How Expensive is it to Travel Japan? | Budget Travel Tips

[@AbroadinJapan]

I MENTIONED I travelled with some friends for two weeks; the total cost of our accommodation and transportation came in at £530 ($690) each. On top of this we spent at least another £600 each on food/drink, as it was their first time to Japan and they wanted to splash out and try everything. So in total around £1100 for the two weeks (NOT including their return flights to Japan from the UK). IF you have any budget travel wisdom, please share away below!

[@coolwolf2089]

Did you lose weight, I'm not seeing a pot belly anymore.

[@apslusk]

Back in 2014 we went hiking in Japan for three weeks, starting in Okinawa and ending in Tokyo. Managed it with a budget of $3000, including both Japan rail pass(2weeks) and flight tickets. Tent spots tended to be very cheap back then(stretching between 300-1500 yen a night). Spent many nights in capsule hotels as well, which I cannot recommend enough! Eat breakfast at Lawson or other convenience stores!

[@connor8786]

Abroad in Japan apparently my dad (Daniel​ knight) once worked with you

[@mattheModest]

I suggest buying the cheap 3 day passes for the subway when in Tokyo. Much cheaper than spending money on a JR pass.

[@Sakurakitto]

I recommend staying at AirBnb apartments in Japan rather than hotels. The prices are reasonable and you can pick locations really close to train stations and attractions you want to visit. A lot of the apartments also have self check in, which was so useful when we arrived late in the evening from travelling.

[@まる-k9v]

I’m a Japanese and I watched this video to improve my listening skill. This video is easy to understand! I think this video will help many foreigners who plan to visit Japan. I want to say Japanese fast foods like Sukiya and Yoshinoya are cheap and really taste good! I enjoyed watching this video. Thanks for introducing Japan!

[@michelenintricepsi6529]

Dude If you can clearly understand british accent them you are really good at english

[@scariacherian948]

osushi hi can yoi help me in learning Japanese. I'm from India and plan to migrate to japan next year

[@michelenintricepsi6529]

@@scariacherian948 Please do not

[@scariacherian948]

Michele'nin Tricepsi y

[@unknown_bitch6734]

@@SuperHumhum Wow, racist much? Dude or girl, its 2019!? Stop this already...

[@ewwcia17]

Lived in Japan. Don't shop in the convenience stores. Go to supermarkets it's a lot cheaper.

[@jessiec668]

Agree! I've visited a few times and we always try to visit a supermarket on our first day to stock up on breakfast foods and drinks to carry with us on day trips. They also have cheap food if you shop just before closing time.

[@koi_A4]

we use convenience store when we need something suddenly. like “oh I wanna drink water” “wanna go ATM” ”I wanna print documents” “I wanna eat some food but I need to back to the school/office”

[@ewwcia17]

@@koi_A4 yeah, they should be used during emergencies but even then I would rather look around and try to find daiso or donki ( don quijote). However I can't lie and I have to say the first thing I will do upon visiting Japan again is to go to family mart and eat their nikuman 😂

[@ElectronBlast]

I think that is true everywhere

[@trice1857]

I'm japanese,it's true.

[@jessereset10]

One day I'll go to Japan. One day.....

[@muzan9865]

Jesse Vollmer I’m too

[@RishabKhuba]

Me too man... Me too

[@kuldeeppatel8603]

I want to travel Japan but I don't have any money

[@caleb-ct5vi]

I might do it during new years and christmas this year or in february 2020

[@bazooka617]

My brother and i keep telling ourselves this.

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

I wonder why I'm seeing random Japan stuff more when traveling is all dead.

[@TeddyboyRnR13]

Nostalgia

[@TheFrancesc18]

Hope for the future.

[@michaelsebastian2842]

Sadistic AI.

[@CorvusCorone68]

it's like seeing food-related stuff when yer hungry

[@eroryan]

its coming back soon

[@bellei365]

Chris your content is so professional and high quality. I feel like i'm watching a BBC documentary every time i watch

[@AbroadinJapan]

Thanks! Although I suspect the BBC wouldn't hire someone this unnecessarily snarky.

[@NaNa_W4NT5_F3MNM5]

grarox Naah, That`s the same reason why I watch him. Don't worry Chris, I think a little bit of snarky adds to the experience.

[@bellei365]

Abroad in Japan i think the BBC should embrace the snarky to attract the younger generation!

[@JaysMackie]

eh? Snarky is optional?

[@DanVR001]

The BBC doesn't hire white males anymore. They're all about diversity and "gender pay gap" these days. It's fucking ridiculous.

[@brianturnbough4955]

Vacation??? Brotha you got me ready to move.

[@SalmanAli-hn2kt]

Lol

[@pianosouls4604]

Hmmmm...Not a bad idea

[@jaxxii8775]

*pack your bags*

[@SValens]

Thought the same 😂

[@lelouch1391]

They don't like black people.

[@japanguide]

Thanks so much for recommending our JR Pass calculator. I hope viewers find it useful.

[@thetimelords911]

That calculator is amazing. Excellent work!

[@jacob4895]

Will check it out, plan on starting a savings to visit Japan.

[@Timenow1]

*I subbed with this guy, and now I will follow you! We LOVE Japan and can't wait to visit! Arigato*

[@AMAZINGTOPTEN]

It's amazing

[@ぽんた-y4g]

I am Japanese.I use WILLER when I use the night bus.It's the most comfortable night bus.However, there are some ranks of buses in WILLER, and I recommend the "Relax" rank bus.

[@kausthita11]

Thanks for the advice 👍

[@hamstersdailylife4938]

I’m a Japanese but I watched this entire video. I don’t even have enough budget to travel domestically. Why did I watch this?!

[@komlat253]

Haha American money works amazingly....

[@nibrasabdullahkarim5777]

I like Sadistic souls like you.

[@arx3516]

Still better than watch old kung fu masters getting kicked in the balls!

[@tamalpias]

Come to the US and I’ll show you around

[@denleyclydevincentcavan339]

Tour me in Japan pls hehe

[@冬の霜焼け]

I'm Japanese. I don't recommend that you use low cost carriers or night buses. Their quality is awful and uncomfortable, so you will be exhausted before you arrive at the destination. And those who travel only to Tokyo better buy Tokyo one-day ticket(and if you figure out a good route((for examlple you never use Yamanote-line or other JR lines)), Metro&Toei 1day pass will or only Metro 1day pass might be enough). Those who travel only to the central area of Kyoto need only 1-day bus ticket, but if you go to Arashiyama(not cental) or Todai-ji(in Nara), you have to purchase train tickets as well.

[@am-hb3kc]

山田健一 Agree. Night buses are very mean for foreigners. They don't use English, just Japanese, then maybe you're confused.

[@celetialtrejure3237]

Thanks for the info! I might never go to japan, but we usually use night busses to sleep on vacation, so if I ever go, I'll remember it!

[@ambeegaming76]

My fear would be getting off the subway at the wrong stop and being lost forever xD

[@afex1070]

Are you a forex or stock trader?

[@Dominate955]

Yeah I don't think night buses are good in gerneral. I would use the bullet trains, because if you visit Japan, that's something you have to go on

[@cameronglowacki3250]

I’d just Mumen Rider my way across Japan

[@dennisfeijns2804]

Don't get killed tho

[@ideasonek3374]

InferniX Dragneel Otaku-sama Not Otakuusama

[@ideasonek3374]

オタクーさま which is wrong

[@therefore-I-AM]

@@ideasonek3374 otaku is the right spelling

[@ideasonek3374]

オタクーさま otaku is correct But you dont put the Hyphen - to add the “sama” or “san”

[@しいみ丸]

I’m japanese. This video is explaining about Japan exactly. I like it.

