First Time To Japan

[lizziegiggles]

Ill be going to Japan Aug 31-Nov 30

Im on a very tight budget but i know by reading you can get by for 3 months
i just need help from others that have travelled on a tight budget where to stay,where you can eat,rail pass

all the sites anyone can provide me would be awwweesome !!
im going with my boyfriend so i wont be alone.

Places where id like to visit

Kamakura,Hakone,Takoyaki,Harajuku,Osaka,Akihabara,Shibuya,Roppongi,the imperial palace,Ameyoko,Kyoto ,Kobe,Omotesando,Hakkaido,Niigata,Toyko,Nagano,Kanazawa,Hiroshima,Fukoko,Kagoshima

I know enough Japanese to get by i think

any other places people have visited and can show me a site or tell me that would be awesome

i need as much information before i go please!!!

thank you

 

[Glenski]

a 3-month stay vs. a "very tight budget" do not seem compatible. How much do you hope to spend? Will you use the JR Rail Pass any of that time?

Most of your sites seem to be just in Tokyo. What exactly interests you?

Have you looked at the JNTO site? Or Lonelyplanet.com/thorntree?

 

[lizziegiggles]

a 3-month stay vs. a "very tight budget" do not seem compatible. How much do you hope to spend? Will you use the JR Rail Pass any of that time?

Most of your sites seem to be just in Tokyo. What exactly interests you?

Have you looked at the JNTO site? Or Lonelyplanet.com/thorntree?

About 6 grand maybe 7.
i got it figured out for about

flight-2400 for both of us (taking the China airlines)
Were staying at a hostel which is 460 a month for rent (1300) roughly
Japan Rail Pass 1100 for both


and we just want to see the country and learn the culture more in depth

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

What do you plan to do for food?

 

[lizziegiggles]

What do you plan to do for food?

i read that stores doscount sushi and such at the end of the day
Noodles,i dont plan on eating out.

were here for an adventure

 

[Glenski]

i read that stores doscount sushi and such at the end of the day
Noodles,i dont plan on eating out.
were here for an adventure

Don't kid yourself. After a week of that, you'll want something else.

You're being unrealistic.

Your Rail Pass is only good for a month at most.

460 x 3 months = 1380 (is this total cost or per person?)
rail pass = 1100
food (figure on 2000 per day, so x 90 = 180000 = $1800
Other traveling will cost you.

 

[lizziegiggles]

Don't kid yourself. After a week of that, you'll want something else.
You're being unrealistic.
Your Rail Pass is only good for a month at most.
460 x 3 months = 1380 (is this total cost or per person?)
rail pass = 1100
food (figure on 2000 per day, so x 90 = 180000 = $1800
Other traveling will cost you.

Ya were only travelling around all of japan for one month,then were staying in Toyko.
And that covers both of us

Ive lived on nothing but mayo and bread for a little while lol
im sure i can manage im not high class at all.

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

For your information , local cheap inn.
Kagoshima
"Kagoshima Little Asia Guest House"
1 night 1500 yen .

"Nansyukan(kagoshima Kurinodake hot spring)"
2 persons of 2940 yen.

Fukuoka
"Guest House Kaine"
one night : 6,000 yen / room (2 person)
Dormitory rooms
one night : 2,500 yen / person

Hokkaido
Sapporo
"Backpackers Hostel 'INO'S PLACE'"
7,900 Yen for 3 nights.

 

[Mike Cash]

Ya were only travelling around all of japan for one month,then were staying in Toyko.

You should very carefully check to make sure that all the places you plan to visit are on lines covered by the JR pass. It doesn't cover every railroad and subway in Japan.

 

[Elizabeth]

Don't kid yourself. After a week of that, you'll want something else.
You're being unrealistic.
Your Rail Pass is only good for a month at most.
460 x 3 months = 1380 (is this total cost or per person?)
rail pass = 1100

They can be renewed in-country, however, at major stations after showing a valid return ticket.
That's the extent of my help from someone angst-ridden at living off 30,000 yen (~15,000 board) for a week.

 

[Glenski]

Renew as in extend the validity period, Elizabeth? Where does it say that?
JAPAN RAIL PASS | ジャパン・レール・パス

I have not heard of such a thing. The above link says you cannot purchase the passes in Japan.

 

[Elizabeth]

Renew as in extend the validity period, Elizabeth? Where does it say that?
JAPAN RAIL PASS | ジャパン・レール・パス

I have not heard of such a thing. The above link says you cannot purchase the passes in Japan.

Oh, it looks like buying inside Japan may just be for the regional pass (5-10 days) JR EAST. Sorry. .
JR-EAST - East Japan Railway Company


And a visitor most likely cannot purchase more than 1 regular JR Rail Pass outside the country to use consecutively in Japan...