Trip accounts 2017

Currency exchange rates at time of trip:

¥1=£0.00685

¥1=€0.00807
¥1=$0.00882
Prices are per person.

Transport:
• Flights: ¥66,585   £456.11   €537.34   $587.28 (bought 7 months in advance, we got them at an amazing price!).  Jorge and Will paid an extra £173 (¥25,255 €203.80 $222.75) each to fly their bikes.
• Car: ¥42,666   £292.26   €344.31  $376.31 (includes rental, tolls, petrol and parking for 2 weeks). Me and Manuel paid ⅔ of the rental and the full cost of the other expenses as we were the main users of the car.
• Shinkansen: ¥33,610   £230.23   €271.23   $296.44 (Tokyo to Fukuyama and Osaka to Tokyo).
• Ferry: ¥5800   £39.73   €46.81   $51.16 (includes 1 car with driver and another person).
• Public transport (train and subway): ¥1,905   £13.05   €15.37   $16.80.
• TOTAL = ¥150,566   £1031.38   €1215.07   $1328

Accommodation:
• Tokyo tax and onsen tax included. No tax paid in Osaka as accommodation price was below ¥10,000.
• We stayed in 2 hostels, 2 ryokans, 4 hotels and 1 temple lodging. Apart from the hostel in Osaka, all others were great.
• Apart from the hostels, all other accommodations provided breakfast. 
• Dinner was included in 4 of the days. In Shimanto we paid for the hotel Keiseki dinner at ¥1700 (£11.65, €13.72, $15) and in Kawayu Onsen we paid for the hotel dinner buffet at ¥3240 (£22.20, €26.15, $28.60). These prices were included in the 'food' part of the expenses.
• Cheapest accommodation was obviously For Leaves Inn Uehonmachi in Osaka, ¥2475 (£17, €20, $21.83) per night. It's not worth it!
• Most expensive accommodation was the temple lodging at Koyasan, Koyasan Onsen Fukuchi In, at ¥10,891 (£74.60, €87.90, $96) per night. Great experience but not for more than 1 night!
• TOTAL = ¥94,325   £646.13   €761.20   $832

Food:

• As usual not many alcoholic beverages.

• Cheapest meal was at the Japanese fast food joint in Tokyo on the day we arrived, ¥596 (£4, €4.8, $5.26).

• Most expensive meal was the 'all fish' dinner in Wakayama at ¥3500 (£24, €28.25, $30.87).
• TOTAL = ¥24517   £168   €197.85   $216.24

Wifi:

• Sakura mobile 3GB sim card at ¥4590. Me and Manuel shared the card and split the cost so ¥2295 (£15.72, €18.52, $20.24) each.
• 3GB was more than enough for 2 weeks for 2 persons.
• Almost all accommodations had wifi which we used at night. Wifi speed varied greatly.

Atractions/Activities:
• Onsen (Dogo Onsen and Iya Onsen Hotel): ¥1440   £9.86   €11.62   $12.70.
• Cooking course at Eat Osaka: ¥6500   £44.53   €52.46   $57.33.
• Museums: ¥1356   £9.29   €11 $12.
• Castles and villa: ¥800   £5.48   €6.46   $7.06.
• Tsurugisan chairlift: ¥1860   £12.74   €15   $16.40.
• Sandanbeki Caves: ¥1300   £9   €10.5   $11.5.
• Koyasan combo ticket: ¥1500   £10.28   €12.10   $13.23.
• Mikimoto Island: ¥1500   £10.28   €12.10   $13.23.
• TOTAL = ¥16,256   £111.35   €131.19   $143.38.

TOTAL:
Transport aside as it is the most expensive part of the trip, all other expenses come up to ¥137,393    £941.22    €1108.76    $1121.86.
Dividing these expenses for the 14 days we were in Japan, the daily expenses come up to: ¥9,813.80      £67.23     €79.20     $80.13.
Overall, all expenses together, but shopping spree aside, the total cost of the trip for me was: ¥287,959    £1972.60    €2323.83    $2449.86.
Japan provides a very good value for money!