[@vcalblas]

4 years ago my ex-girlfriend and I spent 3 months travelling around Japan. We did it very low budget. We hitchhiked everywhere. It turned out Japanese people loved to have us in their car. They were very nice in general. It was hard to have a conversation though, as they hardly understood English and we din't speak Japanese. But guess what? If you got your hands to gesture with and a friendly smile you don't really need to speak the same language. We had a small 2-person tent with us in our backpacks. We camped in forests, city parks and... well... anywhere really. It was wonderful, and we never felt unsafe. Japan is the safest place in the world. Another great thing: Japan had many (very clean) public toilets, which offered a way to wash ourselves in the morning. We ate a lot of onigiri from the convenience stores. We sometimes ate at the Japanese fast food places like Matsui. Of our 3 months we spent 1 month in Tokyo, volunteering at a hostel. We had to do the beds and clean the place for 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. In return they gave us free accommodation and free lunch. We also spent a couple of weeks volunteering for an oyster farmer in Kumihama Bay. In return he gave us free accommodation and 3 excellent meals a day. They were a lovely family. If I have to guess what our average spendings were, I would say not even 5 euros a day. (Not including flights.) It does include entrance fees to a couple of museums (like the ones about the atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima). It also includes a nicer meal every now and then, like sushi. And it includes some unforgettable nights at karaoke places and a few refreshing onsen visits. Sure, we did our trip in Japan on a low low low budget, but thanks to our hitchhiking we met hunderds of Japanese people. We spent our nights in our tent often surrounded by nature. We spent 1 month in one of the most expensive cities in the world, Tokyo. If we hadn't travelled the way we did it, we would have spent our entire budget after two weeks. Now we got to spent 3 months in that great country - AND it made our experience a whole lot better! I hope my little story inspires others who also don't have a lot of budget, but who want to see Japan badly, to go there anyway. :-)

[@MrAstrojensen]

Inspiring. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@animefanatic33]

This is beautiful!! I would be willing to do this if i had an experienced hiker with me no joke!

[@vcalblas]

@@animefanatic33 Well, what are we waiting for?

[@TrueKivan]

You, I like you. This is the way I would prefer to do it, too. I live in the Nederlands now, and there was a time when I had to leave my current acomodation, but failed to secure a new one. I changed provinces, got myself a job, but failed to get a room. So I deposited most of my stuff with friends, bought myself a hammock, sleeping bag, and additional survival stuff as I went on, learning from my mistakes. I worked mixed hours, it was not always busy enough to keep us around full time, but I worked plenty. They had cameras in bicycle shed, so no one tried to steal my stuff while I was at work. I charged my phone and 3DS there, I went to the gym almost every day to take showers, I used friends or dedicated establishments for laundry, stayed in KFC if I wanted internet, and slept in parks, forests, on the beach, basically whenever, and would cycle everywhere or take trains. I spend 7 months living this way, and I was healthy like a bull - not even a cold even if I stood shirtless in rain at 5am, and because I was on the move all the time and used the gym so often I got ridiculously buff and ripped, and saved up like 2k euro in the process lol.

[@rubaz100]

@@animefanatic33 I am a German Guy and I hitchhiked in Portugal and Spain in the last three days

[@nacholibre5705]

Man I wanna go to Japan just to eat the food

[@shanemcman3665]

It's not that good

[@mi2sys]

Haha, I have to go to Japan every year to see my grand parents but I love going there for the food. It's delicious, man. If you ever go there, you wouldn't regret it.

[@AnthonyRossetti]

Lmao just came back from living in japan for a year. The food really isn’t that good. I prefer Korean or Chinese food over it. Lol.

[@mi2sys]

@@therefore-I-AM when i saw the notification i was like- "wow another weeb" and then I saw the culture and food part

[@Crimbtw]

That would be nice. I wouldn't go as far as to live in Japan. That's what separates me from weebs (to those who aren't a weebs and wanna go to Japan this doesn't affect you)

[@Megadriver]

All you can drink for 10 bucks? That's awesome. Man, if pubs did that in Europe, they'd be bankrupt within a few months.

[@silasprins3861]

Lmao days. Not even kidding

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

time to get fucked up in Japan lol

[@nonononini1474]

Probably because Asian people are bad at compensating alcohol. So they drink 3 drinks and are drunk asf

[@Connetification]

Noname One drink for me and I am done...

[@ivanik8]

I can already see lots of germans getting heavenly intoxicated withing 30 minutes with such an offer.

[@chrissybunnyify]

I'm watching this video during quarantine period, trying to sate my love for Japan (as we've canceled our trip to Japan this year 'coz of the pandemic 😭) 🇯🇵❤️🇯🇵

[@Johnnymagnet92]

In the same boat, we cancelled our trip to Banff in Canada :'(

[@Joshua-pt8hb]

I cancelled my trip to my house where I live cause the pandemic we are all in this together guys well I mean I’m not in my house so maybe we are all out this together

[@carolehirsch7315]

Did you get to go? We cancelled two different trips to Japan 🇯🇵 and we’re now booked to go in 10 weeks!!!!

[@chrissybunnyify]

@@carolehirsch7315 happy for youuuuu

[@Underdoggy3963]

I stopped paying attention for a few seconds and all of a sudden you're in a sex cage.

[@kunalmahajan9489]

Sorry I can't understand your joke

[@Underdoggy3963]

@@kunalmahajan9489 I was multitasking and didnt expect him to be in a sex cage, hope this clears it up if you're trying to translate.

[@subspace2913]

@@Underdoggy3963 the love hotel??? Is that what you mean?

[@Underdoggy3963]

@@subspace2913 yes

[@Rizalpahlevi21]

@@subspace2913 he goes inside sex cage inside love hotel.. thats what he mean.. Did u watch the video?

[@MalibuandMilk]

I appreciate the “Hotel, motel, holiday inn” line

[@CorvusCorone68]

and the way he looked away, letting us know he knew full well what he just did

[@benyoucefkarim1316]

It remind me of florida's song "dirty mind"

[@Tanaja061]

I'm currently binge watching all the videos of Chris, since nobody can go anywhere at the moment. Really looking forward to going to Japan sometime again...

[@ashakydd1]

Yeah. I had a trip booked for April. At least I got my money back, but I miss Japan.

[@SOLIDSNAKE.]

I don't wanna die before going to Japan

[@ArcticZombie]

@@SOLIDSNAKE. Same

[@Lauren-yn9ze]

My partner and I lived in Japan for 4 years, and whenever we were travelling, we almost always used Business Hotels. The rooms tend to be small, but they're clean and comfortable, a perfectly good place to rest your head at night, and much cheaper than regular hotels, but with the quiet and privacy you won't get a hostel. And Japanese fast food is brilliant, so much better and more satisfying than McDonalds. Along with the donburi (rice bowls) I was a huge fan of the Doutor coffee chain coffee & sandwich lunch set for ~¥400.

[@englishatheart]

Significant other* Only people you work with should be called "partners." Someone you supposedly love deserves a far more meaningful label than that.

[@Lauren-yn9ze]

@@englishatheart I'll be sure to let them know a stranger on the internet thinks our love isn't genuine. That's 20 years wasted I guess.

