How much does a trip to Japan cost in 2021. Calculating the cost

How much does it cost to go to Japan? Here are the prices for tickets, hotel, food, transport, visa and attractions. We calculate the cost of a trip to Japan in 2021 in rubles.

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Exchange rate: 100 yen (JPY) ≈ 72 RUB.

How much does it cost to fly to Japan

Usually it is more profitable to fly abroad from Moscow. However, it is different with Japan: the cheapest tickets are from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Vladivostok (from 11,000 rubles), as well as Khabarovsk and Vladivostok (from 13,000 rubles). You can fly to Japan relatively inexpensively from Irkutsk - from 17,000 rubles, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (from 18,000 rubles) and Novosibirsk (24,000 rubles).

The cost of a direct flight from Moscow to Tokyo - from 36,000 rubles, with a stopover - from 30,000. Prices for tickets from St. Petersburg start at 33,000 rubles.

Japan Visa Cost

A visa is required to travel to Japan from Russia. Good news: the rules have been simplified, and Russians no longer need a guarantor to get it! But the citizens of the CIS, alas, need to look for a guarantor.

The visa is free if you apply for it yourself at the consulate or embassy. But they are only in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the cities of the Far East. Residents of other cities will have to pay visa centers for sending documents.

Hotel prices in Japan in 2021

Search for accommodation in Japan, from cheap capsule hotels to elite ryokans, on Roomguru, which compares prices of different services.

• Capsule hotels in Tokyo start at $ 16 per person.
• A double room in a guesthouse in Tokyo costs from US $ 27 per night.
• In a 2 * hotel - from $ 45 per day (for example, in Hotel Meigetsu).
• In a 3 * hotel - from $ 55 (Hotel Mystays Asakusa-bashi).
• In a 5 * hotel - from $ 100 (Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo).

The cost of travel to Japan will increase if you choose to live in ryokane (ryokan) is a traditional Japanese style hotel. In ryokans, the floor is paved with tatami mat, futons instead of beds, and guests are given national slippers and bathrobes. Sometimes there is an onsen - a hot spring. The cheapest in Tokyo are between $ 70-80 for two, usually with a shared bathroom. Ryokans with their own bathroom cost from $ 100. $ 150-300 - spacious ryokans with onsen in other cities of Japan.

Advice: In large cities, it is not necessary to live in the center. The main thing is next to the metro.

Food prices in Japan in 2021

Food in Japan is delicious, fresh, and relatively inexpensive! Dishes are prepared from natural, minimally processed ingredients. Rice, noodles, seafood and meat are the basis of the diet. As in China, there is no language problem when ordering dishes: the cafe has realistic food layouts, the menu has a photo.

To correctly calculate the cost of a trip to Japan, you need to know the approximate cost of food. On average, breakfast will cost about 400-500 ¥ per person - about the same price, for example, udon noodles with tofu, ramen, rice with curry. Tea or water is served free of charge. Some establishments serve combo breakfasts for ¥ 300-400.

A hearty lunch or dinner in a cafe will cost ¥ 1000-1500 per person. And if you are used to eating a little, then for two! In general, in inexpensive establishments, a dish costs on average 500-800 ¥, in a restaurant - from 1000 ¥.

You can have an unusual and tasty meal at conveyor restaurant (kaitenzushi). You are sitting at a table, and ready-made dishes pass by on a conveyor belt. A plate with two rolls or sushi starts at ¥ 105. The price of a dish can be recognized by the color of the dish. At the end, count on empty plates. Tea and ginger - free and unlimited. Examples of restaurant chains: Sushizanmai, Kappa-sushi, Hamazushi, Sushiro.

How to save money on food in Japan:

• In supermarkets from 20:00 or 21:00, 20-50% discounts on ready-made food or products whose shelf life is running out. Examples: Seiyu, Ito-Yokado, OK-mart.
• Buy bento - lunch box, lunch box. Inexpensive, convenient and very popular in Japan. Costs from ¥ 300 to ¥ 1000, depending on the content.
• Inexpensive food can be found in restaurants of Indian, Chinese, Korean and other cuisines that are focused on locals.
• Tasty and cheap - in family restaurants.
• As a last resort, you can buy ready-made inexpensive food in 24-hour convenience stores (combo) Lawson, 7 Eleven, Family Mart. However, it is more expensive there than in conventional supermarkets.

