@AliceBabo Oh, (Sorry for not posting everyone thing in one post, so I'll just retype everything @__@.)
Is ¥110,000/month for renting an apartment a lot? The apartment I found in particular was built just this year and space wise, it's 29.5m². It's also located about 15 minutes away from Shinjuku by train.
Again, sorry about the spam post. I kept thinking of things to type AFTER I pressed post. ;n;
To get euro's and replace "euro" with any currency you want to know. Similarly, you can change the "yen" with any currency and it'll convert. (dollars to euro's works fine too etc).
Also, I was planning on backpacking in Japan, maybe using a mountainbike and pitching my tent on camp sites etc. But now I don't even know if that's possible. Are there camp sites in Japan? It's not for the budget, I just like camping and mountainbiking :P
20000yen/day..... that is too much to spend a day imo. I remember spending at least 300,000yen a month when I was in Tokyo (excluding accommodation) and yeah... it was hard even though 300,000yen was A LOT. Seriously, Japan is the most expansive country to stay, Europe being the 2nd.
@Cptraktorn Did you even understand what I was saying?? I was implying "Europe" as in countries IN Europe -_-;; and what made you thought that I was saying Europe as a country?? lol
@chococta96 "Seriously, Japan is the most expensive country to stay, Europe being the 2nd"
i was joking because it was easily misunderstood, and yes i did understand what you meant from the start, however there is a wide variety of prices in the countrys of Europe
Of course it is as he says it depends on where you are going and such. I plan on spending my first month in Tokyo and I will probably just travel to places near while I am there and after that month I will travel to other places like Osaka, Kyoto and Okinawa. I mean I don't think you travel to Japan to stay inside a room all day and living in an apartment is not living in a cheap place ;) But this is just a suggestion to people who don't are rich but still want to see Japan =)
I think to all people out here who don't want to use more money on the things to see rather than the places to sleep there are other options. I know that he has mentioned that apartments are very difficult for foreigners to rent and he is right but I think there are exceptions. My Japanese friend showed me this place in Tokyo named Sakura Houses and as I can see at their website they are very open for foreigners. So instead of using 6000 yen/day you can use 100000 yen/month.
@lmlwilliamlml 20000yen er jo rundt 1300 kroner noe som man kan fint leve godt på i Norge for 1 dag. Så jeg håper han prater om luksus når han sier at man trenger minst 20 000 yen /dagen, hvis ikke så er ikke Japan langt fra våre priser ;)
I plan to take about 330 000 yen for 10 days, 2 people. I guess it should be fine? Plan to go to Kyoto, and travel by train to the nearest cities (3-4 of them).
But after watching your video, I guess 400K is a must :D
it will be almost 2,000 US dollars a week from what i calculated from what you said so that's a lot but its okay im saving all i can to see that awesome place. <3
100 yen about equals ONE American dollar. I always move the decimal point two places to the left, if I want to know how much something is, to Yanks aka, $.
How do you GET yen money? I mean like, say you have 100 dollars, where would I go to get that transfered into yen? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question.
what about vibrations ... i felt in osaka. just arrived and the earth was shaking...minimal but feelable...not so in kyoto...its a reason not to go again to this shaking country....thx japan :D ...just remember 1995...the osaka/kope earthquake...100000s homeless and many 1000s died...
The first time I stayed in a cheap hotel and got freaked out by the cockroaches and the shared bathroom and toilets lol. That NEVER again, now I safe up enough to stay in a good hotel.
That is cheaper than I thought I was looking at 30000 yen a day for 30 days. I should be able to see almost everything. I would need about 10000 euro to make that happen.
well thank you for the video. now i really want to do a trip in Japan. The flight is currently 112,000 yen. Divided over the length of the trip it could cost me just slightly more than my inside-country vacation I took :)
You can also convert currency in google itself if you search "20000 yen in aud" or usd etc... google will convert it for you. Its not always up to date but its usually a pretty good guide!
I was staying in Japan for 4 weeks and managed to get by on ~12 000 yen per day. That basically covered everything minus the railpass and flight. While in Tokyo we were staying at a hotel called Hotel Garden Shinjuku and another really cheap one called Weekly Mansion Gotanda (apartment hotel). I can definitely recommend those two :P
I think you're spot on for your estimates of a reasonable daily spending rate. As you said, it is incredibly easy to get carried away and run through a staggering amount of money. Japan is a wonderful, beautiful country, but it is not for the faint of heart. If you're a cheapskate, stay home!
First time I went to Japan I did a week on £300 not including the hotel (£900). It was TIGHT. Second time I brought a £1000 for spending -- this was much more comfortable.
google actually has a currency converte! Just type *ammount of noney you want to convert* to *your money. So you will type 10000 Yen in Dollars, and get the conversion =)
One small cost cutting tip is that there's rail pass deals that you can only get if you sign up for them before you get to japan, so if you expect to move around a lot check that out early.
Ofc I'll be doing and buying stuff when I'm going to Japan. But I'd be soooo happy JUST to BE in Japan. ^^ Omg your thirn example for currency was swedish kroner!! Why? XD
Have flown with Jetstar 3 times to Japan (and back to Australia) with no problems. I am currently in Japan so hopefully no problems next time on my return back home. Star class is worth the upgrade though (only once because it was on sale)! But be wary of flight changes, they haven't done it to me for Japan but did in Vietnam and my only contact was email - lucky I was in a place that I could check it and did check it the day before!!
@Z1BABOUINOS Yes, things ARE (not just look) much cheaper than 20 years ago now. There are few exceptions like cigarettes because of a tax policy, but I can buy my clothes, stationeries, houses, liquors, electric products, hair cut, rent, almost everything in surprisingly lower prices now than 20 yeas ago. I guess it's mostly because of cheap chinese imports and real estate bubble burst. I think people who complains about high prices never know how expensive everything was back in 20 years ago.
20000 a day? So you need to be rich to go for a trip to Japan.