[@homicide58halo]

Great video! Yeah, a lot of people make out Japan to be a super expensive place but, it is actually quite affordable. Since Korea is really close to Japan I've visited on multiple occasions for shopping and touring. From those experiences I guarantee you can save A LOT of money if you plan properly. A lot of the parts people make mistakes in when planning is transportation. You can literally spend days worth of hotel fees on transportation if your not smart about it. So here are some rules to keep in mind if your traveling on a budget. RULE #1 Never use a taxi! You might feel a little lazy or bewildered on how to get to your destination. But, in most major cities of Japan public and private transportation is very well developed. And taxis are EXPENSIVE. A twenty minute drive will land you over 2000 yen. If you happen to lose your way to a destination just ask for directions. :) Japanese are very kind in that aspect. Even if you can't speak a word of Japanese, showing them a destination in google map is often enough and they will help you out as much as possible. Seriously in several occassions strangers walked me all the way to the destination! RULE #2 Always check where you are visiting. I advise people who visit Japan to check where they want to visit before hand(or at least the major stops) and check if their subway pass or any sort of travel pass they've got covers the locations. I've seen a lot of people having to get new tickets or passes because the train lines they wished to take were not covered by there travel pass. For instance Osaka has like three different subway/train lines all with seperate payment because they fall under different companies. So the pass you have might only cover one of those lines and not the others. RULE #3 Check your travel objective. This might be a little overlaping with Rule #2 but, hear me out. Depending on your travel objective the type of travel pass or transportation ticket you'd want to get will vary. Drastically. If you look up the different travel passes, you can easily find that there are passes designed for shoppers, sight seekers, long term or short term travel. They also come with different perks for specific people, like discounts to museum or castle entrance fees and so on. RULE #4 Step away from that hotel. Not being able to stay at a hotel might seem like a bummer. But if your going to half ass and stay at an average hotel it is much better to go for guest houses or Air Bnb deals. Especailly if your traveling with friends of 3~4 Air bnb can be a god send. Some guest houses will also have interesting tourist guides to the local area. The kind of experiences you'd normally not know if you went to a fancy hotel. Woah this has gotten out of control... Well you can sense my excitement with traveling to Japan. I've said rules and what not, but remember its just a trip. You don't have to follow your plans by the book. Just have a blast and enjoy your stay in Japan like I've did. :)

[@redfish337]

While a taxi is hardly ever a good option, it's not never a good option, particularly if there are at least 3 and ideally 4 of you. They're ridiculously expensive, but if your route is relatively short but requires a train company transfer (metro to JR, for example), the taxi can come out ahead with a party of 4 and close enough to be worth saving the trouble with 3. But the reality is we're so used to not even considering taxis in Tokyo that I'm always halfway to the destination before I realize that it was actually a taxi-ideal route and then it's too late to be worth it.

[@homicide58halo]

+redfish337 I guess you are right on that. But, most of the time people would already be in possesion of travel passes that cover subways or buses. It'd be nice to take a taxi if its a one stop journey but, often you'd be moving around the city all day. So, it seems a bit wasteful if you already bought a travel pass.

[@malikanuur4298]

Thanks for the advice

[@PointyGorman]

"a lot of people make out Japan to be a super expensive place but, it is actually quite affordable" This is because compared to many nearby countries it is vastly more expensive. Maybe 5x as as expensive as Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, or Indonesia, 2-3x the price of Taiwan, or Singapore, and even a bit more expensive than Hong Kong! For someone from SK maybe you don't realise it because SK and JP are similarly priced. And yes, taxi are always a scam in all counties. Use Uber or Grab for a fraction of the cost, easier to use and faster, plus they have accountability.

[@redfish337]

People aren't comparing Japan with Thailand and Malaysia. Japan... probably from the bubble years, had a reputation as being the most expensive country, period. That's their rep, and it's been their rep for decades. People don't expect Japan to be cheap. They expect it to be expensive- even more expensive than Western countries, even beating out the Nordic countries. I mean, if you're from the West and they're telling you Japan is expensive, you're expecting it to be more expensive than where you're from. And right now... ehh... not really.

[@MetroidMother]

A Manga-cafe is a great place to sleep if you don't have a reservation. Usually under 20$ for 8-12h including hot drinks and a PC. Also over TripAdvisor I found enough hostels starting at 10$ a night, and enough capsule hotels starting at 15$ all over Japan. One capsule hotel in Tokyo I can recommend is Capsule Value Kanda. I payed 12€ a night, and it is 1 stop from Akihabara and Tokyo station. Also very nice and clean, with a traditional Japanese bath. Thought the capsules are a bit older. In Kyoto I stayed in a private double room with a friend for 10€ a person (20€ in total) per night. The place was called small world guest house. It was a bit far from the city centre and the room was tiny, but it was still good, and the building was a very old traditional Japanese House.

[@Mikaela_Westmt]

Or internet cafe for that matter.

[@hector1404]

I wish we had Manga cafes in my country xD, they seem very convenient, lol

[@lawabidingcitizen1585]

Hector Spencer mklplYh

[@TasX]

Manga and Internet cafes are the best. Starbucks should learn from them

[@zsurvivalist7996]

Radi Bear you think one would succeed here in the states?

[@AmbientWalking]

My de-facto cheapo strategy when I was living in Tokyo was to head to any of the numerous 'Yayoi Ken' restaurants and order the cheapest 'ichiju sansai', a set meal (which is either grilled miso mackerel or deep fried chicken) with unlimited top ups (it's self service, so don't feel shy) of plain, white rice. I would basically fast till as long as I can till about 3-4 pm (there was once I hit a 6 pm record, but it was the summer and I did nothing but hang out at Tower Records listening to records) and head to Yayoiken and eat 6 bowls of rice or something. It's immensely fulfilling for a mere 590 yen. The meal will last you an entire day. Comes with free cold unlimited green tea, pickles and miso soup too. It gets pretty packed during rush hours, but at other times, you can sit there as long as you wish without anyone bothering you, which basically means you can eat as much rice as you like. Some of these branches (like the one in Ginza, several in Shinjuku) are open 24 hours!!!!! That's insanely awesome!!! : )

[@unownnnn]

Great advice thanks!

[@elysahatestostudy9364]

How do you save money on accomodation, travel and dining? - Cook yourself - Sleep in a tent - Learn to swim

[@OEDODRAGON]

Sounds like you're saving money by eating yourself, rather than buying food. x)

[@MrDosSantos991]

Emerald Heart_ dont travel if ur not enjoying urself, who travels and cooks ??

[@jarred4005]

I mean, I’m there to enjoy their food lmao. I know what my food tastes like

[@iowkey_9339]

@@MrDosSantos991 i travel to see nature, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, cities, people, culture.. Food is just a small part of it

[@MrDosSantos991]

Theoctopus Thoughts its a big part of it especially the local specialties🤦‍♂️

[@Silentgrace11]

I've heard a lot of these suggestions before, but I think you're the first person I've ever heard of recommending a love hotel as a budget accommodation option xD

[@Isnogood12]

They're cheaper than internet cafe's for the night. :p

[@cookster69]

Diamond girls 64 hMmmmm

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

for real, diamond? (hehe, that's my doggo's name, btw. Well, Princess Diamond VanderSniff the 3rd, to be precise.. but neither here nor there...) I was looking to find cheap accommodations for my son and I, and the Love hotel seemed cheapest, but felt creepiest. It didn't feel awkward? I wanted a capsule hotel, but I can't torture the other patrons with my son's snoring, lol.

[@imxuiminsmarshmello5969]

isn’t a manga cafe also cheap though?

