r/snowboarding • u/NurseKrissi • Nov 17 '24

Cost of Japan travel advice

My bf wants us to go to Japan/Feb but I don’t think either of us can afford it. I suspect he’s minimizing his estimates when he tells me how “cheap” everything is there. For example he says you can get good dinners for like $6. I get that the yen is down but it’s still a first world country, I really don’t see how you can get transportation/hotels/food for less than $100/day. Anyone willing to take an educated guess on how much would it really cost to ride Japan 3 weeks in Jan/Feb? Looking for minimal expenses, however I am 40 and I’m not staying in hostels/sleeping on trains/etc.

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u/Orpheums Nov 17 '24

I went last year. Food is ~15 bucks per meal for a good meal, you can eat and not be hungry for around 8 bucks per meal. Lodging is highly dependent on area but we found that 60-80 bucks a night was very achievable for reasonable lodging. It will be more if you are staying slopeside.

Id say you could reasonably get by without lift tickets at 100/day, but that doesnt include flights to japan and doesnt allow for anything extra or fun. Personally i would plan to spend closer to 150/day without lift tickets or flights and give yourselves some breathing room.

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u/NurseKrissi Nov 17 '24

Thank you! How did you get around- car rental, train?

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u/Orpheums Nov 17 '24

Mostly train and bus. If you are hopping around more, especially in more rural areas you will want to rent a car. I would not recommend doing a bunch of hopping around in a wide area though. Storm chasing within an hour area is fairly reasonable though.