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Japan is Asia’s cousin to Vietnam, it seems so close, yet so far away. Because when it comes to self-sufficient travel in Japan, many people seem very stressed, “Going to Japan is very expensive, Japanese traffic is very confusing, Japanese people can’t speak English…” and so on. However, after being in Japan for a few days, I would like to clarify that going to Japan is not as scary as the rumors say. And especially who wants to know the answer thanks to “How much does it cost to travel to Japan?” Please take a look at the story below.

Japan travel schedule to hunt cherry blossoms

Japan There are many places to explore, but every place is beautiful, has its own unique features and must go all the way. But if your budget is limited and you want to know the most basic about Japan, you should spend about 4-5 days to visit and explore some of the biggest cultural centers in Japan: Osaka – Kyoto – Nara and Kobe is quite enough.

Because I go exploring, I don’t like to find out too much in advance, so the schedule is a bit “buying the road”, so please refer to it. Don’t criticize us, the price of April 2019.

About Visa

The fee for making a Japanese visa is 650,000 VND, especially you only have to pay the fee when you have successfully applied for a Visa. After submitting your documents, after 5 days, go to the Japanese consulate to receive your visa.

And if you’re afraid, please Japan visa If it is difficult and complicated, you can do the service through a travel agency for simplicity, without worrying about anything (because I do that).

How to get around?

The general situation is that airfare to Japan ranges from 4,000,000 to 11,000,000 VND. Terrible, what’s so different? Airlines with a ticket price of about 4 million will often have to transit in a third country (usually Singapore or Malaysia) and the total flight time and waiting time must also be more than 1 day. As for a direct flight ticket that takes about 5 hours more, the price will be expensive, an average of 11 million. If you can watch cheap prices or 0d tickets, that’s great.

Another small note is that you should book an afternoon ticket to Tokyo and then fly back from Osaka, it will be more convenient.

Japan is a country with a very developed public transport system with a train and bus system covering 80% of people’s travel needs. On the other hand, taxis/ubers here are also very expensive (for example, from Tokyo Station to my hotel near Ryogoku station is ~4km, if you take the train with a ticket of 160 JPY, it will cost you to take Uber from 2,000-2,500 JPY, equivalent to 420k. -525k VND).

Therefore, the option of traveling by train or bus is the best option and we bought it Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass) 7-day type. JR is the largest train company in Japan with a coverage density of up to 90%, so with the JR Pass in hand you can travel all over Japan with all train lines with the JR logo (search on google maps, it will be “service run by JR”), including the Shinkansen (bullet train) that crosses cities at a speed of 270km/h. You can buy a JR Pass Coupon in Vietnam through airlines for 5,967,550 VND/adult (the price can be increased or decreased according to the JPY exchange rate at the time of purchase), this ticket price is cheaper than buying directly outside. Japan (then bring the Coupon to exchange it for a train pass at the JR ticket counter at Kansai Airport).

In addition, in some cities you may have to buy another train/bus pass to combine with the JR Pass because the attractions are located far from the nearest JR train station. For example:

In Kyoto: buy more Kyoto Bus 1-day free pass for 600 JPY/person (go for 2 days, buy 2 cards, the date will be printed on the card, you put it in the machine on the first time).

In Tokyo: Buy more Tokyo subway ticket 48-hour free pass of TOEI airline for 1,200 JPY/person, must present Passport because this price is for tourists.
There is a small note, because the JR Pass, Kyoto bus, Tokyo subway ticket, Hakone free pass are regular use cards (in the area where it is valid) so you should bring them everywhere. (same as passport) and fixed in a place easy to take out/storage. Avoid the case that your group has a few people who lose the JR Pass, lose or forget the Hakone pass and all have to pay the price in cash.

Currency

In Japan, using Yen, 100 Yen ~ 20k VND, you should change USD and then go to the airport to change Yen later or go to Ha Trung Street (Hanoi) to change is the most convenient.

Note that many places only use cash. In some places, if you have a debit card, you will get a 5% discount on the total bill, so you have the flexibility to have both card and cash.

Going to Japan will be very easy for you to spend money to buy all kinds of things in the world, so bring about 700 USD or more to spend.

Accommodation

If you go in a large group of 4 or more people, you can rent an apartment, the price is very good, only about 300k-500k/person/night.
My group booked a room from 650k-1 million VND/person/night, there are Japanese Style rooms (rykukan) to experience the floor style, sliding doors with plywood frames like in Japanese movies.
Important note, regardless of the form of booking, you should choose a location near central train stations or in a loop that can connect multiple train lines to facilitate travel and save a lot of time.

Detailed Japan travel itinerary 5 days 4 nights

Day 1

Osaka Castle

Arriving at Osaka airport at 7:30 am, doing immigration procedures until about 8 am, we went straight to Osaka Castle, it is known as the symbol of Osaka city. Osaka Castle is a classic and famous sightseeing spot of Osaka. This is also the ideal place to watch cherry blossoms in Japan every April.

The architecture of the central castle has 5 floors on the outside and 8 floors on the inside and is built on two high stone pedestals leaning against two steep stone walls, surrounded by two moats, the outer ring is a park with many gardens. Green trees cover the land up to 1 square kilometer. From the entrances, you can choose to walk or buy a train ticket that runs in the park for JPY500/person/round-trip.

Next to the Main castle, there is a restaurant area for visitors to rest, eat, and shop for souvenirs. My group went there to try Takoyaki and the ice cream was also quite delicious.