[@diiamxnd]

@@Original_Tenshi_Chan i freaked out when you said diamond i thought you where talking about me knew my name lol

[@JamesPrime1]

When I went to Japan, I found loads of free events or sights to checkout! Hit up 7/11 for free wifi and cheap food. Last but not least, let the good times roll!

[@astronomyguy976]

JamesPrime Wtf😂🙋‍♂️

[@marianlee8767]

JamesPrime of

[@michaelday4415]

Perfect recommendations. I often sit outside 711 in my car streaming KZbin off their Wifi haha. If you want to see Tokyo check out my video ''Tokyo in 2 minutes - Fast Travel Tokyo'' on my main page!

[@MOZちゃねら]

Please come to Japan after COVID-１９！！

[@Rhys-gv3ir]

I would love to

[@aidantcbennett6563]

My parents are in the navy(us) and we are moving to Japan for 3 years

[@seasons1146]

Yaaaasss. 😭💓💓

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

if you pay the ticket lol

[@remmborn8154]

私の名前はエイダンです wo, how old are you?? 3 years is a long time!!

[@ing3888]

Wonder how the Love Hotel rooms would look under ultra violet light 🤔

[@CommanderSputnik]

Yikes

[@JagexLis]

You can look at their newest video, where they go behind the scenes in the love hotels, you'll be pleasantly surprised!

[@ing3888]

@Lissa D ooh alright gotta check it out. Had hoped for another Gordon Ramsey ultraviolet hotel inspection, Japan edition.

[@Slowpoke3x]

probably not as bad as a normal hotel room

[@rionachreid5863]

Cue the nightmare scene...

[@alinelaura7714]

Do you usually spend 30 minutes comparing prices? Not anymore. Hotel? Trivago.

[@Lolleren686]

xDDD

[@DimapeloManual]

Wow brazilian people here! \o/

[@ligenyodu2645]

@@Lolleren686 hahaha

[@sariwatanabe5208]

Aline Laura omgggg stopp🤣🤣

[@SaurabhGupta-xv4fk]

😂😂😂

[@lkiing]

I have visited Japan twice now, once last summer 2016 and just now Dec. 2017. Yes, there are definitely things that are expensive especially in Tokyo but boy, you also have lots of cheap options. This video is really good but I just want to clarify some things and/or add info. The Tokyo subway is vast and is operated by multiple different lines (private and government). One is a private company which is Japan Rail who also operate the Shinkansen. You can only get the Japan Rail pass outside of Japan as a tourist and is definitely worth it. Like the video says, it only takes one long ride on the Shinkansen to make the 1 week pass worth it and on top of that you can ride the Japan Rail trains in the city for free. BUT, here is the clarification, JR is not the metro/subway, it is only a portion of it. There is a massive network of trains. If you ONLY got the JR pass, you cannot ride the rest of the subway system in Tokyo. You can only ride on the trains operated by JR. Now the video is wrong in that it says you have to stand around buying tickets if you don't get the JR pass. That's also not true. What you should do is to buy a PASMO or SUICA card. These are literally train debit cards and they work across all these different train companies. They come preloaded with amounts and you can just tap your way through all the trains and it will deduct an amount each time. No need to go buy a ticket each time and figure out how much it costs. When the balance runs low (and you'll see your balance every time you tap), you can just re-charge them in the ticket machines. I got mine from Haneda airport and when I left I just returned it at the airport and I got a 500 Yen deposit refund for the card. Concerning the food, I would definitely pick Yoshinoya over the other ones. I find its quality just a bit better and the prices just as good. But I had a lunch at Nakajima in Shinjuku and it is a 1 Michelin Star restaurant. Guess how much the lunch is: 800 Yen! So how's that for a budget lunch at a 1 Michelin star restaurant. It opens at 11:30am so lineup early. I waited just short of an hour but if you get there like 11:30am your wait should be shorter. There is also a 1 Michelin star ramen place in Tokyo (near Sengoku) and cheapest ramen is 1000 Yen, its name is Tsuta. And there are many other top notch ramen shops whose prices are cheaper too. I also find 7 Eleven, Lawson, Family Mart to be full of good stuff to buy but you can try their local grocery stores and they have even MORE items with the same prices. And the food shops in the train stations are amazing and tons of selection with excellent prices. I also agree with the video's recommendation of business hotel. I got one last year and it slept 3 of us plenty well with a kitchen/dining table too and it was just a bit higher than the capsule hotel prices. Happy travels in Japan!

[@peko7446]

Don't forget the Department Stores which have a whole level for food alone. Japan offers many options to dine at many price levels depending on how much you want to spend. Same goes for accommodations.

[@Dragineez774]

Which video did you watch? He did recommend SUICA card.

[@Happyingaloshes]

Thanks for the info my friend, going in 15 days so it will help me!.

[@snorktorsk3434]

For the Tokyo Metro you can get a multi-day visitor pass. Show your passport to prove you are a visitor.

[@misaelrodriguez4552]

I'm going to travel next year but I don't know where to start lol I wish someone can explain

[@HoIIowedSlayer]

Would love an updated video on this if applicable Chris! Especially with Japan re-opening, I'm interested how things have changed money wise after/during the pandemic.

[@marianaplayfair]

sameee

[@Snyde91]

6:14 - What is this magical skateboard that can traverse an ocean?!

[@AbroadinJapan]

Clearly you've never used an amphibious Japanese skateboard.

[@zam023]

Ever heard of Ferries before?

[@Someloke8895]

It's also know as the "Waterboard"....no wait, hang on...

[@RaiofLight]

Also known as a WaveSkate. ;)

[@DarkParagon]

snorkelling gear. Bottom of the sea. Ramping over Japanese spider crabs. ...Just me, then.

[@schitflowsdwnhil]

I stayed at Airbnb almost exclusively in Japan for my 3 week stay. Ended up at about 20-30 per night. I had great hosts and they really helped with everything!

[@ejkmoroo2215]

THe difference with Japans Low-Cost Living for tourists, it doesn't look like shit. Try finding cheap food and cheap places to sleep in the West, you'd be lucky you don't get food poisoning or get murdered in your sleep.

[@arctorusmedia]

There's a hotel here in NC that looks decent on the outside but was investigated for having hypodermic needles placed in their mattresses facing upward so people would get pierced.

[@randallmart92]

Yea America is slowly becoming a shithole...like for real you can spend 500$ a night and still have bedbugs and sperm stains and a dead hooker in the closet.

[@eskol6725]

@@randallmart92 yeah I hate it when you find a dead hooker in your closet 😣

[@Smoer1]

How fucked up is that. @@arctorusmedia

[@skylahero]

I would love to see an updated version of this with the different proces for 2022 and later

[@ろい-p7n]

“This is beef” “Wakaruyo” lol that was funny

[@LaurenTaylorNation]

This was by far the most helpful budget video I’ve watched! Makes me even more excited for my trip!

[@Soundwavesolo]

If you go to a normal supermarket in the evening you can find ready meals with the price lowered since they want to get rid of everything. You can get some pretty big boxes of food for a very small sum that way:)

[@Oliwolf78]

That's what my Japanese dad's friend told me. Go to the supermarkets in the evenings to pick up cheap food and just eat it the next day even

[@Svoorhout85]

Great advice!

