Most Useful and Most Practical Travel Tips in Japan

Saving Money in Japan!

For money savers
Following are the tips for lower budget travelers.

One of the most common complaints we hear from many visitors to Japan is the high prices of things.

Transportation costs, food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, entrance fees, the list goes on and on.

However, I believe that it is possible to travel around Japan more cheaply just by being a little more careful in your preparations and how you spend your money every day during your stay in Japan.

Here we have compiled some tips on how to travel to Japan cheaply.

I hope that these ways to travel to Japan without spending too much money will be useful for you, the traveller.

Spend money at Convenience stores

Convenience stores are the best place to buy breakfast and lunch to save money.
There are many stores within 5 minutes walk when you are in big cities.
If you can’t find it, ask young people “Where is Convenience?”.
“Convini” in Japanese is the shortened word and is more popular than “Convenience Store”.

Muffin, Sandwich, Pastry, Onigiri, Juice, Milk, Coffee, Tea, Snack, Fruits, Cup noodle, etc.
They supply hot water for your cup noodle.
Also, a microwave oven is available to use for customers.

Convenience stores are the best place to buy breakfast and lunch to save money.
There are many stores within 5 minutes walk when you are in big cities.
If you can’t find it, ask young people “Where is Convenience?”.
“Convini” in Japanese is the shortened word and is much more popular than “Convenience Store”.

Dining/foods





Muffin, Sandwich, Pastry, Onigiri, Juice, Milk, Coffee, Tea, Snack, Fruits, Cup noodle, etc.
They supply hot water for your cup noodle.
Also a microwave oven is available to use for customers.

Sven Eleven logo

SevenEleven

Lawson logo

Lawson

Family Mart logo

Family Mart

ministop logo

MiniStop

Three F logo

SevenEleven

 

Traveling

For long distance travel, Shinkansen is fast and convenient but expensive.

  1. Use local train, not express
  2. Use red-eye bus for long distance travel
  3. Use JR Pass
  4. Shinkansen / Super Express

Hitchhiking?? No! No! No!

Hitch hiking
Hitchhiking

There is a method of “hitchhiking” as a saving measure of transportation expenses, but it seems that it is better to stop thinking for the following reasons. Hitchhiking is not popular in Japan. It’s safe in Japan, so some Japanese students who want to save money do it from time to time, but we rarely see them on streets and highway entrances. It is difficult to get strange travellers who know they are foreigners. The driver of the car is so kind to get you a ride for talking with you on the long way, so the chances of foreign travellers who seem to be unable to speak Japanese words are very limited.

JR Seishun Jyuhachi Kippu (Seishun 18 Kippu)

Selling date Usable dateStatus
2024 02/20 – 03/312024 03/01 -04/10 N.A.
2024 07/01 – 08/312024 07/20 – 09/10Plan
2024 12/01 – 12/312024 12/10 – 2025 01/10Plan

These tickets are valid for JR local trains only and only one day.
5 tickets cost you 12050 Yen.
5 people can use one day or one can use 5 days.
You can use all local trains from a.m. 00 o’clock to midnight.
There are overnight trains operating by JR and they are very useful for you to use.
Consult with the JR timetable, you can go to Kyushu from Tokyo with 2370 Yen.
The selling period is limited;

JR Rail pass is another option.

One day pass for train and bus in city area

It is told that the cost of transportation in Japan is really painful. It is so expensive.

But one day pass is available in the following cities.

It is the decision point whether you want to walk or use public transportation.

Sapporo city

City areaTransportationadult farechild fareNote
SapporoSubway830420
SapporoSubway520260Saturday, Sunday & holiday

Tokyo

City areaTransportationadult farechild fareNote
ToykoToei bus & subway700350
ToykoToei bus500250
TokyoTokyo Metro600300
TokyoToei subway & Tokyo Metro800400Tourist only
TokyoToei subway & Tokyo Metro900450
TokyoJR  (in 23wards only)760380
TokyoJR  Toei bus & subways & JR1600800 JR lines (in the 23 wards of Tokyo)
TokyoToei subway bus & Tokyo Metro30002000Tokyo Starter Kit Tourisit only 

Yokohama city

City areaTransportationadult farechild fareNote
Yokohama citybus600300
Yokohama citySubway 740370
Yokohama citySubway & bus830420

Nagoya city

City areaTransportationadult farechild fareNote
Nagoya citySubway760380
Nagoya citySubway and bus870430
Nagoya citySubway and bus620310Saturday, Sunday, holiday

Kyoko city

City areaTransportationadult farechild fareNote
Kyoto citySubway800400
Kyoto citySubway and bus900450

Osaka city

City areaTransportationadult farechild fareNote
Osaka citySubway and bus800300

Fukuoka city

City areaTransportationadult farechild fareNote
FukuokaSubway640320
FukuokaBus900450
FukuokaBus + Dazaifu Liner Bus1500750

Lodging

Hotel Judo
http://www.juyoh.co.jp/

From 3200 Yen

Sawanoya Ryokan
http://www.tctv.ne.jp/members/sawanoya/

From 4700 Yen

Guest house  B&B

These Guesthouses costs you around 3,000 – 5,000 Yen. 

 

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