QUOTE(hZa23 @ Feb 4 2017, 08:12 PM)
Depends what u are buying n what u eat..good stuff cost a bomb here..clothing can be 5000-30000 yen if branded..meal can be around 4-5k yen at decent place..nonetheless always many option for that..especially ramen.
Mainly for food and transport that cannot use card. Clothing or luxury will be charged to the card.
QUOTE(deodorant @ Feb 4 2017, 09:42 PM)
This kind of question very hard to answer de, cos diff ppl diff luxury levels. Anyway my previous trips total spending minus flight and hotel (for 2 ppl):
9 days Kansai/Tokyo - ¥300,000
14 days Tokyo/Hokkaido - ¥410,000
9 days Nagano(Ski'ing)/Tokyo - ¥260,000
Yup I know. But I guess yours is total expenditure ? I only use cash for food and transport and small purchases.
QUOTE(Gneko86 @ Feb 5 2017, 01:03 AM)
Hi! Need help on how much Yen should i bring to Japan.
Already booked places to stay & 3 places to go (Kyoto, Osaka & Kobe). Ill be spending more on Food & travelling. will be in japan in 9 days. Is RM4k is enough ? that will be like 101,00.00 yen.
I'm bringing 100k yen for Tokyo only. Yes increased from 76k yen. *sweat*
QUOTE(poringporing @ Feb 5 2017, 01:10 AM)
4k should be enough if you are spending on food and travelling.
I brought around 3.2k last October for a 11 days trip inclusive of a Shinkansen trip.
Spent mainly on food and travelling with a little shopping.
But we mainly had street foods & lots of gyudons in Yoshinoya. Cheap and good.
Good to know. Thanks.
QUOTE(Someonesim @ Feb 6 2017, 10:38 PM)
I think can ditch prime, unless you purposely plan for street walk etc. One wide angle kit + telezoom FTW
Been lugging my EM1 with 2 heavy lenses for whole trip

no issue if you use good backpack. Bad experience with same setup last time at Taiwan with messenger bag, single strap strain my neck/back after few hours.
I think depends on how much you willing to spend for food, average 1K yen for normal meal
I end up getting dinner @ FamilyMart or local convenience store, still 3-400 yen
I also find travel ( train/bus ) quite expensive

I can budget so that I have enough for food and transport.