[@efreinshtick]

I went to Japan in 2019, I watched a ton of your videos. For anyone thinking about going to Japan; do it!!! You can have an inexpensive trip and still have an amazing time. Just watch all of Chris's videos

[@EternalRoman]

+Abroad in Japan I am an English teacher, and I teach in Hispanic countries (currently Dominican Republic). I exploded with laughter when you said Nomihoudai, that being that even though I have studied Japanese, I have yet to fully learn it, and I actually do speak Spanish, so the word Nomihoudai in pronunciation is almost identical to the rude Spanish expression " No me Joda" which translates to " Do not F**k with me". When I get some students that are interested in learning Japanese and are from a Spanish speaking back ground I motivate them by always mentioning that at least in pronunciation they have it easy with learning Japanese due to both languages sharing mostly same phonetics. Great video mate :)

[@ivyriry]

I'm a dominican software developer and the moment I reached that part of the video I was down in laughter.

[@reynelgalindo1942]

It was really fun for me because I felt it like "If you want an all you can drink service just say 'No me joda' "

[@DamnUareSoStupid]

For Spain and Portugese speaker is it easier to learn Japanese as for a russian or greek, because over 100 years ago Portugese people traded with them and so some words are original from Portugal like tabacco. And I'm no Japanese or Spanish or Portugese speaker. Anime and some researches and videos about Japan and you learn stuff like that. ;D

[@claraestrada5080]

hahaha totally. im Uruguayan and i burst out at that part. and yeah, currently learning Japanese. the pronounciation advantage is life saving, even though i am currently learning Japanese with an english app and having my brain trying to work in 3 different languages at once can hurt

[@nullpoint3346]

Convenient for me then. (I don't speak Spanish natively, nor can I formulate sentences yet, but I like having my "fuck off" cards.

[@jubmelahtes]

I went to Japan this summer, everything was so, so cheap! As a Norwegian it was astonishingly cheap for great products

[@DerSensei_yt]

Well thats like saying, im a Professional boxer and went to the local boxing tournament, it was astonishingly easy.

[@alexsegers1032]

Dude, you’re Norwegian… the cost of living in Norway is crazy high. And that’s coming from your neighbour down in Denmark

[@jenislyjensen]

@@alexsegers1032 i have been in Norway before and i remember it pretty much the same price as in Denmark. But then again... i was in Norway back in 2005. And yes. I'm from Denmark (:

[@Ernismeister]

Norway is one of the most expensive countries in the entire world, however the salaries relatively are even higher :)

[@RealFilipKetil]

Hvor mye betalte du for fly?

[@brownjoshua7]

I lived in Japan from 2012 until late 2015 and I loved the country and culture. Glad I experienced it.

[@yatinhu1153]

I remember searching about flights to Tokyo in my bedroom in Brazil, which was a mattress on the floor and literally nothing else, just dreaming of one day going. Now im in a far better situation and I'm maybe going next month to Japan, can't believe how things can change.

[@jamesfortner9695]

I went to Tokyo for a week this last April. It was a 14 hour flight as I'm in Tulsa Oklahoma. Flight & Hotel an APA Hotel had just been built earlier this year in Sugamo so it was new and up to date and most of all cheap cause they were filling vacancies. So that part was $2,000 for flight & Hotel. I only took $1000 with me ......I ate like a king every day and it came to about $325 my whole trip. That is amazing. I found Tokyo (if you stay in Tokyo) to be extremely cheap. My opinion. I'm going back after first of year in Feb 2018 cause I loved it so much. I can't wait. In just a year I've already got nostalgia for Tokyo. Hell I may go back every year for next foreseeable future

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

amazing

[@peko7446]

and you don't need to tip.

[@jamesfortner9695]

peko peko yeah lol I've heard the stories of foreigners being chased down to give back the tip lol. Where I stayed there was a barber shop & a coffee shop. It was great, started my first morning with a hair cut , coffee & got a nice pair of ASIC Kensei 5"S for a fraction of cost in Shinjuku all in first day so I was also rolling on some fresh new shoes lol.

[@fordalols7479]

James Fortner just a tip for you. As a person who lived in japan before-> smaller shops in corners that serve food that have only like 8 seats and more cramped apace usually have the best food. Like where i lived, there was a small corner only people who knew the area well knew of the area

[@fordalols7479]

James Fortner the area had 6 seats that were bar table seats and surved curry or ramen. It was good

[@samuelasanovic5047]

I wanna go to Japan to see the Life and the Nature there 🍁🍂

[@midknight1978]

i travelled to japan 22 times... usually i stay there for 3 to 4 weeks. 1st time i went i spent around 7000 dollars...now as im used to it i spend an average of 3300 dollars. the thing is that you need to experience it couple of times till you find your sweet spot. the most expensive stuff i found are shopping (dont go near expensive brands as theyre much more expensive than europe or middle east). alternatively, use their brands as they are really really good. especially beauty stuff and food. second, taxis (avoid them as much as possible). third use jr pass ONLY if youre travelling to many long range cities (usually 3 or more). forth, try to avoid hotels at the HEART of the city centre as it gets much cheaper as you go further (there are many nice hotels with cheaper fares). fifth, for the bullet trains (shinkansen), do not use green cars as they are way expensive. sixth, there are much cheaper stuff in asakusa jump shops than ordinary shops. make sure to visit them first. seventh, pre book your activites as they are slightly cheaper. eighth, japan tends to be cheaper as you go away from tokyo or osaka. for example hokkaido is cheaper than tokyo. these are the tips i got in top of my head so far. extra: if you like hiking and stuff, visit explore-shareDOTcom. their rates are much cheaper.

[@haanyaabbasi3129]

Thank you!

[@carolhatake]

I wish all traveling videos were this simple and straight to the point.

[@sundialsoft]

The Japan rail pass is really worth it. You can’t use on the subway but you can on some busses. Also a Japan data sim for your phone makes getting around really easy. Unlimited data so just keep that phone charged

[@dillpickles3046]

Guy wastes 33 days traveling by skate board... Saved money: 60$ Me: Yep totally worth it...

[@princessthyemis]

Lol!

[@TheOpz9]

I wouldn't say he wasted it. He has seen more in that time and route than you could ever by flying with a plane.

[@myeffulgenthairyballssay9358]

Aye. I reckon the point was more about skateboarding the route rather than saving money, tbh dill (doe). Lol.

[@FewNewReasonss]

Did he not eat for 33 days? Because I do believe he saved shit

[@1111teo]

Joshua Binzen 💯

[@fn5599891]

めっちゃリスニングの勉強になるし、外国で日本を紹介する時にこの動画参考にします。

[@abikyoukan2]

感謝してます！

[@owata1942]

This is beef.

[@CannedBenzene]

Owata 1942 I know

[@Nanaashi-d6e]

リスニングテストがいかに聞き取りやすいか分かる......

[@thestarsystem8144]

Someone translate this

[@erikasl.7050]

2:44 ah yes cages, exactly what i was looking for in a hotel room

[@yvellebradley2502]

Erikas L. Comes in handy for hanging up your clothes!🤣

[@nytrodioxide]

It's for them kinky peeps 👀👀👀

[@shivnarayans.v2589]

Hey, you get privacy.

[@MetallicReg]

Honestly looking at how much space you get for that price, I seriously would consider to go for love hotels ;))

[@lucyh9680]

The fact that you took a lot of time to research this, that’s really considerate for the fans❤️

[@praveenmendis8327]

I'm looking forward to my pilgrimage to the holy land, Akihabara

[@JAWA63]

Three words from my experience: It’s Otaku heaven.

[@SharapovaFan]

You'll probably be disappointed. Been there countless times. Once is enough for a photo op and some souvenirs.