In the TheJapanChannel forum people said that overall 1500$ for 2 weeks is enough. Go to Youth hostels, which take about 20-30$ for a night, and for all the day 60$ will be enough for food and stuff.
So how did you get to so high prices? It's too expensive what you suggest.
@funnygames93 yup, you're right (in my opinion). But I agree with the video. If you want to make the most of Japan and be realistic then that is a good price guide. If you just want to come and see Kyoto or Osaka purely sightseeing then there are hostels for 3000 yen a night and food at about 1000 yen a day if you go to Japanese fast food chains like "なかう". But you won't enjoy Japan anywhere near as much like that. Transport isn't cheap here - but it's efficient as with most things in Japan.
Living in the Silicon Valley in California, Tokyo is seeming less and less expensive to me. At first, all I heard about Japan was that it's a great country, but places like Tokyo are really expensive.
Hotels here are usually $100+ for a reasonable one. $50 for for a OK one. Food and housing prices seem the same, too. I was actually surprised to see housing in Japan for $700 a month, and people thought that was a lot. I'm paying over $2000 here...
@parrish001 Tokyo and the rest of Japan are totally different places, and you have to remember the cost of living is higher, IF you want to maintain the same lifestyle (car+amount of food+style and quality of housing, etc). If you scale back - like finding a slightly older place, smaller place, eat somewhat less food, etc. you can save money. Try it out in the USA too! I did, I upgraded my apartment and ended up paying $300/mo less!
Oh, yeah, that's what I was referring to. I don't think you'd be able to find a high class apartment anywhere for only $700 a month. Basic places is all I need, and thats actually what I live in, yet it still seems to be more expensive than Tokyo here.
Because of college, I have no problem cutting back costs! I do it already! Haha
last time went to Tokyo was 80,000円 for 5 nights and there was a lawsons across the street so i was able to eat around 1000円 a day and all the fun stuff as it was about 120 USD since i paid for the attractions from the travel agent..and SEA to NRT in airfair was 999.95 it was a fun trip overall.. had a blast...
Just got back from Japan a few months ago after a month long trip in Japan, and everything he said was pretty spot on and up to date. I stayed in Tokyo for 2 weeks out of the month, but that was the most expensive place out of my trip.
My fees in Tokyo were about 6000 yen/night for hotel, about 2500 yen/day for food/water, about 400 yen/day for subway, and averaged probably around 2500yen/day for everything else (shopping, entertainment, etc.) Oh yeah, and about 90,000 yen for airfare ;)
I highly recommend "Lonely Planet", if you are looking for cheap places to stay! I've found places in Tokyo for 5000Yen, and they weren't that bad! But this is really the cheapest! And of course the JR Rail Pass in advance is a have to...it is definitely worth it! Cause you can use JR Ferrys, most of the Shinkansen and even a lot of the smaller trains! Overall you can say, it will be no problem to find hotels that cost in average 8000 - 9000Yen!!
couchsurfing [dot] com! I haven't made use of it myself, but I know people who have, and it seems like a great idea, especially for cultural exchange.
Airfares is $800 to $1000 from sydney to tokyo (donno which airline, but from travel company) ..... but $400 (one way) from gold coast to tokyo or osaka (jetstar)
Last time I went, we were spending 200,000 yen a day per person for the two of us, but we were staying in some really posh places and had a private guide, too. We had a really good time.
You don't need to spend over $200 to get around in Japan. I spent around $50 to $80 a day in Tokyo (6,612 yen). Only if your spending on family or have outrageous tastes do you need to spend more than that.
Youth hostels!!! Or couch surfing ftw! If people are going to the country side where there aren't youth hostels and you MUS have a car,then I agree that would be a must, but I got around jsut fine in Tokyo/Osaka for less that 5000yen a day (hostel was 2000yen).
5000yen 60€ a night, is a normal pay in a IBIS hotel in Europe. a thougt japan was more expensive (not included tokio). and some nigths spend in the nigth trains travelling bettwen cities , a person can make a travel in afordabel costs.
is there a similar travel plan in japan like interrail in europe, visiting many cities by train in not expensive train tickets?
$130 a day?? damn! Looks like I'm not goin to Japan anytime soon. I mean, I do have money to probably stay there for a week if I wanted to, but I'm really tryin to save up.
I completely agree with you man! Why bother going if you are not going to enjoy yourself? Please continue making the videos! They are very very very useful and interesting to watch. =)
I stayed at xxx and i got what I wanted, a bed, shower and a small fridge. I payed roughly 3600 ¥ a day and about 3000 ¥ i spended on food, roughly, some times 10 000 ¥ for one place and some times less, but roughly 3000.
@nagaempress Np, But You should do some research yourself if you plan on living with 1 other person.. There are sakura houses that you can rent, but they are tiny.. You should keep atleast 1,000,000 Yen with you. 12,090 U.S. dollars
That should keep you healthy, well fed and in a good sized home til you get a job :p
Honestly the numbers that you are throwing out are amazingly low in my estimation. If you're going to go out to a half way decent restaurant in the states you end up paying at least $20 roughly 2000 yen. You can go cheaper if you get like fast food or something. As far as room costs. If 9000 yen can get you good accommodations just about anywhere that's awesome. I thought Japan would be a lot more expensive than the states, but it's sooo not.
If you want to save some money, avoid the Yakitori bars like the plague. The amount that you can/will spend there will quickly skyrocket during the course of an evening.
I couchsurfed almost 4 weeks in Japan ( Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya,Hiroshima, Osaka etc). Not only that accomodation was for free, all my hosts ( they were all japanese) were really friendly , we had nice conversations and when they had time we went out eating togehther or just for a walk. I got an insight in their daily life.
Of course this is not everyones cup of tea, when you like to meet locals and have no problems with sleeping on futon, it's worth considering :).
@TepidPeppermint; the very last time I was there I stayed on my friend's couch, and that is in Nagoya too. But I was only there for two days and it was for business (yes, I pocketed the allotment for r*b...) The rail pass idea always seems like a good one for site seers, anywhere you go.
