shopping

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

I came from Switzerland and been living here in Tokyo for almost a decade. One of the reason why I love Japan is because it's very affordable...everything is much cheaper than my own country ! I can even buy 2 houses in here ( one in Tokyo, the other is in rural area ). I absolutely would NEVER be able to do that in my country!

[@namesurname7332]

Everywhere in the world is cheaper than in your country

[@kerdart351]

@@namesurname7332 Excepted Luxembourg

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

​@@namesurname7332Not really. Monaco is more expensive than Switzerland ( both of my Grandparents live there, so I know).

[@scitails]

​​​​​@@azabujuban-hito-dakeI mean, sure, but that's Monaco, which is famous for having a lot of millionaires. It is literally one of the most expensive cities in the world (according to the internet, it is the most expensive in real estate prices), so that by no means makes Switzerland cheap.

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

​@@scitailsI absolutely NEVER said that Zurich ( my hometown) or Switzerland is cheap.🤷‍♀️

[@zeronyne]

Things have really changed. The last time I was in Tokyo (which was almost 20 years ago), I got a 6 piece shrimp plate, and it was actually two pieces of shrimp cut into three pieces each, and it was $65.00 US.

[@acolyte1951]

a place to stay for more than $100 per day is quite a bit pricey...

[@Chazzmatazz]

I was going to say it seems cheap. An economy hotel in US is in the 120+range, with anything nice being over 200.

[@Feljo]

yeah that's not on the cheaper side, if you don't care about sharing room with other people though you can get somewhere to stay for 20 USD or less.

[@Chazzmatazz]

@@Feljo I'm a grown ass, married adult. A private room is a must

[@Feljo]

@@Chazzmatazz yeah i get you, i'm single and still prefer a private room even if i have to pay more for it. Still you can find some cheaper than 100USD/night Hotels and good location. You can get a room in an APA Hotel for like 40-45 USD on good locations.

[@Chazzmatazz]

@@Feljo Wow. That seems much more accessible than even domestic US travel in places like California, NYC or Orlando. Might need to put Japan into the "doable" destinations instead of "wish list"

[@jdiddy2314]

Thanks Takashi for the video!!! 🥰

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I wish Japan was cheap. Otherwise, I'd be there already. Lol

[@Ira-117]

It can be, probably just not the time you’d like to go. If you’d like to go in late February you can do two weeks for about $1250 round trip, $440 for plane tickets, $400 on cheap hotels $160 for food and $50 for transit $100 for entertainment, and $100 for souvenirs this is only if you’ll stay in Tokyo and are from the few locations that zipair flys to.

[@makotonarukami7468]

I can do two weeks in Tokyo Japan for just $1,500 + 1,500 for the Round trip which would all equal to $3,000 for the Trip all together. Pretty much the $1,500 will cover the 1) Private Capsule Hotel every night, 2) Breafast at 7/11 3) Lunch at Ichiban Ramen, 4) Some capsule toys, a shirt, merch, 5) Dinner, 6) 1 can of Japanese beer per night and midnight snack at 7/11. (During the day, simple walk around, go sight see, go to free events, and other public historical spots, and shrines and parks, and relax, have fun.

[@515gnodgnart]

Hi Takashii! Awesome! I was looking for something just like this to plan my budget to Toyko this upcoming March-April! Thank you! I am going with my wife and son...I wonder if the budget will be different with families vs solo travelers? anyways... We are excited to finally visit your country. I have 4 months to learn Japanese! Ahhh! Wish me luck! LOL.

[@StPauliFanNr1]

I went to Japan with my girlfriend in 2018. We were there for 26 days and stayed 4-6 days in Fukuoka, Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo and Sapporo each. Including the flights, trains, hotels, food, activities and souvenirs we each spent roughly 2600€. So a 100€ per day. In general I would recommend to travel with another person, as a 2-Person Hotel Room is basically the same price as a Single Bedroom. So it becomes quite a bit cheaper. Our flights were from Berlin->Helsinki->Fukuoka. We had 2 inland flights, from Tokyo to Sapporo and back. Then we flew from Tokyo->Helsinki->Berlin. And we used the train to travel to Berlin from Hanover and back.

