Cost Of Travelling To Tokyo

How Much Money Do I Need For Travelling To Tokyo

Japan always heads the list of the most expensive travel destination And there’s good reason. At a deluxe hotel, room rates start at 20JB (about $175-200 at today’s exchange rate, but check the paper - recent rates have fluctuated between 80 and 130 to the dollar) and are often twice as much for two.

Hotel food is expensive. Breakfast can cost 3000 imagine freshly squeezed orange juice for 1500, lunch for 6000 and dinner 10,000 and up. If you stay at a deluxe ryokan (Japanese inn), dinner and breakfast are included although the rate can be 30,000 per person or higher. Expenses of 50,000 per day are common for top-of the line travel. These costs are comparable to staying in similar accommodations in European capitals. These expenses may be okay for the businessman on expense accounts or for the traveler who’s willing to pay for the accommodations. For the average traveler, Japan can cost quite a bit less. A rail pass, which is bought in your home country and validated arrival, and advance-purchase domestic air tickets minimize transportation costs. The Welcome Inn Reservation Center and Japan Inn Group can arrange accommodations for you at between 4000 and 8000 per person. At rock bottom; youth hostels are 3000 or under per night.

Frugal travelers should plan on spending about 10,000 per per day excluding transportation this includes hotel, meals, sub and admission charges. A moderate budget is about 20,000 a day. Top of-the-line can cost from 30,000 per person.

If you budget about 1000 for breakfast, 700 to 3000 for lunch, lunchtime specials are one of Japan’s best kept secrets and 3000 to 5000 for dinner, you’ll eat quite well. Dinner and breakfast are included in the cost of most Japanese inns.

Temple and museum admissions are extremely reasonable 300 to 1000 but can add up when you are visiting several a day.