You called me... Friend? You like me! You really like me!!!! Ha ha! Just kiddin'! ^_^ Thanks for the quick response! I really do appreciate it! All those kind words are the least I can do to say thanks for being awesome! You are one of the most reliable people to get info on japan! You are an inspiration, and very helpfull! Arigato go sai mas!
In case anyone is interested, for a foreign exchange program my university is offering to Tokyo it estimated roughly $10,000 in living expenses for the length of a school year. That doesn't include tuition and I think (not sure) it includes apartment costs and stuff ( apartments are probably more expensive than hotels). Kind of off topic but maybe it will help some of you :).
i stayed at Economy Backpackers Hotel New Koyo (u can google it)
it was pretty cheap and ok to sleep in (well i only slept there...didnt really stayed much hours in it).
i also spent ~10-15€ for food each day plus 10€/day for train und attractions etc ;D
...there's also a really nice soba-restaurant about ~10mins away from the hotel where u can get really nice soba-sets with rice and other stuff for ~500yen!
One last thing, for the people watching this... If you have friends in the military who can get you on a base say in japan... You can stay at a hotel on a military base! i.e. Atsugi or Yokosuka for really cheap! Tax free even! I believe the rates a night, the last time I looked into it, was around $25.00 to $65,00 USD a night. Who says the military isn't good for anything?
One last thing, for the people watching this... If you have friends in the military who can get you on a base... You can stay at a hotel on a military base! i.e. Atsugi or Yokosuka for really cheap! Tax free even! I believe the rates a night, the last time I looked into it, was around $25.00 to $65,00 USD a night. Who says the military isn't good for anything?
@arhamus Because they only have one name for their money. For example in the UK we have pence which turns to pounds after 100 pence. So instead of calling it 100 pence it is called 1 pound, same for America 100 cents is 1 dollar etc. So instead of changing the name after a certain amount they call it the same name regards less of amount. Takes a while to get used to but that's what makes the world interesting ^__^
@arhamus because in most countrys we have pennys and pounds or cents and dollars, so its kinda 2 Currencies with an exchange rate of 1:100, in japan they have one currancy which cant be split into pennys so it is as small as possible to enable you to buy small things
First off, your awesome! For doing these videos, answering questions, and helping others who are trying to get to japan, like myself. Thank you! Keep up the good work! Second, this may be an off the wall/ topic question.... But, in your car, you drive stick? Or shall I say manual transmission. Is the first gear on the upper left away from you??? I was just wondering. I am in afghanistan currently, I drove a right hand drive bus today, it was a manual trans. and the first gear was upper left.
@hcsurfer26 Comment con't.: The military orders these vehicles from all over, Japan, China Korea... Not sure where this bus came from... But that is how the transmission is? I was wondering if it was the same on yours? Anyways, if you or anyone else could answer this, I would greatly appreciate it! Again, awesome video. I am going to take your advice, and plan to have extra cash when I go on holiday to Japan next year! Thanks again, cheers mate! =)
man i love japan but the one i hate is the foods here too much to pay and they suck especially ramen but anyways man its not really of why i commented here
i just wanna ask if where do you live in japan? lol im curious am i? hahaha
man i love japan but the one i hate is the foods there too much to pay and they suck especially ramen but anyways man its not really of why i commented here
i just wanna ask if where do you live in japan? lol im curious am i? hahaha
I stayed at a dirt cheap guesthouse in Tokyo, 1200yen/night, pretty decent. pretty good though. food wasn't a problem. i think i spent about USD$1000 for a week in Jaoan !
i had found a website a while ago from a hotel in the business district of tokyo, and it was 19700 yen a week :s wich i found was pritty cheap tbh, but from belgium i'd say, don't go to japan unless you have 2000 euro to spare.
tickets alone can cost upto 1000 euro, nothing else included, just the tickets
10000 yen a week for permanent is what I've calculated out myself, and heard from several other sources. Good to here it here to, because it really enforces it as more of a fact the more places or people you hear it from. Thanks!
0:43 I think that the 1,000 Yen a night for accom are the rent-a-capsule hotel style... things. I don't know what they are called. But it's not something you would want to spend many nights in since it's basically a room that literally fits one person.
Last time I stayed for 25 days, got a great deal at hotel Grand Arc Hanzomon. About 7,200 yen a day for the room, so I probably spent around 15,000 yen a day in total. If you're not looking for luxury, I'd suggest getting a room in a guest house with for example Sakura House. Share a room with a friend and you're down at 1,500-2000 yen a day. You're going to spend most of your time outside anyways.
Very good information. I think that the reference to style has a great impact on how huge the difference in price is per travel time. Personal vid score: 10/10!
hey olddude, sup... i'm to live in japan next year... maybe for a couple years.... at leas for "now".... so... my question is... monthly... to keep up a apaato rent + power + water, food (not eating out too much, or bento), internet... well... pretty much keep a place to live at... i think my payment in japan is going to be around 350k yen.... is that enough to live well?, love your videos! thank you
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myladyash 1 month ago
For the money conversion if you got windows 7, use a currency convertor. Cheers for the videos (:
H3artOfaBaller 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
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Or if you are reading this, you can use the internet!
pinknprepy 1 week ago in playlist How to do stuff in Japan!
easy way to see how much yen is in your currency is just to write it directly in to the google search field.
f.eks: 13000 yen in usd
anonymepelle 2 months ago
Is ¥110,000/month for renting an apartment a lot? The apartment I found in particular was build just this year and space wise, it's 29.5m².
AliceBabo 4 months ago
@AliceBabo built*
AliceBabo 4 months ago
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@AliceBabo Oh, (Sorry for not posting everyone thing in one post, so I'll just retype everything @__@.)
Is ¥110,000/month for renting an apartment a lot? The apartment I found in particular was built just this year and space wise, it's 29.5m². It's also located about 15 minutes away from Shinjuku by train.
