Is my budget realistic?? £3000 total for 11 days.

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1. Yes that’s doable, it’s roughly what I spent in 9 days and I ate and bought alot of stuff.

   If you really want to err on the side of caution though, add $500 for a ‘rainy day/ooh I want that’ fund.

2. Have you looked into hostels’ private rooms? Hostels in Japan are incredibly nice and extremely clean, most importantly they’re mostly half of the price of a regular hotel room (usually) Plus you get the option to talk to other fellow travellers. [Here’s a good one.](https://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/UNPLAN-Shinjuku/Tokyo/294428)

3. Please consider that many if not most Japanese restaurants double the price for dinner..for the same meals. I would make lunch the main meal and Department store bento for dinner. Also grocery stores reduce price on bento late in the day. Btw, are you outside Japan? I don’t think travel is open to Japan, is it?

4. More than enough.

   I normally spend about that amount for 2 weeks. Staying in business hotels, eat in restaurants, etc – with one or two expensive ryokan and fine dining restaurants throwing in as well.

5. Keep in mind you will always spend more than you think you will. I would throw in another 1000 personally and if you don’t use it more kudos to you

6. £80 a night is easy for hotels. Obviously we can’t look forward into the future so far, but on £80 a night I was able to get a no frills business hotel in great spots in both Akihabara and Shinjuku.

   £40 a day for food is totally fine. If you have a specific kind of Japanese food you really like, I would recommend doing a couple of £20 days so you can throw a bunch of money at something amazing. I blew like £80 on sushi one morning at Tsukiji getting grilled uni and all kinds of sushi. The tuna was unreal. 😀

   As far as general spending… there are gonna be a few things you see that make you think “oh crap I don’t think I can get this at home.” I bring an empty suitcase, because there are keyboards, stationery, and anime things that are half of the price while we’re there.

7. More than enough. I’ve had longer trips on less and still struggled to get rid of my money by the end.

8. Don’t skimp on airbnbs, I found one in Osaka in a room above a laundromat and another apartment in Asakusa for cheap. Price can vary greatly but it’s good value for the most part.

9. Probably common sense but, for shopping and eating, don’t jump at the first thing that looks good because there will almost always be someplace else that’s cheaper and/or better that you won’t see until after, especially in touristy areas.

   Places that serve alcohol will have an affordable “all-you-can-drink” option as long as you don’t mind the cheaper stuff. If you go someplace like Golden-gai in Tokyo drinks will be much more expensive and there will be a seat charge since most of those places are tiny.

   Supermarkets will also be cheaper than convenience stores and vending machines so be on the lookout for any smaller ones to save a bit of money on drinks/food.

10. > Transport

    Assuming, you have an open jaw ticket, or you will overnight highway buses, this is about right.

    > Food

    £40 per day is a decent budget, providing you don’t go fancy. Eating out on a budget is a much more decent experience in Japan than in UK. Note that you will probably want a decent size lunch still.

    Note that going out to a pub, especially one serving European or craft beer can be a lot more expensive than in the UK (not Norwegian-level expensive though).

11. I spent €5000 on three MONTHS and never felt like I was short on anything. You’ll be fine lol.

12. My husband and I had a $3kish budget for 10 days and had leftover, wish we had bought more souvenirs, etc. I think your budget is fine! 🙂

13. I just looked up conversion rate on [xe.com](https://xe.com)

    £3000 is ¥451,270 or ¥41,020, that’s more than double what I budgeted when I was there, about AU$250 per day, which is about ¥20,133, you’ll be fine

14. i would also recommend a portable wifi. lifesaver. u can prebook some and get it at the airport

15. Check the JR RailPass, might save some money and is more flexibel to changes due to weather or somethings which might come up on the go.

16. I feel like eating at convenience stores all the time isn’t actually that cheap, but depends how much you eat. You can eat pretty well in a budget restaurant in Japan and I’d choose that over convenience store food any day. It’s definitely much cheaper than eating out in the UK!

    Drinking can be cheap but depends on the place, all you can drink isn’t too uncommon and a lot of big izakayas can be really cheap for beers/highballs. Do note that seating charges are very common in izakayas (like 300 yen or so) and no, they’re not trying to scam you like I’ve seen people on this subreddit say, it’s normal – so be mindful of that. If you’re into craft beer that can be very expensive though, I’d say that it’s often close to 1000 yen for a pint – but just regular draft beer at an izakaya is pretty cheap imo.

