How to go to Japan and what to prepare for at home. How to organize a trip to Japan

Despite the high prices, Japan is one of the most beautiful and friendly countries all over the world. From the majestic Mount Fuji to the bustling Tokyo Zen of Kyoto, Japan is a colorful mix of a high-tech world with a respectful attitude towards tradition. If you have decided to travel to Japan on your own, you have come to the right place. Our free Japan travel guide will help you.

I love Japan. It was my long-time dream to visit this country, and when it came true, my impressions of the country exceeded all my wildest expectations. Japan has fantastic food, beautiful temples and shrines, Zen gardens and national parks, a culture with a long and rich history. Even though Japan is considered one of the most expensive countries, there are still little tricks that can make it affordable. Don't be put off by high prices. And I, in turn, will help you with good advice on how to plan an affordable trip to Japan.

Travel to Japan - cost

Accommodation

The cost of a night in hostels ranges from 2500 - 4000 yen in a dormitory room. Accommodation in a small separate room will cost 3000 - 5000 yen. A double room in an inexpensive hotel costs an average of 8,500 yen.

Food

There are many inexpensive places in Japan that serve delicious ramen, soba and miso noodles. These dishes cost between 250 and 1,250 yen. If you buy food in stores, your weekly budget will be 3700 - 5000 yen. You can order a dish in a restaurant for an average of 2,000 yen. The average bill in restaurants is about 4,350 yen. Sushi costs 125 - 620 yen each. Fast food - 800 yen.

Transport

Transport costs in Japan are high. Trains are the fastest and most expensive way to travel in Japan. A ticket from Osaka to Tokyo will cost you 20,000 yen. Most subway rides will cost between 125 - 250 yen. IN major cities You can buy a day pass for 1,000 yen, which allows you to travel on the subway an unlimited number of times during the day on certain trains. A long-distance bus ticket costs about 2,500 yen.

Active leisure

Visiting most temples and museums in Japan is free, occasionally tickets to popular attractions will cost you 1250 yen, and temples up to 620 yen. Entrance to most parks is free.

How to save money while traveling in Japan

Visit only free attractions

Most museums, shrines, temples, historical areas and parks are free to visit. Japan is generous with opportunities to get to know its culture.

Buy a JR Pass

If you plan to travel around the country a lot, then buy a JR Pass - this unlimited ticket for traveling on trains in Japan will save you a lot of money.

Get around by bus

Travel by bus is much cheaper than by train, but will take longer. Compare 2 hours by train from Tokyo to Osaka and 10 hours by bus on the same route. Although the unlimited train ticket is valid for 7 days and costs 29,100 yen, if you want to save money and have time, use the buses.

Stores are all 100 yen

There are many discount stores in Japan where all products cost 100 yen. You can buy set meals, food, water, toiletries and household items. In general, everything is the same as ours. Store names vary by region, so ask at the front desk of your hotel or hostel.

Eat at 7-11

At 7-11 (Seven-Eleven), Family Mart and similar small stores you can buy convenience foods for 125-370 yen. You can also buy set meals at the same price in many supermarkets.

Cook it yourself

All hostels have kitchens where you can cook your own meals, thus reducing your food costs to 745 yen per day. By combining going to the "100 yen everything" and cooking yourself, you can significantly reduce your food budget.

Eat curry, ramen and donburi

I basically lived off these meals for the entire 3 weeks I was in Japan. A bowl of curry costs up to 370 yen. Donburi (meat and rice) - 500 - 620 yen per plate. Ramen up to 870 yen. I think this diet is ideal in terms of price/eating and getting full enough.

Work in hostels

If you live in a shared room in a hostel, you can ask to clean it. A few hours of cleaning in the morning will reward you with a free stay for any length of time.

Couchsurfing

This is my standard advice, if you want to live for free for a short time with a resident of the country who will not only provide you with a roof over your head, but also introduce you to the local culture - use couchsurfing. The main thing is to write to the owner in advance; for some reason in Japan they take a long time to respond.

Buy groceries at night

After 20:00, supermarkets significantly reduce food prices, because... If no one buys them, then by law they will have to be thrown away. This little secret will help you save up to 50% on food.