Again, sorry about the spam post. I kept thinking of things to type AFTER I pressed post. ;n;
Thank you!
AliceBabo 4 months ago
It seems different things Japan are cheaper than Seattle, WA! Awesome!:)
LeafySuburb 5 months ago
Converting currency: just google this:
20000 yen to euro
To get euro's and replace "euro" with any currency you want to know. Similarly, you can change the "yen" with any currency and it'll convert. (dollars to euro's works fine too etc).
Also, I was planning on backpacking in Japan, maybe using a mountainbike and pitching my tent on camp sites etc. But now I don't even know if that's possible. Are there camp sites in Japan? It's not for the budget, I just like camping and mountainbiking :P
FHomeBrew 5 months ago
I think Japan is a better country for solo travelers, considering how many hotels charge per person, not room
MrChowTheTroll 5 months ago 2
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by that logic is better to stay in single room with 2 ppl xD
CptEddyPrice 2 months ago in playlist How to do stuff in Japan!
only 10 000 yen per week? sweden must be a really expensive country to live in then.
Cptraktorn 7 months ago
@Cptraktorn how many per week in your place?
ChayXmisCarly 6 months ago
@ChayXmisCarly in yen, id guess it'll be around 15 000 or 20 000
not entirely sure though!
Cptraktorn 6 months ago
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Cptraktorn 7 months ago
Love the vids, man.
SamGlover25 8 months ago
wow i really like you videos, i've learned very much.
Domo arigato for the videos.
Greetings from Belgium ^^
karfeegu123 9 months ago
20000yen/day..... that is too much to spend a day imo. I remember spending at least 300,000yen a month when I was in Tokyo (excluding accommodation) and yeah... it was hard even though 300,000yen was A LOT. Seriously, Japan is the most expansive country to stay, Europe being the 2nd.
chococta96 9 months ago
@chococta96 Europe aint a country mate!
Cptraktorn 6 months ago
@Cptraktorn Did you even understand what I was saying?? I was implying "Europe" as in countries IN Europe -_-;; and what made you thought that I was saying Europe as a country?? lol
chococta96 6 months ago
@chococta96 "Seriously, Japan is the most expensive country to stay, Europe being the 2nd"
i was joking because it was easily misunderstood, and yes i did understand what you meant from the start, however there is a wide variety of prices in the countrys of Europe
Cptraktorn 6 months ago
Of course it is as he says it depends on where you are going and such. I plan on spending my first month in Tokyo and I will probably just travel to places near while I am there and after that month I will travel to other places like Osaka, Kyoto and Okinawa. I mean I don't think you travel to Japan to stay inside a room all day and living in an apartment is not living in a cheap place ;) But this is just a suggestion to people who don't are rich but still want to see Japan =)
Rolfi9 11 months ago
I think to all people out here who don't want to use more money on the things to see rather than the places to sleep there are other options. I know that he has mentioned that apartments are very difficult for foreigners to rent and he is right but I think there are exceptions. My Japanese friend showed me this place in Tokyo named Sakura Houses and as I can see at their website they are very open for foreigners. So instead of using 6000 yen/day you can use 100000 yen/month.
Rolfi9 11 months ago
@Rolfi9 thank you very much for that valuable tip! :)
JL3Wind 8 months ago
@lmlwilliamlml 20000yen er jo rundt 1300 kroner noe som man kan fint leve godt på i Norge for 1 dag. Så jeg håper han prater om luksus når han sier at man trenger minst 20 000 yen /dagen, hvis ikke så er ikke Japan langt fra våre priser ;)
Rolfi9 11 months ago
I plan to take about 330 000 yen for 10 days, 2 people. I guess it should be fine? Plan to go to Kyoto, and travel by train to the nearest cities (3-4 of them).
But after watching your video, I guess 400K is a must :D
VladPayne 11 months ago
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VladPayne 11 months ago
I'm glad it's more expensive in Norway
ImIwilliamImI 11 months ago
it will be almost 2,000 US dollars a week from what i calculated from what you said so that's a lot but its okay im saving all i can to see that awesome place. <3
MikoYousei 1 year ago
recently found your channel, it is awesome! keep the videos coming man! there are sooo many to watch! very interesting! love from canada!
001jd 1 year ago 5
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Thanks!
Yes, 580 videos to watch and more coming every day.
Enjoy!
TheJapanChannelDcom 1 year ago 13
You can use Google itself as a currency converter! :D
Just type in "20000 yen to usd" without quotes and it'll give you the answer.
airfoobar 1 year ago
100 yen about equals ONE American dollar. I always move the decimal point two places to the left, if I want to know how much something is, to Yanks aka, $.
GimmeKitty 1 year ago
20K Yen/day is quite accurrate, I've been in Japan twice and overall that was very close to what we spent when in Tokyo and Osaka.
Don't take taxis... this might get you up to 25K to 30K per day for quick rides.
SKYFORFUN 1 year ago
How do you GET yen money? I mean like, say you have 100 dollars, where would I go to get that transfered into yen? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question.
nick4everandever 1 year ago
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Usually a bank...
TheJapanChannelDcom 1 year ago 17
what about vibrations ... i felt in osaka. just arrived and the earth was shaking...minimal but feelable...not so in kyoto...its a reason not to go again to this shaking country....thx japan :D ...just remember 1995...the osaka/kope earthquake...100000s homeless and many 1000s died...
PassportToWealthGeld 1 year ago
Agree, best to bring enough money.
That is the best way to enjoy your stay.
The first time I stayed in a cheap hotel and got freaked out by the cockroaches and the shared bathroom and toilets lol. That NEVER again, now I safe up enough to stay in a good hotel.
gothiclolitagirl 1 year ago
Awesome! That's quite a good exchange rate for me. 20,000 yen is equal to about 150 pounds. Another great video dude, well done :)
dentyboy117 1 year ago
Kill my dream will ya! oh well Just gotta find a better paying job. Never giving up!