[@maheshgajadeera1029]

@@SharapovaFan no truer words spoken. I was quite underwhelmed when i went there

[@animefanatic33]

It’s so much fun~!! Lots to see and do

[@YunelKuroya]

might be weird but I prefered ikebukuro lol.

[@BobMcCoy]

*Can someone get me a skateboard - I'm on a budget*

[@manu8926]

Bob McCoy 😂😂

[@coolkidd151]

😂😂😂

[@WinkSmileWave]

Travel a length of Japan in a month! Save 5000 yen? Seems legit.

[@stoffe010]

Think about it dou you would see everything japan has to offer :P It would be an amazing trip

[@AstolfoCh]

A real fucking budget xD

[@CHARrrrrrrrr]

I found the train travel pass only worked out if you literally travel the whole circular route from Tokyo and back again. If you don’t want to go to Hiroshima for example, it was much cheaper to buy local trains and take a domestic flight from Tokyo to Osaka. It was also more fun trying to figure out the local trains, took about 3 days to learn the colour system and train companies 👍👍

[@familysuitcase7653]

make sure when visiting Japan eat at coco curry, also if travelling with children many of the food places will do a children's meal that will usually have a little pudding included as well as a toy or you get a ticket and can choose a toy or some sweets. made my daughter so happy on the days we didn't buy her treats from shops.

[@erilaz7]

CoCoICHIBANYA? I love that place! I went there a couple of times on my last visit to Japan, once in Osaka and once in Hachioji, and my meals were in the ¥700 to ¥900 range. I had Level 5 spiciness both times, but if I get to return to Japan someday, I want to crank it up a bit higher (the scale goes up to 10).

[@TheLAexplorer]

Many good points Chris. Before you think I'm a hater, I'd like to say great video and I agree with virtually all your points... except, the night bus. I tried it and will never try it again. Could NOT sleep on the damn bus and what should have been a 6 hour ride turned into an 8 hour ride with what the Japanese bus driver referred to as "toilet time" every hour or so. Yes, they spent about 20 minutes trying to explain the bathroom break schedule (or as Britts say, "sh-eh-jew-l") before they finally mustered up the phrase "toilet time". Granted, that was the highlight of the ride, I arrived to my hostel with my jet lag reincarnated. Yes, if you're on a very tight budget, this is an option (especially if you're a deep sleeper) but you should also consider the fact that you have a limited time in Japan. Don't waste a hours or in my case, a whole day. The last two times I went, I used the Shinkansen. Worth every penny. P.S. No mention of Saizeriya? That place rocks if you're on a budget

[@AbroadinJapan]

+The L.A. Explorer yeah I've had the same nightmare experience numerous times; I hate how much the driver talks over the speakers during the trip. Just as you're drifting off he starts up again.

[@ssc8359]

May be but it is a lifesaver for many budget tarveller like me. Like 12000¥ by shinkensen and 3000¥ by willerexpress.really amzing prize but also time difference by 3 times

[@jjm152]

Leaves a lot of money left over to buy alcohol to get bombed for the trip.

[@pia.santos.]

It is actually a good option especially when you want to travel regions with fewer flights by low cost carriers. With night buses, you can actually make the most of your day touring around, instead of wasting some hours accessing the airport. Yeah, you're right, for some people, it may be uncomfortable for sleeping due to the annoucements, but seats etc. are alright.

[@MichaWha]

I agree, the only time I chose a night bus I just hated it, I'll never do it again! The bus by day was way better.

[@hyin7747]

Now we need : How expensive is living in japan

[@redfish337]

Haha... it's the same really. Not bad... due to the pretty much universal safety there, you can live at a much lower income area than would be safe to do other places. But then you start trying to live a certain way and costs skyrocket. Having a car is super expensive. I think most people do private school... but in any case, having a kid is super expensive. It's a gift-giving culture, so you pretty much just have to grin and bare a lot of "giri" (obligation) expenses that add up if you have any sort of social involvement at all. But yeah, independent online content creator in a tiny apartment (or bigger place in the countryside)... you could get by with hardly anything.

[@redfish337]

Hmmm? Hawaii is expensive. Honolulu is literally the most isolated large city in the world- they have to import a lot of stuff, so day to day costs are high. Housing is pretty high too. And unlike Japan, the lowest levels of living are dirtier with a bit more of a crime risk. Since it never gets too cold it's probably a better place to be homeless, but low budget end you would probably be better off in Japan someplace. Higher budget end, they're both beautiful places so it's just a matter of cultural preference.

[@thomasmorris610]

AldumSK if you have to ask don't go stay home

[@Axis2142]

How do you get a working Visa to stay as an independent online content creator? Are there still education requirements?

[@tanker9987]

What are Japanese salaries like? A quick search reveals it's only about $45k/year which is shockingly low. Why would Japan be so expensive if the average person barely lives above the US poverty level?

[@NewGoldStandard]

Small clarification: It's completely legal to drink on the street in London. There are certain ares where it's requested one refrain but even in those areas it's not illegal. (Though if you're behaving poorly, the police can confiscate your beverage.) It was, however, recently made illegal to drink on public transportation.

[@MisterDutch93]

This video helped me and my friends a lot when we went to Japan last March/April. Now I'm watching it again because I wish my trip wasn't over. Japan is surprisingly cheap and manageable if you pull it off right. We'd spend around €3000 at the end of our 4 week journey, which included staying at various hostels, (capsule)hotels and ryokans.

[@abdiqadirhussein587]

Bro i need to go to Japan give some hints

[@moondoggy007]

Planning my 3rd trip to Japan from Canada and I find it cheaper and more accessible than most places in Europe. I think the biggest obstacles for newcomers is feeling lost in translation (but it's changing fast due to the Olympics).

[@shinobi650]

Japan is my dream destination and visit the shinobi museum!

[@Suki-xu9xs]

Shinobi Suantak is that actually a thing? Ongggg

[@fordalols7479]

Shinobi Suantak thats a good museum

[@belavet]

Also consider grocery stores... their ready to eat meals get cleared out every evening and you can get them for half off (or better). Usually that comes out to 5-6pm. When my friend and I visited a few years ago we accidentally discovered this. You can get some really good and filling food for dirt cheap. If you wanted to, I am confident you could get away with under $10 a day on meals, even if you tend to eat a lot. Of course, you are going to be tempted by all kinds of other stuff too, especially if you are traveling. But if you are a week in and look at your expenses and get a little nervous, you can save yourself a bunch of cash to get back on track.

[@NoahIII]

Watching this at 5am in America

[@AbroadinJapan]

I hope the damn notification thing didn't wake you up.

[@NoahIII]

Abroad in Japan no haha I just have a horrible sleep schedule, your channel has inspired me to study abroad in Japan which I plan on doing in college after I graduate this year. If you ever need any design work I'm a graphic artist and brand owner, my Twitter is @NoahPesante I'd love to work with you!

[@brentthomasaustin]

Noah Pesante Same time zone as me :)

[@NoahIII]

And if you like any of my clothes I wouldn't mind sending you some to wear!

[@NoahIII]

Baustin good thing I'm not the only one that can't sleep lol

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Half a million subs! Congrats!