Kyoto’s Famous Gion Old Town

Gion (祇園) is Kyoto’s most famous district for the art of Geisha. Located near Shijo Avenue, between Yasaka Shrine to the east and Lamo River to the west. The Gion district is dotted with shops, restaurants, and teahouses where geiko (geisha dialect) and maiko (apprentice to become geisha) operate.

In addition to being the only remaining geisha district in Japan today, the old town of Gion is also famous for its streets with old wooden houses, teahouses or exclusive restaurants.

Day 2

Nara Park

The biggest feature of Nara Park are deer that roam freely throughout the campus. The deer that live in Nara Park have been valued since ancient times as messengers of the Kasuga-taisha Shrine. Although they are familiar to humans, they are still wild animals that have not been raised, which have been designated as a national natural heritage with the name “Nara deer”. In the park, there is a Nara-senbei cake – the favorite food of these deer, you can feed it to the deer but you will quickly be surrounded by a herd of deer, so if you are not familiar, pay attention.

Dong Dai Temple (Dong Dai Tu)

Todai-ji in Japanese is one of the famous ancient temples in Japan, and a very important spiritual tourist attraction in Nara. The temple was started to build in 743 and completed in 751. This period was the period when Buddhism flourished, reached its peak and played the role of the state religion in Japan.

Thanh Thuy Temple (Otowasan Kiyomizu Temple)

After 20 minutes of climbing, you will reach the temple gate area, you can rent a kimono at the shops on both sides of the road to freely pose in traditional Japanese women’s costumes.

However, to enter the main hall, you have to buy an entrance ticket for 400 JPY/person. The main hall has a large porch, supported by tall pillars, which juts out into the hillside, creating an impressive landscape. The entire structure of the pagoda is completely free of nails.

However, the saddest thing when entering it is that the main hall is covered with nets for restoration and the best season to visit Kiyomizu-dera is autumn with red leaves. Therefore, if you go this season, you can skip this place if you don’t want to leave empty-handed. Well, you can’t see the real scene, you can look at the big framed pictures hanging in the palace, I also tried to save a photo as a motivation for revenge on another occasion if I have a chance to return to Kyoto.

The temple was built at the beginning of the Nara period (778 AD), Experiencing many events and fires, the early architecture is no longer available and the present temple was rebuilt in 1633.

In the evening, we go shopping at the shopping centers we are going to live in Kyoto but all items are quite expensive, but still need to go, tell me where to spend money the next day to shop in Osaka.

Day 3

Arashiyma Bamboo Forest: Should go early in the morning to avoid crowds, in early April when students enroll, they will visit many of these places from about 10pm, avoid this time frame to be absent.

Passing a small bamboo grove, you will see the turn on the right hand side is Nonomiya Shrine. Turning to the left is a trail that goes deep into the Arashiyama bamboo forest, where there is a whole complex of temples, parks…

Continue walking about 300-400m to reach the holy trail with straight bamboo trees soaring to the blue sky. Go all the way through the bamboo forest, turn right and you will meet a small, quiet village. You can continue walking, immersing yourself in nature here. If you like to see the street, you can rent a rickshaw.

Fushimi Shrine – Inari – Taisha

Fushimi Inari Taisha was built from the beginning of the 7th to 8th centuries and is located at the foot of Mount Inari. This is the main shrine in a system of 32,000 Inari shrines throughout Japan.

The path to the temple is a trail system with 10,000 torii gates painted in red-orange color lined up to take a beautiful check-in, each of these gates is donated by people and businesses, so the back of each torii will be engraved. inscription of the sponsor’s name and date of donation.

Just go, just rest and explore around the hotel, don’t go too much tired, don’t schedule too thick, too tired to discover anything, go like a tour like a tired roll call tour.

4th

Buddhist Royal Palace (The Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism) in Binh Kho district (Hyogo), Japan, is considered a monastery with record-breaking architectural works. UNDERSTANDING, EVERYTHING PERFECT.

You only need to register in advance to visit, there will be a monk to receive the delegation and guide for at least 3 hours throughout the temple premises, completely free from food and drink here, all services in the temple are standard. squid, you should find out in google, you must go. It’s almost the end of the afternoon, rest at the hotel, go for a walk around the street.

Day 5: It is recommended to rent a room on the last day near the airport and spend the whole day shopping before going back

Shopping at Shinsaibashi – Osaka

In the evening, the group continued to take the train to JR Namba station to go to the pedestrian street Shinsaibashi – Dotonbori Famous for being the busiest in Osaka (like going to the old town in Hanoi), there are many shops and restaurants so you can comfortably shop and eat.

People often buy things at Uniqlo and H&M because the prices here are great, even though it’s made in Vietnam, it’s because the Vietnamese people sew it, the material is extremely good.

Uniqlo 1-2 store is a drug store, the best functional food on that street, you should go there and buy it because other stores will be more expensive. Vietnamese people coming to Japan will often buy eye drops, vitamin pills, collagen, bone and joint medicine… all very good in quality and price.

Shopping at Donkihote

Donkihote, also known as Donki for short, is the most famous discount store chain in Japan with more than 150 branches across the country.

If you buy more than 30,000 yen, you will get 2000 yen, if from 10,000 to 30,000 yen, you will get 500 yen and 5000 yen to 10,000 yen you will also get 200 yen. If you have a short-term passport, you will also be exempted from the additional consumption tax of 8% of that bill!

Here you should buy: Paper masks, Confectionery made from matcha green tea powder, Ichiran instant noodles, Funny socks, colorful contact lenses, very good suitcases, watches, bags…

Go to the airport early to buy gifts and sweets, feel free to continue, tax free. (Actually gifts and confectionery should come out here to buy, save the hassle, about 200k VND is a set of super nice wrapped gifts for your boss, inside and outside)

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