U should do a video about ur place
thejorrel129 1 year ago 18
How much is the entrance fee for museums and stuff about 5000Yen per person ?
Obitosenpai 1 year ago
@Obitosenpai hey, museum and temple entrances from 200-500 yen, afforadble!
PassportToWealthGeld 1 year ago
That is cheaper than I thought I was looking at 30000 yen a day for 30 days. I should be able to see almost everything. I would need about 10000 euro to make that happen.
Nemesis093781 1 year ago
@Nemesis093781 but still bring that amount..... you will have more fun
PyrimidKingJindai 1 year ago
well thank you for the video. now i really want to do a trip in Japan. The flight is currently 112,000 yen. Divided over the length of the trip it could cost me just slightly more than my inside-country vacation I took :)
lrroberb 1 year ago
btw, for those interested 20000 yen is £150.85 and $238.26
ERCacting 1 year ago
hahaha you've turned japanese yourself! After the part you mention the 1000 -2000 yen hotels, you end it with a typical hhhhhssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!
sb8201 1 year ago
@sb8201 hey i saw it too! heheheh! he did the "head thing" that means "no" :D
Supersaiiyin 1 year ago
You can also convert currency in google itself if you search "20000 yen in aud" or usd etc... google will convert it for you. Its not always up to date but its usually a pretty good guide!
FudgeEchidna 1 year ago
I was staying in Japan for 4 weeks and managed to get by on ~12 000 yen per day. That basically covered everything minus the railpass and flight. While in Tokyo we were staying at a hotel called Hotel Garden Shinjuku and another really cheap one called Weekly Mansion Gotanda (apartment hotel). I can definitely recommend those two :P
spasdar 1 year ago
Hotel Rose Garden*
spasdar 1 year ago
500 yen per night if you take a tent and head up into the alps.
Casualsalesman 1 year ago
I think you're spot on for your estimates of a reasonable daily spending rate. As you said, it is incredibly easy to get carried away and run through a staggering amount of money. Japan is a wonderful, beautiful country, but it is not for the faint of heart. If you're a cheapskate, stay home!
TheDBF1 1 year ago
First time I went to Japan I did a week on £300 not including the hotel (£900). It was TIGHT. Second time I brought a £1000 for spending -- this was much more comfortable.
DJFriez 1 year ago
xe.com
currency converter
PhantomMaggot13 1 year ago
Jetstars suck!
xD LOL
dch0441 1 year ago
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Z1BABOUINOS 1 year ago
For those on a very limited budget i recommend watching Shrgnatlas's videos:
youtube.com/watch?v=FW6oqB47KQQ
He basically backpacks in Tokyo
ErrorEric 1 year ago
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ChaoticFox9900 1 year ago
Wow, I'm so stupid to write 'stupit'. Ha ha.
Funky211 1 year ago
google actually has a currency converte! Just type *ammount of noney you want to convert* to *your money. So you will type 10000 Yen in Dollars, and get the conversion =)
oscarscheepstra 1 year ago
One small cost cutting tip is that there's rail pass deals that you can only get if you sign up for them before you get to japan, so if you expect to move around a lot check that out early.
320x200 1 year ago
Will stay at Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa 1-18 April, 240k Yen :o
paddaw 1 year ago
I'd have to do it "Shoestring" style, $100-$200/day is too much. Its hard getting paid that much a week.
tripdeezy 1 year ago
Ofc I'll be doing and buying stuff when I'm going to Japan. But I'd be soooo happy JUST to BE in Japan. ^^ Omg your thirn example for currency was swedish kroner!! Why? XD
MurdocLC 1 year ago
I did well at 10000 yen / day in 2008
Molterno 1 year ago
Average - 100 yen = 1 dollar US. Thereabouts, on average.
meb659 1 year ago
Jet star does suck, and Qantas is going down hill in my opinion.
snozzcumbers 1 year ago
Have flown with Jetstar 3 times to Japan (and back to Australia) with no problems. I am currently in Japan so hopefully no problems next time on my return back home. Star class is worth the upgrade though (only once because it was on sale)! But be wary of flight changes, they haven't done it to me for Japan but did in Vietnam and my only contact was email - lucky I was in a place that I could check it and did check it the day before!!
kimberlina31981 1 year ago
@Z1BABOUINOS Yes, things ARE (not just look) much cheaper than 20 years ago now. There are few exceptions like cigarettes because of a tax policy, but I can buy my clothes, stationeries, houses, liquors, electric products, hair cut, rent, almost everything in surprisingly lower prices now than 20 yeas ago. I guess it's mostly because of cheap chinese imports and real estate bubble burst. I think people who complains about high prices never know how expensive everything was back in 20 years ago.
Funky211 1 year ago
krona :-D YAY FROM SWEDEN
exaro 1 year ago
@exaro YAY FROM DENMARK !
vampyrsten 1 year ago
20000 a day? So you need to be rich to go for a trip to Japan.
In the TheJapanChannel forum people said that overall 1500$ for 2 weeks is enough. Go to Youth hostels, which take about 20-30$ for a night, and for all the day 60$ will be enough for food and stuff.
So how did you get to so high prices? It's too expensive what you suggest.
funnygames93 1 year ago
@funnygames93 yup, you're right (in my opinion). But I agree with the video. If you want to make the most of Japan and be realistic then that is a good price guide. If you just want to come and see Kyoto or Osaka purely sightseeing then there are hostels for 3000 yen a night and food at about 1000 yen a day if you go to Japanese fast food chains like "なかう". But you won't enjoy Japan anywhere near as much like that. Transport isn't cheap here - but it's efficient as with most things in Japan.
monkeystu52 1 year ago
If your going for 3-4 weeks with a g/f or b/f, looking into renting an apartment and average 3~4K a night for quite a nice suite in central Tokyo.
Oshiburi 1 year ago
Living in the Silicon Valley in California, Tokyo is seeming less and less expensive to me. At first, all I heard about Japan was that it's a great country, but places like Tokyo are really expensive.