17. Sounds like plenty of money to me but I’d advise you to buy your food and drinks from a supermarket rather than convenience store. Soft drinks especially, can be almost half the price that you would buy them at the conbini.

    If you end up doing karaoke, there are also some places you can bring your own drinks, which brings down the price a lot.

18. Except for the airfare and transport, accommodation and food can be done on a budget, if you don’t mind. For transport, go to [hyperdia.com](https://hyperdia.com) to check train timings and cost. For hotels, you can opt to stay in business hotels for roughly £50/night and still close to the subway. For food, the most extravagant spending was on yakiniku/yakitori and morning coffee (a must). Most of my meals consists of onigiri and sandwiches from the combinis for brunch and/or tea. Most lunches and dinners were spend on ramen, roba, rice costing about 1200Y average or maybe 2000Y tops with beer.

19. Under budget food
    Overbuget hotel

20. Dude I managed £1000 for 10 days and had a blast. Some days end up much cheaper by accident whilst others balance it out. Have fun!

21. That’s a great list and surely more than enough to enjoy what’s out there. Can I ask though what company you booked your flight through? I’ve used kiwi travel before and had some really cheap flight but I’m curious who you went through?

22. 3000 pounds for 11 days is more than enough. I budgetted between 2000 and 2500 for 2 weeks incl. planeticket, hotel and railpass when I went there every year

23. It’s plenty

24. Totally reasonable

25. order a simcard from home, you wont regret it

26. If it’s not enough you wasted a lot of cash bro you can have a great trip for 2000 or less

27. I usually allocate 10,000 yen per day for food , coffee , desserts, alcohols or whatever comes to mind…

    You can get by on 10,000 yen per day unless you are into expensive food like Omakase or Michelin star food .. which I high recommend trying.. even slightly more pricey food like Sukiyaki…

    Accommodation wise … normal price is probably around 20,000 to 30,000 yen for a small business hotel room for 2 person… Sorry i’m not from UK.. so i just give you the price in JPY..

    You will have a great trip anyway

28. My last trip in 2015 cost about £2500 (but this also included flights to and from Seoul) £3000 should be more than enough to let you have a great time without having to skimp.

    Eating and drinking as I remember isn’t that expensive. Especially when you can buy beer from vending machines! Eating in ramen joints and izakayas is pretty reasonable, and pro-tip you can buy great souvenirs in Daiso (Y100 shops) so don’t go breaking the bank at expensive tourist areas! Have a great time, I’m dying to go back! 😀

29. Subway in Tokyo will be 900 yen for a one day ticket (toei and tokyo metro lines), or 600 yen if you only want to use tokyo metro. search for a tokyo subway map online and try to figure out which one is better for you. usually prices depend on how many stations you’re going and I’d say average is around 230yen per ride, so in my opinion the one day ticket is pretty cheap.

    but take care, there are also some private lines and JR for example yamanote line, you cant use the 1day pass for it.

    Kyoto doesnt have many train/subway lines. Basically only crossing North-South and East-West. You can get a one day bus ticket here for 700yen, but buses are slow and the Plan is sometimes hard to understand. (there are different lines going from the same platform, different companies, buses with the same number go in different directions, cause they drive the other way around the City, they get stuck in traffic jam and it will take you 2hours to get to your destination). So I’d recommend using train as much as you can.

    btw I payed 4100 Euro for a 21 days trip, so I think it’s doable.

30. With that short a trip I’d recommend to just stay in Tokyo to save time and money, don’t bother with Kansai this time.

    I got by with JPY10k per day for a dorm/capsule hostel accommodation, 3 meals at JPY1000, and enough left for sundries and short train rides.

    And given you use GBP – booze is cheap if you buy from groceries, supermarkets, or donki. Konbini can get quite pricey, izakayas are generally ok especially if you go for the drink-all-you-can promos (no really, drink-all-you-can. go for it), and craft beer can get stupid expensive, especially the ones from a tap. Otherwise, Strong Zero is your best friend.