I’m planning to go to Japan, and I’m thinking of staying for the full 3mo. max allowed. But I have questions?
Staying at a hotel will be more expensive then renting an apartment, but will people even rent out to me?
How much should I expect to bring with me so that I cover all expense? (rent, cell, food, misc.)
Please keep in mind that I have two distinct places in mind that I wish to visit: Shibuya, and Tokyo,
Thank you.
So far by looking at your replies I’m guessing I’d have to rent a “serviced apartment” and have about $100/day to spend.
I estimated I’d need $27,000 (MAX) for ALL aspects of the trip:
plane:$2,000
apart:$5,000/mo. (I know I can find cheaper)
etc.: $10,000 (Food/etc.)
does this sound about right? and if so, I don’t feel comfortable carrying around that much money on hand, are there any banks that are connected to banks in the U.S. so that I can transfer my money?
Thank you, again.
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smoke some spice and drink some saki and you dont have to worry!
its easier to use a hotel but its also more expensive
Apartment owners and landlords wont rent out to foreigners.
Try looking into Youth Hostels in Tokyo, you might have to buy a membership, but it would probably be less expensive (overall) if you stayed at a Hostel instead of a Hotel.
I highly doubt you could actually rent an apartment over there without a visa.
Shibuya is in Tokyo, by the way.
Shibuya is located in the 23 wards of Tokyo. You will be able to visit and see those places plus many more. No worries there at all.
To answer your first question, no you cannot officially rent an apartment. Here is why, you need to have a bank account and gaijin registration card. As a tourist, you will not be granted the gaijin card.
That does not mean you cannot find some grey areas and creative ways to hang out and stay in Japan. DO NOT overstay your 90 day toursits visa. Avoid that please.
How much money will you need? For starters I would say $100 per week. The place is not cheap at all. You can probably trim that down to $500 per week once you learned the ropes and how to save money.
Check this site.
What you are looking for is either a weekly mansion or a serviced apartment. They are cheaper than hotels for long stays, but don’t tie you down to a multi-year contract like most apartment leases. There are also enough of them that cater to foreigners on temporary visas.
I would try to budget a bare minimum of $100/day if you aren’t traveling much and will be eating only cheap food.
Here is one weekly mansion near Shibuya:
it’s impossible for a foreigner to rent an apartment on his own esp for tourist.you need 2 japanese sponsors to do it,assuming you can rent out you need big money to sustain your stay ,the modest rent you can get for 1room apartment is 80,000yen and you need to shell out at least 3mos of your rent for deposit.tokyo is an expensive place to stay compare to other cities.but you can also look for room sharing advertisement in the newspaper for practical rental fee.