Hotels here are usually $100+ for a reasonable one. $50 for for a OK one. Food and housing prices seem the same, too. I was actually surprised to see housing in Japan for $700 a month, and people thought that was a lot. I'm paying over $2000 here...
parrish001 1 year ago
@parrish001 Tokyo and the rest of Japan are totally different places, and you have to remember the cost of living is higher, IF you want to maintain the same lifestyle (car+amount of food+style and quality of housing, etc). If you scale back - like finding a slightly older place, smaller place, eat somewhat less food, etc. you can save money. Try it out in the USA too! I did, I upgraded my apartment and ended up paying $300/mo less!
eskercurve 1 year ago
@eskercurve
Oh, yeah, that's what I was referring to. I don't think you'd be able to find a high class apartment anywhere for only $700 a month. Basic places is all I need, and thats actually what I live in, yet it still seems to be more expensive than Tokyo here.
Because of college, I have no problem cutting back costs! I do it already! Haha
parrish001 1 year ago
last time went to Tokyo was 80,000円 for 5 nights and there was a lawsons across the street so i was able to eat around 1000円 a day and all the fun stuff as it was about 120 USD since i paid for the attractions from the travel agent..and SEA to NRT in airfair was 999.95 it was a fun trip overall.. had a blast...
ShyQABoy 1 year ago
Just got back from Japan a few months ago after a month long trip in Japan, and everything he said was pretty spot on and up to date. I stayed in Tokyo for 2 weeks out of the month, but that was the most expensive place out of my trip.
My fees in Tokyo were about 6000 yen/night for hotel, about 2500 yen/day for food/water, about 400 yen/day for subway, and averaged probably around 2500yen/day for everything else (shopping, entertainment, etc.) Oh yeah, and about 90,000 yen for airfare ;)
Level84 1 year ago
I highly recommend "Lonely Planet", if you are looking for cheap places to stay! I've found places in Tokyo for 5000Yen, and they weren't that bad! But this is really the cheapest! And of course the JR Rail Pass in advance is a have to...it is definitely worth it! Cause you can use JR Ferrys, most of the Shinkansen and even a lot of the smaller trains! Overall you can say, it will be no problem to find hotels that cost in average 8000 - 9000Yen!!
chrismecking 1 year ago
20,000 yen is somewhere around $200. I will check on the exact details later.
Biomassvids 1 year ago
couchsurfing [dot] com! I haven't made use of it myself, but I know people who have, and it seems like a great idea, especially for cultural exchange.
Olivia8Louise 1 year ago
Airfares is $800 to $1000 from sydney to tokyo (donno which airline, but from travel company) ..... but $400 (one way) from gold coast to tokyo or osaka (jetstar)
PyrimidKingJindai 1 year ago
I suppose knowing a person in Japan and rent from him is also an option. It should be way cheaper than hotel
tsjoencinema 1 year ago
You know you could stay in internet cafes and capsule hotels
PyrimidKingJindai 1 year ago
@PyrimidKingJindai
Spend the day at internet café and sleep in the capsule LOL
Always ways to save money, but those ways any good for a pleasurable holiday in Japan?
tsjoencinema 1 year ago
@tsjoencinema not all day, explore while carrying your bags around
PyrimidKingJindai 1 year ago
How long is a piece of string?
retheiak 1 year ago
note 1000 yen about 10 dollars
Screenamerockz 1 year ago
Can i come visit you? lol
Android18gurl 1 year ago
Last time I went, we were spending 200,000 yen a day per person for the two of us, but we were staying in some really posh places and had a private guide, too. We had a really good time.
mecheethz 1 year ago
xe.com = currencry convertor.
two letters website name, hope it isn't too hard to remember for our americans friends :)
OnceUponAtimeInLeb 1 year ago
@OnceUponAtimeInLeb ah cmon i hate when ppl say us americans are all dumb! dont do that the ppl you see that are stupid are most likey teenagers ok?
isuckatguitar12 1 year ago
@isuckatguitar12 I didnt say they are dumb, nevermind if they are or not.... I just meant they have hard time remembering things :)
OnceUponAtimeInLeb 1 year ago
@OnceUponAtimeInLeb what are you referring to? lol
isuckatguitar12 1 year ago
this video is pretty much for short term I'm wondering if it would be posible to make a video about the cost of living in Japan
GazettExXxVisualKei 1 year ago
it's about 190 euros in december 2010...pretty good,i guess
cg0609 1 year ago
You don't need to spend over $200 to get around in Japan. I spent around $50 to $80 a day in Tokyo (6,612 yen). Only if your spending on family or have outrageous tastes do you need to spend more than that.
akin242002 1 year ago
Converter (06/12/2010):
- 100 Japanese yen = 0.910803074 Euros (approx 1€)
- 100 Japanese yen = 1.20900 U.S. dollars
- 100 Japanese yen = 0.771144279 British pounds
87lokk 1 year ago
20,000.00 JPY = 180.179 EUR view JPY/EUR chart
Japan Yen Euro
1 JPY = 0.00900893 EUR 1 EUR = 111.001 JPY
Merakal 1 year ago
@Merakal euro is unintersting. dollar RULEZ!
PassportToWealthGeld 1 year ago
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@Merakal euro is unintersting. dollar RULEZ! uninteresting
PassportToWealthGeld 1 year ago
I stayed in Aizuya Inn for 3000 per night and averaged about the same for food daily.
perdomot 1 year ago
As of 12/06/2010, the exchange rate for the US Dollar is $82.64. This means 20,000/82.64 = $242.01
akin242002 1 year ago
@akin242002 20k yen a day just for sleeping accomodations?
roboticeye 1 year ago
Use damn google for converting search for "x" yen in US$" it gives you the value of that day.