A Japanese woman is trying Russian sushi. What rolls are not in Japan

If you want to cut the cost of traveling to Japan on your own, cook it yourself. For example, breakfasts and dinners, and dine in a cafe. Vegetables and fruits in Japan are expensive, they are usually sold by the piece. Meat is also expensive.

Here are food prices in stores in Japan in 2021:

• bread - 70-130 ¥;
• sandwiches - 180-350 ¥;
• milk (1 l) - 180 ¥;
• eggs (10 pcs) - 230-250 ¥;
• shrimp (1 kg) - 1000 ¥;
• scallops (1 kg) - 1000 ¥;
• potatoes (1 kg) - 390 ¥;
• tomatoes (1 kg) - 730 ¥;
• apples (1 kg) - ¥ 200-660;
• oranges (1 kg) - 580 ¥;
• beer - 80-200 ¥;
• ready-made salads - from 400 ¥;
• bento - 300-1000 ¥;
• sushi sets or rolls - 300-1500 ¥;
• desserts and pastries - ¥ 100-400.

Attraction prices in Japan

Look for interesting excursions on the Sputnik and Tripster websites. Individual and group, no crowds of tourists and in Russian.

In Japan, every prefecture, every city has its own wealth! We will stop at the sights of Tokyo. Here are the prices for some interesting places:

• Shinjuku Goen Imperial Park - ¥ 200;
• Ueno Zoo - 600 ¥ for adults, children - free;
• Tokyo National Museum - 620 ¥;
• Nezu Museum - ¥ 1000;
• Tokyo TV Tower - 1600 ¥.
• Hot springs (onsen) - 1500-2000 ¥.

In addition, many things can be visited for free in Tokyo. These include the Imperial Palace (book in advance), the Kaminarimon Gate of Thunder, as well as some parks and temples.

Medicine in Japan is expensive. We advise you to collect a tourist's first aid kit.

Transportation cost in Japan

Metro and trains. It's difficult without a train in Japan. The main railway company is Japan Railways (JR). She created a travel card especially for tourists JR Pass... It is valid for visitors only and is issued before traveling to Japan on the JR Pass website. The document will be sent to your e-mail. Then, in Japan, at a subway station, find a company counter and exchange it for a pass.

JR Pass is valid for all transport of the company: shinkansen, some metro lines and many commuter trains. This is a registered document, it cannot be transferred to others. The most important thing is that you cannot lose it, because the card will not be reissued. It is expensive: for 7 days - $ 264, for 14 days - $ 422, for 21 days - $ 542.

The cost of a trip in the Japanese subway depends on the zones into which the subway lines in the major cities of the country are divided. Trains run every 5 minutes, from 5:00 am to 11:30 pm, sometimes until midnight. The color of the carriage corresponds to the line it follows. The fare depends on the distance and city. For example, in Tokyo, it fluctuates in the range of ¥ 120-320 per trip. A 1-day pass costs ¥ 1000.

Buses inconvenient for a tourist, since the numbers and names of the routes are almost always written in hieroglyphs. On average, buses run from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., but in some areas the departure happens earlier (from 5:30 a.m.) and ends later (until 11:30 p.m.). The cost of one trip by bus and tram is 220-420 ¥.

Taxi in Japan - an expensive pleasure:

• landing - 580-720 ¥;
• for every 280 meters - 80 ¥;
• for every 135 seconds of inactivity - 90 ¥.

Better use the metro! In addition, from 23:00 to 6:00, taxi drivers carry the night rate with a 30% surcharge.

If you want to get from the airport to your accommodation by taxi, and the hotel does not provide a transfer, we advise you to book a car in advance with Kiwi Taxi.