A complete guide to budget travel in Japan

	Cherry blossom in a temple garden, Kyoto
	Torii Entrance Gate

Welcome

Welcome to 'japan-cheap-travel.com', a complete guide to budget travel in Japan including many Japan travel tips.

Whether your trip is for a few days or a few months, this website offers tips and advice on all aspects of cheap travel in Japan. The information has been updated for 2009.

Happy New Year for 2009. We hope you enjoy your travels in Japan this coming year.

Despite what you might have heard, the rumours and preconceptions, Japan need not be an expensive place to visit. The economic situation in Japan coupled with the weakness of the Yen currency has, over recent years, made travel here more affordable for tourists.

The country has so much to offer and even if you are on a tight budget, it is possible to enjoy this beautiful place to the full. To find out more about how we did this, please visit the about us section.

It takes planning

To find out how you can begin planning your Japan trip, read our planning page.

We have updated our travel pages for 2009, where you can find current prices and information for internal flight passes and rail passes.

You can also browse some exceptional places to visit in our ideas section and read about some of the books we recommend in our books section.

'Japan Cheap Travel' is based on our experiences backpacking around Japan. If you have any comments, hints or tips you think we should include on this site, please email us at the address at the bottom of the page.

We hope you like the site and find it useful. Happy travels! Tara and James.