[@TM-rh7zs]

Leech

[@jb0258]

Now he has a million and a half!! So happy his channel is better than ever :D

[@KoinzellGaming]

I would like to just say that for long term stay (More than a week or two) the cost of your board increases exponentially in any of the noted options. I stayed in Japan for around 3000 dollars for 1.5 months, and I paid about 1000 dollars for a 1 room apartment during that time period (Which comes down to about 22 dollars a day), and it was a proper room, instead of a capsule or dormitory with bunk beds. Also managed to live for that 1.5 months for 2000 dollars, went to Kyoto, stopped at a cheap Ryokan, went to disneyland, and did all sorts of things with that small budget (Though it would've been nice to have more money, as I didn't quite reach all the places I want to go to). I stayed with a company called "Sakura House", the apartment building itself wasn't exactly pretty, and the room wasn't anything exceptional either, but it had all the necessities (And a bath as well) and was cheap.

[@aphr0d]

Honestly, that sounds like an awesome deal

[@Fwaire]

Night buses really are amazing. The ones in Europe can be pretty uncomfortable and expensive, but we used Cruz del sur in Peru. They were so comfy and cheap plus we didn't waste our days travelling! Definitely a good way to go if you want to save money and time on a short trip.

[@sasakiumiquema9608]

"For next time when you travel to Japan" heh in my dreams.

[@mochid9]

Or just save as a whole and live on a budget as practice lol....I might go by 2019/2020 Spring/Summer but first I gotta experience on-my-own travelling lol

[@tillspringagain4832]

So funny

[@TheKueiJin]

In some countries that "budget" he was referring to is 6 months wage ^^.

[@Scyrella]

is 3000 actually enough for a 2 weeks trip to japan ? Would you say its a very Budget trip ? or its good enough

[@Scyrella]

Yes , I'm going alone , and i have around 3200 $ Saves up , Think this could get me a fun 2 weeks at japan without having to sleep on the streets ? and is that number Budget number ? or its good eenough ?

[@melissagreen7327]

I traveled to Japan a couple years ago and did it for around 4000USD (that includes my flight which was roundtrip 1000USD from the US). I actually used AirBNB for my boarding option as I don't like hostels or public spaces. I spent about $30 a night for a apartment in Oyama when I was in Tokyo and around the same for an apartment in Osaka in Shin-Osaka which factored out to being not all that much for two weeks in Japan since both AirBNB locations had a discount for stays longer than four nights. I DID spend out for the JR pass and if you want to get somewhere fast, I think it's well worth the money. As I was able to take the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka in three hours and then I could take the shinkansen (normally about 1500 yen a ticket to do it that way) from Osaka to Kyoto and get there in about 15 minutes which was great considering I spent about three days going from Osaka to Kyoto and it was also easier for travel to Himeji, Nara, and other surrounding areas. So in my personal opinion for comfort and convenience I think the JR pass is well worth the expense especially outside of Tokyo where you might get stuck using subway lines which the JR doesn't cover. I don't think there really a way to budget temples and sites. I think that's just going to end up costing what it costs, but spending out the yen to see castles and temples is well worth it. Honestly, I think I spent out more on sightseeing then I did on food. I'm partial to grocery stores and combinis and if you AirBNB you could find a location directly in front of a store like I did which meant quick cheap food was literally five minutes away. I spend so much time telling my friends Japan is NOT as expensive as they think but they never seem to believe me. I have friends that want to save up 10000USD or more and I tell them honestly, it's not that expensive but...what are you going to do?

[@nezukochanjuice5323]

Melissa Green you left me at 4000USD

[@melissagreen7327]

@@nezukochanjuice5323 It's really not a bad price but I did alot of sightseeing as well (Osaka Castle, Himeji Castle, Todaiji, Kinkakuji, and Ginkakuji, etc.) each of which will run you anywhere from 500-1500 yen a piece to visit and I also did a Kyoto bus pass since there's SO MUCH to see in Kyoto. It's something to expect when visiting Japan. Most sights do cost a fee to visit unless you don't want to go inside. If you're okay just seeing them from the outside (and Himeji is GORGEOUS outside) then you save money.

[@blakechero378]

Plane tickets the only thing holding me back :/

[@lambirging]

same here

[@LAMB-CHOPPY-CHOPPY]

Yeah get a package deal 10 days including flight can be done for £400-500 maybe cheaper

[@hyde81]

@@enarania7978 there are different ways to make your trip cheaper. food also can be cheap, you just have to shop in supermarket instead of eating food in a posh restaurant. makes a huge difference. transportation the same: don't use taxi's, obviuosly is far much more expensive then using public transport.

[@ggstylz]

That's probably the cheapest part!

[@clayrhill3909]

You can do it (eventually)

[@jackpritchard9202]

Without a doubt its your chanel boosting tourism

[@GrillWasabi]

I love Japanese food! Traditional and nontraditional. 😁

[@おだじまけいじ]

ぜひ日本に来て！

[@colechristyautumn5679]

Grill Wasabi Sushi Channel hm but if its non traditional than isnt it not japanese food?(in just joking)

[@callan816]

I know that you speak Japanese and I love that you never flex it in your videos

[@MrJuandiego1988]

Callan Wesson because him speaking might make you insecure about yourself?

[@themaze6929]

Callan Wesson Konichiwa watashi wa maze desu. Learnt that in japanese class 😏

[@themaze6929]

Yori Grad I know a few more, but i NEVER wanted to do the class. I would d use that voice translate there. But i would love to go.

[@teratikkoanan7671]

For inexpensive food, I like to go to MaxValu after 8PM .They had a big discounted, 50% on all ready-to-eat food. And, for all-you-can-eat food, I like On-Yasai shabu and Yakinuku King, especially lunch meal .

[@nizam_sensei]

I went there in 2018. Gotta say Japan is out of this world. Had to spend my whole yearly salary on it but it was definitely worth it.

[@hanoh2904]

Unfortunatly my currency is lower than the dollar and a 10 days trip would cost me more than a little fortune especially the transportations

[@lafleurstudios]

I recommend finding a skill that is in demand. Tech is often a good field. And getting a job in another country. Maybe a northern european or America.

[@thehavoc6331]

Yeah same here mate! Don't loose hope maybe we can one day visit it for sure

[@TopAnimeRating]

Thats one of the only upsides of being swiss, every price seems cheap to you bec even a mac menu costs 20 bucks here

[@HerreDePerre]

Sirkii and swiss is beautiful.

[@cevalfonso]

"One of the only upsides of being Swiss". Yeah right.

[@maestrofrags3436]

Swiss is best country to live in

[@exonzigma]

6:12 Still waiting for that Journey Across Japan 2: Abroad on a Skateboard

[@ManOfTheDerp]

Went to Tokyo for ten nights and I know it isn't the same as living there. But I found attractions, travel, groceries and restaurants amongst other things to be relatively cheap. Spent about £600, ate out a lot, did a load of activities and bought a few goods to take home. This was in december mind, so could spend a bit more in spring/summer.

[@soulife8383]

The all you can drink and eat meat for $13 is amazing.. I wish they had that in America, they would be so popular that they'd go out of business for $13.

[@carvroomvroommf8472]

Soulife There's some pizza places I know that have that.

[@autumngogogoat]

There's loads of all you can eats in America!

[@juli140493]

Well were I live theres a place for $12.75 with all you can eat including seafood.

[@president.z2566]

Soulife Bunch of cheap, decent buffets in America my friend

[@ReallyReal_1]

Beelzebub yeah this guy is missing out

[@killjoysplace]

I'm just in love with Japan and its food, culture and lifestyle and going myself for 3 weeks in april next year :3

[@mrtruth108]

Your lie in April (':

[@Grameris]

April 1

[@FranciscoSousa-mj3bv]

I went to Japan 3 months ago, followed most of your tips, me and my gf spent 2000eu each (trip included) overall. We stayed 2 weeks and we visited hiroshima, osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. Before leaving back to Europe a person from the Japanese ministry of tourism asked us to take a survey about how much money we had spent, and she literally said we had the cheapest trip she had seen for 2 weeks (17 days total).

