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Costs
'How much to budget for a trip to Japan?' is a difficult question to answer, especially given the
wide variety of possible itineraries. According to the Lonely
planet guidebook website, the very least one should budget is
7300 Yen ($60) per person, per day. This seems about right if you are using
the Japan rail pass and staying in the cheapest hotels and hostels.
However it is possible to spend far less on many days during a
trip to Japan.
Accommodation is perhaps the greatest expense; the cheapest
beds in town usually cost around 3000 Yen. However, if you are
prepared to camp or use the other cheaper alternatives given in the
accommodation section, then this cost can be vastly reduced.
Traveling
around can also be extremely expensive, but this cost
can be reduced using the excellent rail and air passes. The
cheapest of these, the Seshun 18 Kippu rail pass, reduces the
cost further and is much cheaper than the Japan rail
pass. Of course, hitchhiking will get you around for free.
In practice, we ended up using a wide variety of transport methods and
accommodation options. We tried to use the cheapest ones as
often as possible. This worked well, and while on some days
we spent more than $60 dollars a day, on many days we
spent as little as 2000 Yen ($15) dollars per day.
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