I'm looking to visit Japan in 2028 and curious to know how other people planned their trip1)Duration:2)Time of year:3)Location(s):4)Overall Price (estimate if unsure):
>>29199862 years isn't enough time. you should plan your trip at least 10 years ahead of time
90 daysNo planningeverywhere with a McDonalds $100 per day
>>2919986I planned my trip with a friend in a pretty retarded way. We looked at accomodations on booking.com and simply chose two that we liked. We completely ignored locations. Only a few weeks before the trip we finally checked where our accomodations are located in japan. The first one was in katashina, a small village in the middle of the mountains in gunma. The second one was in myouko-kougen in nagano between nagano city and niigata. It's famous for skiing, but we went there in fall so no snow yet. We planned to stay a week at each location, but after 3 days of hiking in katashina we booked a hotel in tokyo for 2 days and went there instead.I'm not sure I would do it like that again, because we had to drive around quite a bit >2000km in 2 weeks. There simply was not much public transportation in those areas. That said there definitely were some unique experiences:Katashina:- everyone was really friendly and interested because they haven't seen tourists in ages- nice onsens and hiking area- eating in restaurants always ended up in sitting with locals, getting strange food for free (bear meat, horse sashimi, raw and bloody squid), because they wanted to see our reaction- old grandma restaurant owner overslept and her kitchen was not ready when we arrived, so she offered us to eat traditional breakfast with herMyouko-kougen:- best sushi I ever had- meeting two black bears in the middle of the village while taking a walk- we mainly did daytrips near nagano city (temples, castles, wasabi fields) and niigata (beach, aquarium)- on some days I was extremely relaxed here, even fell asleep while sitting several timesCosts were around 2k€ for each of us for the whole trip (flights, hotels, car, sim card, food)
>>29199861 week in Osaka, then 1 week in Tokyo. September - Two Typhoons and a earthquake. Over all the weather was great tph. 5k per person. 1800 for flight 1000 per city for Airbnb - more people in the group the price goes up. If solo you can do an Airbnb for like 2 weeks for 500 bucks. If you are selection a place I would look into where the exit/entrance of local trains are and plot it close to that. I didn't like Osaka. I was a 5 minute walk down the street of Dotonbori. I disliked the whole time in Osaka. I was with 3 others and it just sucked finding anywhere to sit and drink or even eat. If you are a larger guy be prepared. Our large friend made it hard to get into places. This is also why I mentioned to go to Japan alone or with a SO/ friend. I had a place in our two days in Kyoto. Met someone there I plan to visit hopefully in April for Cherry Blossoms. Osaka and Kyoto turned into a Temple/shrine death march. I filled my Goshen book in 5 daysTokyo was a blast and so much to do. If you are looking for a place in Tokyo I would suggest an Airbnb in Okubo(Korea town) your like a 15 minute flat walk to Shinjuku station and from there you can get around anywhere in Tokyo in 40 minutes. Also you will be near Golden Gai. Which is nice to just go and mingle with locals and other travelers. I liked this because Tokyo was 7am to 7pm of tourist traveling around the city. To then relax for the night and have a few drinks till midnight and call it a night. Or travel further into the night. Tokyo was still rushed due to 3 other in my group. I plan to solo so its all what I want to do. I highly fucking suggest going solo. The impact will matter a lot on where, when and how you use your time....Try and get at least 30ish words under your belt. The basics... Also look into Japanese Particles in their language starting with Romaji if you are English it will help you learn it and spell out their words.
>>2920153>$1k a week in aircucknbdidnt read the rest
>>2920184When you can rent a whole house for the price of a shitty 1 bedroom...yes I choose Airbnb. Its a 4 bedroom home price. If its just a aircuck room its legit 400 for 12 days the last time i solod.
No one visited the Nintendo legends in person? How about world famous Anime writers? And the war shrine? Kinda weird how these things never seem to be glossed over so much as they are when discussing this topic.
>>2920460you can buy a house in japan for like $10k dude. you might as well if you're paying 4k a month in rent.>>2920476no one gives a shit about those tourist traps
>>2920476All that shit is in jap so its not really meant for yuros. Ive been to it but im not sitting there with a translator app to read it
>>29199861)Duration: 3 weeks2)Time of year: October3)Location(s): Tokyo, Hakone, Takayama, Hiroshima, Himeji, Osaka, Kyoto4)Overall Price (estimate if unsure): $4500 AUD
>>2920033This cannot be real
>>2920506>3 weeks PTO tard instead of 2ebic
>>2920479I can only assume this anon is some Spaniard hostel fag, his comment just smells swarthy or someone who will live and die in the 30 miles he was birthed. The other anon is right and having to spend 1k for 4 people to rent a whole house is average. Spending 400 for 12 days in the heart of Shinjuku is magical. This is the moment I realized this poster or OP is a smelly hostel fag. I know that the 3rd worlder have a hard time with their monopoly money, but 400 for 12 days is not >10K USD. Again, I want to bring up how swarthy you must be.
>>29199861)Duration: 10 days2)Time of year: Early November 3)Location(s): 2 nights in Tokyo 1 at the start and end, Aomori city, Hirosaki, Hakodate, Sapporo, Otaru4)Overall Price (estimate if unsure): $4-5k AUD That includes airfares, hotels, gifts, food and entertainment. It is very cheap there.
