How to spend and save money when going to Japan

If you travel to Japan, you must hope that your travel expenses will be lower. There are actually many ways to save money. Let me introduce them to you. From the aspects of transportation and accommodation. I'll give you a detailed introduction. If you want to travel, you can refer to it.

air ticket

How to save money on cheap air tickets is no longer a problem. It is nothing more than booking in advance and keeping an eye on discounts. My first pit prevention suggestion here is that the round-trip ticket to Tokyo must not be too cheap, and buy early or late-night tickets. Because the local traffic in Japan is very different from that in China. In Japan, once the subway and bus stop, it is a huge sum of money to take a taxi to and from the hotel and airport.

Tips: You don't know the rental price in Japan.

The starting price of taxis in Tokyo is 660 yen (about 45 yuan RMB), and it will increase by 300 yen per kilometer after two kilometers (about 20 yuan charges, and increase by 30% after 1 1 at night). I personally experienced a fantasy story of taking a taxi from Ikebukuro to Narita Airport in the middle of the night and spending 1000+ RMB wallet to lose weight. Therefore, it is the most economical choice to choose the subway running time to and from the airport or book the domestic landing shuttle service in advance.

stay

1. Location: Considering the choice of airport, it is recommended to live along the subway in Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro and other places, which is within walking distance from the business circle, making it very convenient to shop at night. Of course, some places with high consumption at night are also around here, but this is not the content of this money-saving strategy. Free travel in Tokyo saves money-ready.

2. Type of choice: First of all, I recommend choosing a well-known hotel, because hotels in Japan are not only expensive, but also the rooms are super small, and suitcases as small as 24 inches or more can't be opened in the room. When choosing a homestay, the only problem is the need for garbage disposal. Most parts of Japan have implemented the garbage sorting policy. It is common practice to walk with garbage every day and look for trash cans all over the map.

Tip: Two or three things about accommodation.

You don't need to bring a water bottle. Because of the water quality problem, most people in Japan drink bottled water, so it is not recommended to boil water in the accommodation.

If you want to apply for a three-year visa-free visit to Japan, please be sure to choose a hotel and provide hotel check-in information.

If you are interested in improving your experience, you must try tatami B&B.

Mobile wifi

The ancients said: "No wifi, give me death." You can travel abroad, but you can't live without the internet.

Wifi going abroad can be purchased directly on major domestic e-commerce platforms, and can be rented by selecting the departure date and airport terminal. Although most airport terminals can also be rented on site, they are often expensive. Therefore, if you can book the travel date in advance, you can make a purchase during the promotion period. This time, the purchase order is promoted in advance, which saves half and the price is reasonable.

bus cards

For friends with popular values, there are only three choices for traveling in Japan-subway, bus and walking. First of all, the price of taxi travel has already been told to you; Secondly, it is not cheap to rent a car and drive in Japan. The daily limit of 300+ parking fee 150 yuan plus a one-time deposit of more than 5,000 yuan is still a big expense; Finally, Japan doesn't like cycling as a travel tool. Free travel in Tokyo saves money-preparation

Then for subway+bus travel, in fact, a bus card can be all done. Book a watermelon card (suica card) on a treasure in China before departure, and you can get it after landing through the customs. You can use it in all kinds of subways/shinkansen/buses immediately by opening the card and recharging it in one go. The only problem is that the one-way fare is a bit high.

Therefore, I strongly suggest that you can choose another form, and buy one-day cycling tickets in places such as 7 1 1 or Rosen every day (because supermarkets sometimes offer discounts and can use them at will on specific routes, and the price is much lower than that of a single ride with a credit card. This method is suitable for people who travel to many areas in one day and can save a lot of money.

Tip: Be a thug every day

In fact, the most common mode of transportation for free travel in Tokyo is hiking. In Japan, the interval between subway station and bus station is very sparse, so it is not difficult to walk 2-3 steps every day, so a pair of good shoes is the basis of free travel.

money

Depending on where you want to go, you don't need to prepare a lot of yen in cash in advance, but about 30 thousand yen (2000 RMB) is enough. You can use UnionPay card to withdraw cash from the ATM of convenience stores in Japan at any time and calculate the real-time exchange rate.

At present, domestic mobile payments such as Alipay, WeChat and public comment have been widely used in Japan, especially the drugstores, department stores and electrical stores that most Japanese people need to go to for shopping, which not only support mobile payments, but also have special Chinese shopping guides to help them choose and recommend.

Of course, if the purpose of this trip is to go to some shops and places open to Japan, you need to use cash, especially the shops around Akihabara, various medieval shops, small steel ball doll machine shops, tourist attractions and so on. You need to spend cash. Be prepared to go to these places to prevent embarrassment.

Tip: Many coins are small change.

Prepare a change bag. Japan's coin consumption far exceeds domestic consumption, and it is possible to harvest twenty or thirty coins on the first day of landing.