Cost of a trip to Japan
Japan has a reputation for being expensive so I wanted to give you an idea of what we paid for the trip, and let you decide for yourself. It depends how you like to travel ... our total cost for 5 people is the roughly the same as the cost of one person on Tauck's Japan tour.
8 nights / 9 days for 5 people:
Airbnb apartments total = $2060 (avg $258/night)
Airfare = $847 each
Food = $1200
Shinkansen (Kyoto to Tokyo) = $141 each
All other trains/subways = $478
Mari Cart = $90 each (+$20 international drivers license)
Kimono rental = $50 each
Temples/entrance fees = $181
More on money:
Japan is a completely cash-based country. With our newly-opened Chase bank account, we bought all our yen before we left, and only had to get money out on the last day for the knives ($300 limit on the transaction). The convenience stores have ATMs that accept US bank card network.
8 nights / 9 days for 5 people:
Airbnb apartments total = $2060 (avg $258/night)
Airfare = $847 each
Food = $1200
Shinkansen (Kyoto to Tokyo) = $141 each
All other trains/subways = $478
Mari Cart = $90 each (+$20 international drivers license)
Kimono rental = $50 each
Temples/entrance fees = $181
More on money:
Japan is a completely cash-based country. With our newly-opened Chase bank account, we bought all our yen before we left, and only had to get money out on the last day for the knives ($300 limit on the transaction). The convenience stores have ATMs that accept US bank card network.
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