How Much Spending Money For 2 Weeks?
 

Hi,

Could i please get some advise on how much spending money i will need for 2 weeks in Japan. I will be staying 7 Days in Osaka and 7 Days in Tokyo. Accommodation and Airfare have been sorted. I'm staying with family and friends. Just wondering what i will need to allow per day on food, transport, and sites. I will be doing a bit of shopping and i plan to go to Disney Land. Also any suggestions on what to do would be great as well!

Thank You!!

I was in Tokyo for 2 weeks in October 2009. I had set aside around 50$ per day to eat, but there were many days I only spent 20-30$. If you pick the right places to eat, you can find good food for cheap prices. For example, I had lunch at Yoshinoya many times, you can get a bowl of rice with meat for 3-5$. And also in Tokyo I found many ramen shops that only cost 9-12$ for a HUGE (yet it was advertised size Small) bowl of noodles.

I spent about 2,000$ doing activities and shopping. But I'm a bit of a shopaholic, so maybe you aren't going to spend as much.

DisneyLand I heard is a bit expensive, though I haven't been.

I definitely recommend Tokyo Tower, it's just 800Y and it's a really great experience. It's one of my favorite memories from Tokyo. The souvenir shop in there is expensive but my Tokyo Tower souvenirs are my favorite of my whole trip.

We have a thread going on over at japanologic.com about travel spending, you should go over there and get your answer. I am a frequent traveler, and posted some suggestions there, please hop over and find your answer there