[@mauricewattebled4161]

I love how varying it is per person you can really make it as crazy as you want. One thing was consistent and that is the flight in general is expensive.

[@brendonts]

I'm flying from Washington D.C. to Tokyo this Fall and the flights are almost twice as expensive as they were in 2019 and a good bit more than when I went in 2022. You could previously get air Canada for ~$800 round trip and ~$1400-1600 for a direct flight with ANA. Now it is about $1400 for Air Canada with a layover or $2700 for direct ANA. I think flight costs have become a huge barrier to Japan travel. Direct flights to Europe are 1/3 of the cost. Yes, they are shorter flights but it is probably causing less people to choose Japan as a travel destination. Hotels and food are still very reasonable. The JR Pass has increased in price significantly. I think this will hurt the likelihood of foreigners visiting prefectures outside of the greater Tokyo area. I'm sure this is a complex issue, but I wonder how most people are affording this increases when salaries aren't going up that much. Perhaps the govt. can do something to ease the cost burned on transportation but obviously that is not easy.

[@knockoutbricks9329]

Oh man.. gonna out myself but here goes haha. I spent 6 1/2 weeks in Japan back in March and April. 28 days in Tokyo, 8 days in Osaka, 3 days in Hakone, then 5 days back in Tokyo. Total cost = $7000.00 Flight was $1100 1st Tokyo hotel was $50 a night, then I stayed in Shinjuku at a smaller hotel for $120 a night. Wasnt worth it. You can find much better hotels outside the center and it takes 15 min by train to get anywhere. I stayed out by Ariake near Tokyo Teleport station and it was perfect. I spent about $1100 on food eating out every night so about $25 a day. Spent about $150 on travel not counting the Shinkansen to Osaka but that was like $90. Hakone hotel was amazing! It was $500 for 3 days 2 nights and had my own onsen in the room. The pocket wifi was probably the biggest expense. I had it the entire time i was there and it was about $550 when I returned it at the airport. It wasnt bad, like $12 a day but I was there a long time haha. Now the sad part haha. I spent about $2000 buying anything I could get my hands on haha. Capsule machines, crane games (ADDICTING!!)), anime merch, 2 concerts with souvenirs, every ticket at the sightseeing spots and AnimeJapan. Compared to the states, outside of the souvenir shopping, I spent less money in a given month on living expenses (food, groceries, transportation, alcohol, etc.) then I do back home. Getting there is the most expensive part, but once you are there, you can live and thrive very easily!

[@sambrewster3889]

Western Australia here..just scored plane tickets for $900 aud. Looking at $70 a night accommodation. Looking forward to a fair priced holiday in beautiful Japan in may

[@hoodhunter3262]

For people in the US like myself, flight is the most expensive expense ranging from $1000-2500 round trip. Next most expensive is hotel. Decent place for room up to 2 adults is $80-120 per night. Bigger chain you can expect around $120-250. Food is dirt cheap as well as transportation. For us, shopping ends up being the most expensive expense. Most people I know from the US spend around $3500 for 2 weeks trip.

[@808spicysushi]

I've always enjoyed your videos. This one is quite informative. Thank you! Gambate 👍👍👍 Keep up the good work!

[@CRZ38L]

Just got back from 14 days in Japan, I think I spent about roughly $5.5K Australian, including flights, accomodation, trains, car hire (between four people), and Shinkansen. I only bought over 200K Yen, but also used my credit card for some payments. The flights from Australia on JAL were only $,1300 return which was good value.

[@alohawaiist]

Just came back today after a 7-day solo trip in Japan. HNL-NRT Zipair $330, Accommodation average $40/nt, JR Pass 7-days $214, Food $25/day. I used JR Pass to the max, Narita Express, Hakodate-Morioka-Tokyo-Izumo-Tottori-Osaka-Kyoto-Tokyo, got a sleeper train Sunrise (reserved extra $68). Total Budget under $1500. Yes, you can do it that cheap.