Shainingusutaru 1 year ago
are you gonna be doing something special for your 500th video, your so close. =]
linkinpain 1 year ago
@linkinpain I hope he has another Japanese "stuff" give-away! Free stuff rules!
noshnitt 1 year ago
Cercl
BanzaiLang 1 year ago
Youth hostels!!! Or couch surfing ftw! If people are going to the country side where there aren't youth hostels and you MUS have a car,then I agree that would be a must, but I got around jsut fine in Tokyo/Osaka for less that 5000yen a day (hostel was 2000yen).
TkyoSam 1 year ago
1000yen 12€
5000yen 60€ a night, is a normal pay in a IBIS hotel in Europe. a thougt japan was more expensive (not included tokio). and some nigths spend in the nigth trains travelling bettwen cities , a person can make a travel in afordabel costs.
is there a similar travel plan in japan like interrail in europe, visiting many cities by train in not expensive train tickets?
mar96silva 1 year ago
$130 a day?? damn! Looks like I'm not goin to Japan anytime soon. I mean, I do have money to probably stay there for a week if I wanted to, but I'm really tryin to save up.
whoo689 1 year ago
tought it was more expensive... in italy its more expensive (im italian)
Manporrero11 1 year ago
I completely agree with you man! Why bother going if you are not going to enjoy yourself? Please continue making the videos! They are very very very useful and interesting to watch. =)
Guyanesebadguy 1 year ago
What are the pet laws and leash laws in japan
joeyblondewolf3 1 year ago
If your stingy, Jetstar is the way to go!!
88Baebae 1 year ago
I stayed at xxx and i got what I wanted, a bed, shower and a small fridge. I payed roughly 3600 ¥ a day and about 3000 ¥ i spended on food, roughly, some times 10 000 ¥ for one place and some times less, but roughly 3000.
MageThief 1 year ago
If you are a US military member or their friends, you will have 2 good hotels in the center of Tokyo , Roppongi area.
New sanno hotel (5 star hotel ) $50 for a single, $80 for a family
Hardy Barracks ( 2 or 3 star hotel ) $30 for a single , $35 for a family including breakfast.
109mytiger 1 year ago
20000 Japanese yen = 241.80 US dollars
Speed12236 1 year ago 5
@Speed12236 ty!
nagaempress 1 year ago
@nagaempress Np, But You should do some research yourself if you plan on living with 1 other person.. There are sakura houses that you can rent, but they are tiny.. You should keep atleast 1,000,000 Yen with you. 12,090 U.S. dollars
That should keep you healthy, well fed and in a good sized home til you get a job :p
Speed12236 1 year ago
@Speed12236 hi i have a question ur kidding about 12k dollars right?? and how long will that last for an average guy?
Gunnu101 1 year ago
@Gunnu101 a year maybe? If its only one person, That will last 3-5 months for 2-3 people.
You should also grocery shop to go down on prices, and the plane flight price isnt included
Speed12236 1 year ago
Honestly the numbers that you are throwing out are amazingly low in my estimation. If you're going to go out to a half way decent restaurant in the states you end up paying at least $20 roughly 2000 yen. You can go cheaper if you get like fast food or something. As far as room costs. If 9000 yen can get you good accommodations just about anywhere that's awesome. I thought Japan would be a lot more expensive than the states, but it's sooo not.
emeigh1wm 1 year ago
If you want to save some money, avoid the Yakitori bars like the plague. The amount that you can/will spend there will quickly skyrocket during the course of an evening.
blaaaaaaaaaaaaargh 1 year ago
I couchsurfed almost 4 weeks in Japan ( Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya,Hiroshima, Osaka etc). Not only that accomodation was for free, all my hosts ( they were all japanese) were really friendly , we had nice conversations and when they had time we went out eating togehther or just for a walk. I got an insight in their daily life.
Of course this is not everyones cup of tea, when you like to meet locals and have no problems with sleeping on futon, it's worth considering :).
TepidPeppermint 1 year ago
@TepidPeppermint; the very last time I was there I stayed on my friend's couch, and that is in Nagoya too. But I was only there for two days and it was for business (yes, I pocketed the allotment for r*b...) The rail pass idea always seems like a good one for site seers, anywhere you go.
uglyengineer 1 year ago
20,000 Yen to the current rate of American dollars is $240
jonnymohawk 1 year ago
Google has actually a built-in currency converter. Just enter something like "10000 JPY in ZAR" or "500 ¥ in €" an there you have it.
AndreR241 1 year ago 4
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hcsurfer26 1 year ago
In case anyone is interested, for a foreign exchange program my university is offering to Tokyo it estimated roughly $10,000 in living expenses for the length of a school year. That doesn't include tuition and I think (not sure) it includes apartment costs and stuff ( apartments are probably more expensive than hotels). Kind of off topic but maybe it will help some of you :).
SilentDeath901 1 year ago
1000 jpy = 12 usd
rampage222555 1 year ago
20000 Yen gives you 1568.28 SEK (Swedish Kronor), for those of you from Sweden out there! :D
MrBigCookieCrumble 1 year ago 2
@MrBigCookieCrumble and about £150 if you're British.
TheLolthazun 1 year ago
i stayed at Economy Backpackers Hotel New Koyo (u can google it)
it was pretty cheap and ok to sleep in (well i only slept there...didnt really stayed much hours in it).
i also spent ~10-15€ for food each day plus 10€/day for train und attractions etc ;D
...there's also a really nice soba-restaurant about ~10mins away from the hotel where u can get really nice soba-sets with rice and other stuff for ~500yen!
i loved it!
laracroft1337 1 year ago
Another good video. Also I'd like to have a dollar for everytime you've been stuck at that stop light a 2:30 :D
lazybones1962 1 year ago
You get alot of common questions.
Kuceman 1 year ago
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One last thing, for the people watching this... If you have friends in the military who can get you on a base say in japan... You can stay at a hotel on a military base! i.e. Atsugi or Yokosuka for really cheap! Tax free even! I believe the rates a night, the last time I looked into it, was around $25.00 to $65,00 USD a night. Who says the military isn't good for anything?
hcsurfer26 1 year ago
if you want to buy airline tickets Check out orbitz.com I used it alot of times and they got good airfares .