>>2920737I went to Japan on vacation . What did you do? I rode around on trains and checked in an out of hotels and took trains and busses to train stations
>>2920742I was there on vacation also with the wife (Probably should have mentioned that). I used public transport and walked mostly.We mostly went to museums and parks along with shopping for local stuff. Otaru has these wonderful single piece glass foundation pens.We did also stay at a 50,000¥ a night Ryokan outside of Sapporo, that included a 7 course meal a long with breakfast buffet.
>>2920735>paypig cant calculate per capitaok cool story dude
>>2919986Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. Don't overthink it.
>>2920758Who even said per capita. Holy fuck is engrish your second language?Even if per capita... how do you get 10k. When its mentioned its 1k for 4 people for a week. When I return to Tokyo in April for my solo, I got a spot rented for 435 for 12 days, then for 16 days in Osaka for 450. How do you get those two number to add to 10k. The 3rd world mind baffling, more baffling if your from the west. Anyways like >>2920776 said don't over think it. Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo for the first time. Osaka tends to be cheaper than Tokyo. Its said to be more relaxed but I hardly noticed. I think being able to speak a bit more Japanese then the average first timer helped massively. So the experience was better than most.
>>2920911nice selfie. $10k is how much a house costs in japan, probably the same one you paid $4k to rent for a month. if you cant see how thats a bad deal its ok that you're retarded
>>2920919>10k is how much a house costs in japan, Did you read that on an incel blog?
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>>2920951Not sure what your point is but it sounds like Incels are golems. Somehow despite never going outside they think you can buy a house in Tokyo for $10,000
>>2920970Why are you responding to a dead inside troll.
>>2920971I'm the brown golem of reddit btw. Not sure if that matters.
It's basically impossible for us to make estimates on your behalf. I have an ex who's super into raw Japanese denim jeans. They go for $100-300 a pair and she bought at least 3 pairs, probably spent over $500 on pants. I have another friend who is super into fine wine and food, so he was alright with several outing that cost over $100 per person. Maybe you're gonna go spend $1500 on figures in Akihabara but eat gyudon and combini onigiri in a capsule hotel. That said heres my daily expense estimates for a "normal" trip: Lodging - between $100-$140 per day in Tokyo for a business hotel. If you're ok with hostels or capsules hotels, make that like $50-70. In outlying areas or the countryside, hotels or ryokyans are $60-100.Food - it's insanely cheap. You can get away with $8 per meal if you want to eat soba, ramen, katsudon, etc. your whole time. Highballing it, make it about $40 a day for food and beers. Try to get hotels that include breakfast but if they charge an extra $15 a night, don't bother. Just find some pastry shop the next morning and you'll pay like half the price. Souveniers - again, no idea what you like, what your habits are, if you're getting gifts for family or friends and if so how many, etc. This could be a $0 category for you. I'd say plan to spend about $100 overall on souvenirs or miscellaneous expensesTravel - subway in Tokyo is cheap, but it'll add up. Budget $10 a day for intracity travel. If you're going other places than Tokyo I have no fucking clue and neither will anyone else but you. We could be talking potentially hundreds of dollars depending on your itinerary. Overall, anywhere from $150-200 per day in Tokyo for food, hotels, and transportation. Actually not bad for a first world country. And you can probably drop it to less than $100 a day if you go hostel or capsule hotel.
>>2921025Lodging - $300 a month on the outskirts of Tokyo, all expenses included. own room, big windows overlooking the city. big bed. kitchen/bathroom/showers are common but a cleaning crew comes 5x a weekFood - about $200 a month for the standard bread/butter/chicken/milk/eggs/fruit/nuts. i'm eating a lot. Souvenirs - lolTravel - insanely expensive. about $80 a month for a commuter pass. about $5 a month in bike parking. a new bike costs $60 at don quixote, hoping to resell it at the end of the trip. couldnt find a cheaper used bike so had to buy the new one unfortunately. spread the bike cost over three months and call it $100 a month in total.Misc - gym/dates/etcUsually I do a walk in the park but a cafe is going to run you about $6 for both drinks. Gym was about $40 a month in total. put random cool shit you see at hard off in this category or household items/clothes and total is about $100 a monthso grand total about $700 a month. not really good considering its not a first world country. if I could do it differently I would go +100 into lodging and -100 off of travel. had sex with a couple of girls in my first month but they were mid quality. I'm still going to try my hardest and I like the language and culture but at this price point might as well do canada or australia for $800 and have a better life overall. not sure if i'll come back to japan. can always watch japanese film and play japanese vidya in a different country.
>too autistic even for Japan>go to Shibuya>walk around for an hour trying to find a place to eat>don't understand anything>see lots of people inside food places>get anxiety>go to 7-11>get microwave food>eat alone in hotel>drink sake >pass out
>>2921140Just go to McDonald's they have the double double cheeseburger
>>2919986Went for halloween in osaka, best shit ever. Pure friendly chaos.>1)Duration:12 days total>2)Time of year:october, just one day of rain, everyday was chill and cozy.>3)Location(s):Tokyo and one day in osaka>4)Overall Price6k, we went for the expensive bitches (yoshiwara/shinjuku), restaurants and parks.I probably will return next year, hope my shinjuku girl remains pure in my absense.
