Flight ticket already secured with very cheap deal. As for accoumodation, I will be couchsurfing from house to house, or love hotel or camping.

trying to use 5000Yen/day to its full potential. How many yen did you spend for a day?

Nope, been there twice and i always always do research before going there, dunno why. Other countries, i dun bother so much. I LOVE JAPAN!!!!!!!!!!

Dun have la, U also stay there before for many yrs what.

That's great.

I dunn really keep track on how much I used per day because for me travelling is not about being stingy but to experience what the country has to offer. But can say, i bring over 100k yen for a week's trip and usually have about 30k-50kyen left when i'm back home.

over 100k yen?

Unfortunately for me, aside than sightseeing I dont have the luxury to spending spree. .
I went to euro trip for 3 weeks and survived with 800 Euros, pretty sure can do the same in Japan.

Japan is much cheaper lor.. Imagine food pricing is ~ 300-400 yen for budget ramen.. can survive for sure.. I used much lesser in Japan

dont worry. that is easily achieavable
theres always cheap food stand around. its just a matter trying to look for it

i survuved 100kyen cash for 2 weeks for accomdation, food n transportation (minus 7day jrpass that covers half of my journey transportations) that goes 3000km, n i still have balance to buy hobby stuffs+omiyage

This post has been edited by e-jump: Jun 23 2012, 03:04 PM

Just wanna ask something...

I was told that you need a travel adapter if you wanna use your laptop and charge your handphones in Japan...

Do you need a step-down transformer as well, since the voltage there is different from here?

Does a travel adapter comes with this "voltage step-down" function?

Thanks!

if ur chargers have 100-240v marking on it, ur good to go.
the travelers/universal adapter is just pin converter

Guys any idea how much to bring to Korea and Japan on a budgeted trip for 10days? Also what should we change our money to? US Dollars first then Korean Won/Japanese Yen? or directly MYR to WON/YEN?

Please help, need guidance sifu sifu here. ^^

anybody know how do i get skytree tower ticket ? please
can somebody help me get it for july 9

Bro, i have been reading through japan thread from page 1. Seriously 5k is sufficient for 8days japan trip? Cuz im going soon on Sept and i have no idea how much to bring in. Im still a student and i dont have any credit card. The money to bring is giving me dilemma.

May I know what is the weather there during that time. Do i need to wear thick clothes or casual wear will be sufficient.

Please advice

I read somewhere that Japan is more of a cash society where credit card is not widely accepted. How true is this statement?

Wow it's been sometime i last visit this thread.

Yes, 5k is definitely enough if just around Tokyo and strictly frugal. If you read around, i've posted my itinerary and cost breakdown a couple of times here.

September should be still warm, but you may want to get a light jacket for the incoming autumn.

Thanks e-jump for the info

I checked my laptop charger and realized that it has only 250V written on the plug >.<

I would need a step-down transformer in this case....

If so, where can I buy one and agak-agak how much will it cost?

Thanks!

Thank you for your advice. Another question, My travel location is from Osaka > Kyoto > Tokyo. Would 5k still be enough? Actually, im going to Korea for the first 3-4 days then to Japan for the remaining of a 10days trip. Is 5k still enough for this trip?

5k alone for ur Japan trip possible if u din buy anything,but add in Korea its a bit hard to say enuf or not liaw. but then korea's accom,food,transportation similar to KL lah..i mean price..

Thank you. I actually plan to buy some sovenirs for family and friends. Since 5k is not enough, im abit scared right now. Exactly how much do i need to bring? This i still cant figure it out. In korea, we dint plan to anywhere except seoul. Then straight fly to osaka. Airplane tickets are not included in the 5k tho. Would that still not enough?

5k alone is not enough even for Osaka > Kyoto > Tokyo. Your shinkansen ticket alone cost RM500.

Wait, unless you are willing to do Survivor 101 No mid-class luxurious meal and cut down to 1-2 cheap noodle/onigiri meals a day, no shopping and staying in cheap hostel.

and he can opt for night busses (transportation+spend a night in the bus).
srsly, we can only help by giving an idea how much u may spend per day for meals+accomodation what to see.

you need to do your own homework beyond that (travel between cities/country) by using hyperdia n google

Thanks for your info. I now come to a question that other people might seems paranoid. Is the radiation serious right now in Japan. All i read, is the gov and tourism agency point of view. I'm really scared at the radiation because it might leave a long effect in our body. I already buy the return ticket btw.

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Added on June 24, 2012, 7:21 pmRegent Cid, you meaning whole Japan already kena radiation ? Is it on the serious level? Such as life threatening? Im really scared and need a confirmation as im flying to Japan this September.

Please advise. Thank you

This post has been edited by drcoolz: Jun 24 2012, 07:21 PM

yes, the radiation in pretty bad.
but damage has been done. unless u can read hiragana, you can actually buy food (labeld/canned food etc) by seeing where it were produced.

to be frank, the radiation has been spread throughout the world anyway. its just level of contamination