[@arrrriba]

How much did you spend on flights from Europe to Japan and back?

[@FranciscoSousa-mj3bv]

@@arrrriba 650eu, from Spain (although I'm Portuguese)

[@shiggityx2]

I visited Japan in 2007 for ten weeks and saved a lot of money by hitchhiking through Hokkaido and Tohoku. I did take trains in Kansai, but Osaka was as far West as I went. I got to meet plenty of interesting people and have some great hospitality stories. I also stayed on farms doing work-exchange, so my entire ten week trip including airfare was under $3000. I even bought a tent and camped out for a few nights at various campgrounds (and one temple). Oh and the ferry from Maizeru to Otaru was quite the experience.

[@Balala_]

What I used to do, is walk a lot, and I mean A LOT. If the distance was covered by a train, I would still walk if it was a short distance. Around midday my feet would always hurt (my feet easily hurt, but still...). I'm not sure how much money it saved me, but I could also enjoy the scenery while walking. Plus some cities have bike rental. In Nara there was a super cheap bike rental in the vincinity of the park, and I used it to get to the other side of the city in no time. Plus it's healthier and you get to see the city.

[@adampaula1863]

But people stare at u which i afraid..I just wanna hide under my bed

[@amantilla13]

-yeah, i would've just flown there. the guy that literally travelled across japan in a bike.

[@SynthApprentice]

Well, on the bike, anyway. He wasn't in it.

[@amantilla13]

@@SynthApprentice it's a joke :v

[@lick28]

@@amantilla13 it's a grammar correction

[@tech1238]

Glad a decent channel and chap like yourself is on the trending page. Should get some good exposure 👍🏻

[@ConorMG]

maher elzaher thumbs down for “feg”, don’t be a dick

[@theisfnatic5551]

Conor Mc GG now this deserves a thumbs up

[@leafspidertime]

Man, Japans culture makes me want to learn its language so bad.

[@ななみちあき-z9f]

You should it’s easier then English language for sure, like how the letter a makes one sound instead of 7 like in English

[@anonymous.2660]

@@ななみちあき-z9f no lol.

[@zenzen318]

@@ななみちあき-z9f Kanji is the hardest thing and it is waaaaay harder than anything in English

[@ななみちあき-z9f]

zeN zeN you grow accustomed to it, I’d still say it’s easier, kinda like #1 and #FreeCat or something, the reading is “Number 1” and then “Hashtag Freecat”, same symbol different say of saying it, you can always guess kanji to if you learn the radicals first

[@erinbryant6537]

Japanese is really easy once you get the hang of it and dont give up. Truthfully it is easier than English, and I speak English. There are lots of apps and youtube videos to help you good luck if you decide to learn it!!

[@TheTruthIsGonnaHurt]

*Love Hotel... with things like cages.* Subscribed 😏

[@ryanwitwickifaddegon4291]

Screw 2 week vacation about 6 months or 1 year living!

[@goldensh0t439]

Late reply but you’d have to get a job. I recommend online jobs

[@chiefcaptn1922]

@NobleGuy or youd go as someone with cash to burn and able to work remotely like most decent jobs are now.. "next question." Fucking pretencious little shit skid

[@BR-ci4ud]

Not bad if you have a trustfund :)

[@takezomusashi5780]

Well I get social security so I think I could do it

[@alexandraseidel969]

I really wish i would have seen this video before my trip to japan.😭 it was so helpful!

[@franco9001]

I spent $1000 a month for room, food and transportation. I was living in Tennoji Osaka. Ate a lot of the all you can eat refill rice at the cheap Teishoku restaurants! Room was $400, food was around $400 and transportation was $200.

[@gregorybarlow7423]

Japan is on our bucket list. Your videos have made the idea a little less intimidating...in other words, brilliant.

[@Wabibis]

Don't be intimidated by Japan, it's an amazing place! The only thing that may horrify tourists is the amount of people in for example Tokyo, but the most unbelievable part is actually that everything works perfectly and nothing is chaotic like in south Asia. People go and wait patiently in lines everywhere and they are kind and helpful, even if there was a language barrier 😊

[@bomitalia3588]

I actually just priced this trip out from the u.s and found a lot of business hotels for around 40-50$ a night

[@lunar3009]

@manny I'm concerned

[@terrFW]

T H I S I S B E E F

[@QKumberZ]

W A K A R U Y O

[@pkingwithbleach8465]

I know

[@owata1942]

でももし牛じゃないとしたら・・・？

[@adanescobar3397]

If you say "Nomihoudai" in El Salvador, you are saying "Don't f*ck with me" .

[@alannilla]

Thank you so much for your tips Chris! Me and my best friend finally went to Japan after wanting to go since middle school and we never thought it would be possible. We worked minimum wage only a few hours every week at the time we were saving up to go and going to university full time. However, we saved enough for 2 weeks during May-June to fully enjoy Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka and still have money left over afterwards! We bought loads of souvenirs (Harajuku's Takeshia Dori and also Don Quijote had the same souvenirs/gifts super cheap, same for Kyoto and Osaka just go to the more local stores rather then the ones full of tourists). We tried all kinds of delicious food - local restaurants in the more suburban areas were amazing and also affordable for us broke college students for dinner/lunch. 7-Eleven and the vending machines are you new best friends for food throughout most of the day). I even lost weight, not for starving lol - we ate a lot - but for how healthy/cheap the food was and how much we walked around. The most fun moments we had were the one's we surprisingly spent little money like hikes (Fushimi Inari trail is beautiful once you get past the first 100 tori gates gates of tourism traffic hell) and just wandering around the streets/parks of Japan (definitely recommend the extra yen for the Sanso's garden at Arashiyama, one of the most peaceful walks I've had in my life and you can see the entire Arashiyama bamboo grove from there; also Hello Kitty world was incredibly fun too at least for me and I say the price for the ticket was worth it and seeing the Parade and exploring the town the theme park is at afterwards is awesome too). If you're from the US (my bff is) the dollar is amazing but if you're from Canada like myself everything is about the same price as it is here - sometimes cheaper!! Definitely saved money by buying lunch/snacks at convenience stores, Airbnb (couldn't try out the capsule hotel but plan to next time), and going to the "free" tourist traps or choosing them wisely hehe. We didn't get the JR pass since we figured it would be cheaper for us to get the regular Pasmo card for where we were going those 2 weeks and just bought the tickets to Kyoto and Osaka separately; if you're going all the way to Hiroshima or further areas then JR is a good investment. Also book the flights early and you'll get so much cheaper discounts (remember to delete cookies from your browser as the websites catch them and raise flight prices)! Definitely want to go back soon now that I know it's possible :) (This is so long I'm sorry ;;)

[@selenabui7957]

Hi, U said u bought the tickets to Kyoto and Osaka separately, is it for the train ticket or bus ticket?

[@Lukas-mq3vv]

This is so cool to read, my friend and I are planning the exact same thing rn

[@Ranzo]

Bro I love watching your videos! Your sense of humour is golden & refreshing and makes watching your videos a pleasant experience!

[@xetwenty]

This video is #28 on trending!

[@odd-eyes9463]

I really want to go. I love the culture and a lot of things from Japan. I've even thought about moving there. But, I plan on going to visit a few times in the future before even looking into that. I just hope this pandemic ends soon so myself and my friends can all go together.