Hi there. I am going to japan in June with a friend, and we are searching for a cheap place to live. we are staying there 3 weeks (21 days). And we have already spent money on the fly tickets..
We are going to buy a 1 week rail pass ticket if u don't have any other good ideas to travel in japan ;).
So i really want to know a cheap place to live for under 2000 yen per night or 4000 yen for 2 people, and also if u know a place to rent a 3 weeks guest room which not cost more than 60000 yen is even better :D
And if someone could share prices of a bus or train "simple tickets" from Tokyo and such place, would be grateful!
And I Thanks you guys a lot if u could help me, thanks in advance ;)
Answer :
2000 yen per day for the food or for entire trip ?
2000 yen per day might be a little too low. u can definitely survive on it. but u probably wont enjoy your trip with this kinda budget.
i recommend u set aside roughly around 5k yen a day for miscelleneous spending e.g drinks, short trip travelling, snacks, meals.
with 2k u can definitely get enough to eat. no worries about that, simply pop into any nearby yoshinoya, mac or those fast food japanese stores but u probably wont get anything really fantastic. would recommend u budget abit more for food as tokyo really has alot of stuff to see and eat. no point spending like 800 bucks to fly there and everyday try to scrimp 3 bucks by eating cheap ramen and other stuff. you might get pretty stale of that.
a great tip on how to save money would be to head to any major departmental store in japan and recce the food basement (usually B1). most departmental stores would locate a supermarket and a giant food stall area. usually after 8pm can get food at 30-50% discount. great offers on food, croquettes and other nice stuff. my friend risked it on a 70 bucks shashmi set (u.p 140) and said it was fresher than anything he ate in singapore(even after a day on the counter). worth a shot
dont stay in tokyo for 3 weeks. i spent 10 days there and i thoroughly felt i wasted most of me trip. would recommend that you explore other parts of japan. tokyo is nice and has much to offer but i am really not a city person. too crowded and pretty much the same as any other modern metropolis can offer you, shoppping, gimmicky ovverated tourist attractions and more shopping. visit ueno park and yasukuni shrine for a taste of the alternative. ghibli museum is a definite must go for anime fans.
would recommend u go to the JTB travel bureau at liang court and ask about the summer SEISHUN 18 ticket. it is 5k yen. and has 5 space for chops. 1 trip per person = 1 chop. it can be used by any person under 25. u can use it to take the non-rapid shinkansen (kodoma) to anywhere else in japan. but be prepared for longer transit times and change trains. very useful for exploring further places such as kyoto and yokohoma without the expense of a J-rail pass
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