How much money should i bring for a two week trip to japan? -

I am going with my friend to Japan next year for about 17 days. We have to pay airfare, lodging, food, and souvenirs. Assuming that each of us pays strictly for ourselves, how much should each of us bring to Japan to be safe?

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Your price depends on a lot of things, such as: 1.Which city are departing from(east coast, Westcoast)? 2. Will you choose a discount airline? 3.Will you get your tickets from a discount travel agency such as FlightCentre?(airfare will cost slightly less, but always include one or more stopovers. 4.Can your travel agency issu a Youkoso pass?(This is a special price ticket for foreigners, which has some restrictions but not many). 5.Where will you be staying, luxury hotel, budget hotel, capsule hotel, ryokan, kokumin shokusha, hostel, or temple, or friend? 6..How much travel are you planning on doing during your trip? 7..Will stay in just once city, or travel the entire country from North to South? 8.How much are you setting aside for souvenirs? 9.How much are you willing to pay for food?(You can get a meal at McDonalds for about $8) 10.Are you going to have 3 meals a day in a luxury restaurant or are you daring enough to try the local specialty shops? All of these answers affect the price of your flight. I went to Thailand and Japan in May 2008, and I spent about $3000 CDN altogether. The airfare itself was only about $1200. Accommodation ranges in price from about $30 for a dormitory room to over $1000 for a luxury hotel. If you plan on visiting 3 or 4 different cities from one location, you might consider getting a 14-day JR Railpass. With this pass you can ride the Shinkansen(bullet train) at no extra charge. To get one, go to a local authorised travel agency and purchase an exchange voucher. Then, take this voucher to a Midori-No-Madoguchi ticket office at any major airport or any trainstation and exchange it there for the real pass. The 14-day pass costs 45,100 yen. Below is a URL to the best currency exchange site.

Financing your trip has many variables, when you go and what the exchange rate is like, for example. The airfare is the biggest expense, but everything else does not have to be expensive. Stay in a hostel, much cheaper than a hotel, but you must book it in advance. Just do an online search. If you don t eat in posh restaurants or shop in department stores you can live quite cheaply. If you are intending to travel, get a Japan rail pass BEFORE you leave home, it ll save you a bundle. Despite what other posters say you can NOT rely on a credit card in Japan. Only big shops, hotels and restaurants accept them, Japan is very much a cash country. Forget travellers cheques. Make sure you bring the cash with you, changing your money into yen is a pain in the bum. Buy a Lonely Planet or similar guide. Do your research before you go, plan where you want to go. You can visit Japan without breaking the bank.

About 8,000 USD. 2,000 for airfare, 1,000 dollar for getting around (taxi and shinkanshen are not cheap, even local subways cost quite a bit). 2,000 for accommodation. Food is quite expensive, expect to pay 5-10 bucks for simple meals. Shopping is expensive, and of course beer cost you 4-6 bucks at restaurants, and 8-10 bucks at popular clubs. Sake is slightly more expensive. Onsen (hot spring) cost 300-400 bucks for a few hours. Entry fee to Disneyland is 50 bucks a person. Entry fee to Kabuki shows cost 50 bucks. Simple udon ramen cost you 5 bucks. If you add more stuff, expect to pay 8 bucks. Cold soba is cheap, it s 2-3 bucks a small bowl. I love cold soba.

At least 1,000. More if you want to have a special dinner or stay at an onsen or splurge on something. 1,000 for the basics: average food, transportation, souvenirs. This does not include your lodging because I dont know where and what kind of place you will stay.

I remember I changed about US$3500 during my 11-days trip to Japan. Even then, I almost ran out of cash! Lucky I have my credit cards! You should be bringing about US$4000 at the very least. If you re travelling throughout Japan, you can buy the Japan Rail Pass separately.

it gonna cost you a lot, if you gonna be in Tokyo. Just do not beleive many foreigners saying Japan is so expensive, just because they are too poor for Japan, you will be fine with $2500

trust me, ALOT. everything over there is highly expensive. Just bring as much as possible

a bajillion dollars