How much money do you need to prepare for traveling to Japan?

5000 can travel to Japan on a budget.

The round-trip air ticket from Shanghai to Takamatsu, Japan, is 700 yuan (the air ticket itself is 499, I chose a front-row seat at the airport, and the round-trip seat plus air ticket is about 700 yuan). Since my base is in Beijing, and since I chose first class for the round trip, the total round trip cost is about 2,500 (actually it’s about 1,000 round trip without first class).

If you stay for one night in some ordinary hotels in Japan, the price is about 2,100 yen, which is about 126 yuan; if you want to stay in a better, star-rated hotel, the price will be It is much more expensive. The price for one night is about 4,500 yen or more, which is about 270 yuan.

The price of eating in Japan is not cheap. For example, a bowl of very generous portions of specialty ramen on the street costs at least 900 yen per portion, which is about 54 yuan; some street snacks, such as grilled squid, cost 500 yen per portion, which is about 30 yuan. One serving.

If you also want to eat some sushi or Japanese food, the price will be about RMB 150 or more. The price is quite not cheap. RMB 5,000 is enough to travel in Japan for about a week. If you are more generous, you may have to spend more.