Hamudi82 1 year ago
One last thing, for the people watching this... If you have friends in the military who can get you on a base... You can stay at a hotel on a military base! i.e. Atsugi or Yokosuka for really cheap! Tax free even! I believe the rates a night, the last time I looked into it, was around $25.00 to $65,00 USD a night. Who says the military isn't good for anything?
hcsurfer26 1 year ago
im wondering why does the ammount in yen is so big?
arhamus 1 year ago
@arhamus Because they only have one name for their money. For example in the UK we have pence which turns to pounds after 100 pence. So instead of calling it 100 pence it is called 1 pound, same for America 100 cents is 1 dollar etc. So instead of changing the name after a certain amount they call it the same name regards less of amount. Takes a while to get used to but that's what makes the world interesting ^__^
spudracula 1 year ago
@arhamus because in most countrys we have pennys and pounds or cents and dollars, so its kinda 2 Currencies with an exchange rate of 1:100, in japan they have one currancy which cant be split into pennys so it is as small as possible to enable you to buy small things
Fummy007 1 year ago
First off, your awesome! For doing these videos, answering questions, and helping others who are trying to get to japan, like myself. Thank you! Keep up the good work! Second, this may be an off the wall/ topic question.... But, in your car, you drive stick? Or shall I say manual transmission. Is the first gear on the upper left away from you??? I was just wondering. I am in afghanistan currently, I drove a right hand drive bus today, it was a manual trans. and the first gear was upper left.
hcsurfer26 1 year ago
@hcsurfer26 thats also in holland
Blauwebek 1 year ago
@hcsurfer26 Comment con't.: The military orders these vehicles from all over, Japan, China Korea... Not sure where this bus came from... But that is how the transmission is? I was wondering if it was the same on yours? Anyways, if you or anyone else could answer this, I would greatly appreciate it! Again, awesome video. I am going to take your advice, and plan to have extra cash when I go on holiday to Japan next year! Thanks again, cheers mate! =)
hcsurfer26 1 year ago
Thank you sir. This is quality information. Cheers.
Viccyvictor 1 year ago
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man i love japan but the one i hate is the foods here too much to pay and they suck especially ramen but anyways man its not really of why i commented here
i just wanna ask if where do you live in japan? lol im curious am i? hahaha
IgnorantFaggot 1 year ago
man i love japan but the one i hate is the foods there too much to pay and they suck especially ramen but anyways man its not really of why i commented here
i just wanna ask if where do you live in japan? lol im curious am i? hahaha
IgnorantFaggot 1 year ago
I stayed at a dirt cheap guesthouse in Tokyo, 1200yen/night, pretty decent. pretty good though. food wasn't a problem. i think i spent about USD$1000 for a week in Jaoan !
Rock010288 1 year ago
i had found a website a while ago from a hotel in the business district of tokyo, and it was 19700 yen a week :s wich i found was pritty cheap tbh, but from belgium i'd say, don't go to japan unless you have 2000 euro to spare.
tickets alone can cost upto 1000 euro, nothing else included, just the tickets
jonny5312 1 year ago
20000 Yen = £154.00 approx.
tomwash1 1 year ago
500 to 1000 euro to get from Belgium to Japan. Think it was a one way ticket but I'm not sure.
misterbearbe 1 year ago
Oh baby the different styles they've done it in while they were in japan? are there pictures? JK :P
TheGstein 1 year ago
Jetstar suck? Well I've never used it but our whole Japanese class is goin via jetstar next year is there anyway to elaborate on the subject
konoha4dawin 1 year ago
10000 yen a week for permanent is what I've calculated out myself, and heard from several other sources. Good to here it here to, because it really enforces it as more of a fact the more places or people you hear it from. Thanks!
SkeenBot5000 1 year ago
0:43 I think that the 1,000 Yen a night for accom are the rent-a-capsule hotel style... things. I don't know what they are called. But it's not something you would want to spend many nights in since it's basically a room that literally fits one person.
Wnivre 1 year ago
Last time I stayed for 25 days, got a great deal at hotel Grand Arc Hanzomon. About 7,200 yen a day for the room, so I probably spent around 15,000 yen a day in total. If you're not looking for luxury, I'd suggest getting a room in a guest house with for example Sakura House. Share a room with a friend and you're down at 1,500-2000 yen a day. You're going to spend most of your time outside anyways.
yonasudotcom 1 year ago
LOL Jetstar suck. The way you said it they must really suck.
Waterclock002 1 year ago
20 000 Japanese yen = 241.32 U.S. dollars. Thumb this up so everyone can see!
Max10192 1 year ago 3
Very good information. I think that the reference to style has a great impact on how huge the difference in price is per travel time. Personal vid score: 10/10!
fantalon2 1 year ago
20000 yen / $250 AUD a day, that's very reasonable for most destinations :)
krustypinoy 1 year ago
hehe, im starting the memorize the surroundings you drive by :)
krustypinoy 1 year ago 2
hey olddude, sup... i'm to live in japan next year... maybe for a couple years.... at leas for "now".... so... my question is... monthly... to keep up a apaato rent + power + water, food (not eating out too much, or bento), internet... well... pretty much keep a place to live at... i think my payment in japan is going to be around 350k yen.... is that enough to live well?, love your videos! thank you
Sh1r01N3k0 1 year ago 2
and some day's even more
Lordskroll 1 year ago
for me it was like 13.000 a day hotel and i spend 10.000 yen a day for the rest
Lordskroll 1 year ago
$250 a day... it seems quite average, I expected it to be more expensive...
catonat1 1 year ago
Jetstar is horrible!
they even limits our hand carry baggage's weight
Singapore airlines is awesome!
(note that i'm being bias since i'm from singapore)
corbraz 1 year ago
How are the lungs doing?
TheWhitmore 1 year ago