[@IronForce397]

Im going to Tokyo myself soon. SO this video is very helpful. Thank you very much

[@RainstormInSpace]

I'm currently in Osaka, month 5 of a 6 month stay (did a border run to korea to get a new 3 month tourist visa). This is my third 3 month stint out of the last 2 years traveling in Asia. I'm paying $375 in rent for a bedroom in a kind of share house, about 4m x 3m with a big bed for 2 people and no other costs. I spend around $15-$25 a week on groceries. I can get to the center of downtown, Namba, for 300 yen from here. My most expensive month has probably been like $1,300 when we were eating out every meal, getting snacks at the konbini multiple times a day, and taking the train or metro twice a day, and that's for 2 people. Japan can be really affordable and if you can stay for longer than a 1 week vacation, you can really have a great experience for almost no money.

[@joshw.5034]

Weird way to say that you're gaming their immigration system.

[@RainstormInSpace]

@@joshw.5034 Not at all. You're allowed to spend up to 6 months in a 12 month period. I asked at immigration when my girlfriend renewed her tourist visa (available to just a few countries) and they said it shouldn't be a problem. Then I passed through immigration control on my return and explained and they stamped a new visa in my passport.

[@AZ-nu2co]

4 weeks, $10-12K. I only fly in Delta One sleeper cabin 14 hour flight from Atlanta and First Class JAL in country. JR pass to get to major cities.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Now that's slick! Putting the product being promoted as a "free giveaway" in the video!

[@nvmoe]

Great video Takashii! I would love to see some in-depth documentaries like those from Asian Boss though! Time to take it to the next level, dont forget your filmmaking dream! 💪🏻

[@legoboy-ox2kx]

I'm going early 2024, my plane ticket was around 1300-1400 USD, because I booked about 5 months in advance. I'm getting a 7 day JR Pass for $340 for the first week there since I will be taking 3 bullet trains that are all on the pass. Other than that I'm budgeting about $100 a day for food, travel and other miscellaneous expenses, part of which will be ski rentals while I'm in Arai and Niseko. (I have an Ikon pass as well so I won't have to buy lift tickets, and I get a small discount on rentals) Hotels and hostels came to around $30 to $40 a day, the cheapest being just under $20 and the most expensive being in Niseko at $64.

[@drizzify7850]

good timing, I am currently looking into flights around this summer for a vacation

[@enns5366]

These are such cool videos as someone who dreams of travelling to Japan one day. It's good knowledge

[@lars7282]

Im from Germany. Was in Tokyo 1 month ago for a week. Everything (!) I bought or looked up, from breakfast to a subway ticket to a Hotelroom to a movie theatre to a pizza, was always 2-3€ cheaper. Good example: Starbucks Venti Cafe latte cost me around 3,50€ there, in Germany it’s around 5,80. And that difference I experienced basically with every product

[@P4ndaBear]

Hey it's Tori Peebs! I love her racoon vids but i thought she lived in Japan and this vid was about tourists 🤔. Ticket prices can vary i got a round trip from SF to Tokyo for $650. I would say unless you want a tiny room or be stuck in the suburbs accommodation is going to be around $50 a day for something "decent or mid-range" in the city.

[@mjmikaelson]

Great video! Thank you for sharing! ✨😉👍

[@Travelwithmarebear]

I was in Japan last month. Spent $650 for flight from LAX $250 for JR pass, $30-$50 for food per day that includes alcohol, snacks, coffee. Most things we did were free or $5-10. Overall pretty cheap vacation, compared to anywhere else. I had the best ramen for $9 and beer was cheap $2-3

[@catherine1756]

I think the biggest money saver is usually the hostels. When I go to Osaka I stay in a place that's basically $15USD a night. Spending one meal a day at the convenience store is also super cheap, like $5USD. Souvenirs can be expensive but honestly, it's so much cheaper than, for instance, getting something at an anime convention or at a kinokuniya. The flight was the most expensive part for sure. I think I budgeted $5K USD for my last trip and only spent just under $3K, with most of that being for the flight and shinkansen.

[@tuttuttut7758]

I’m going to Japan in may for 3 weeks. Can’t wait!