There is an opinion that Japan dear country and only well-off citizens can afford a tour to Japan. Let's try to dispel this myth and turn to facts from the world of prices.

Food in Japan
A cup of coffee in a Japanese cafeteria will cost you 60 rubles (180 yen), a sandwich for this coffee (McDonald's hamburger) will cost you 30 rubles (80 yen). If your preferences lie in the area of strong drinks, then a can of beer will cost your wallet 93 rubles (280 yen), and a bottle of whiskey 350 rubles (1050 yen). Dinner for one person in an inexpensive Japanese “conveyor” type restaurant will cost 236 rubles (710 yen). If you prefer a more expensive kitchen in national traditions Japan, then dinner at the Izakaya bar-snack will cost your wallet 700 rubles (2,000 yen).

Transport Japan
If your trip to Japan involves travel and excursions to various cultural centers of Japan, then you can make them both railway transport(a 7-day JR PASS travel ticket costs 12,000 rubles) or by road (travelling by bus from Tokyo to Kyoto will cost 1,080 rubles (5,000 yen)), or by taking a flight on Japanese domestic airlines (the flight will cost about 3,600 rubles (11,000 yen) for one section of the route).
Hotels in Japan
If you are not embarrassed by the proximity to young people, then hotel accommodation for students will cost 1000 rubles/day (3000 yen). A Japanese-style hotel “Ryokan” will cost 1,670 rubles/day (5,000 yen).

Tipping in Japan
Tipping is not accepted in Japan. Even if you persistently offer money as a tip, no one in Japan will take it - not a hotel servant, not even a taxi driver. They will refuse you as politely as possible, proudly declaring that he (she) receives an appropriate and quite decent salary for his work. So put all your worries about tipping aside. Pay the bill. This will already be enough for your wallet to lose a lot of weight. But on the other hand, any of your even reasonable desires will be satisfied by representatives of the Japanese service without unnecessary wrangling. In hotels and restaurants, the so-called Service charge (5-10%) will be automatically added to the bill.
As can be seen from this short excursion in the price range of Japan, the land of the rising sun is not so inaccessible. At the same time, the tour to Japan will certainly be remembered for the rest of your life and will be remembered as one of best trips beyond the borders of our boundless Motherland.

Visa to Japan
Tourist visa for citizens Russian Federation allows you to stay in Japan for up to 15 days. A prerequisite for obtaining a Japanese tourist visa is to book a hotel for the entire duration of your stay. The visa processing time at the embassy ranges from 4 days to a month. A Japanese transit visa allows Russian citizens to stay in Tokyo and the surrounding area for up to 72 hours. Obtaining a Japanese transit visa is only possible if a tourist flies through Japan to a third country where there is no direct non-stop flight from Moscow. For example, Australia New Zealand, numerous countries and islands in Pacific Ocean(including Malaysia, Indonesia, Tahiti, Northern Mariana Islands, Fiji, etc.). A prerequisite for obtaining a transit visa is to have an air ticket with a fixed departure date from Tokyo and a visa of the 3rd country. In this case, connecting flights should be as close to each other in time as possible. The visa processing time at the embassy is 4 days. A visa can also be issued upon arrival at Narita airport.

Opening hours of institutions, shops and museums in Japan
Huge department stores, 10-15 floors, are open every day from 10.00 to 21.00 or 22:00. Private shops, as well as hotel shops, operate according to their own schedule. There is also a chain of convenience stores that are open 24 hours a day but offer a limited selection of goods. Most museums are open to visitors from 9am to 5pm daily, except on national holidays. Post office is open at weekdays from 9 to 17 o'clock. The bank's services can be used on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Electricity in Japan
Electrical voltage is 100 volts/60 Hz.

Phone in Japan
Japan has a different cellular communication standard, 3 G. In order for your phone to work in Japan, you need a device that supports 3 G format, most telephones produced in Japan lately This function is provided.

Relationships and etiquette in Japan
Etiquette is especially important in Japan and serves as a social lubricant in this overpopulated country. In recent decades, these rules have partially lost their strictness, but even a Japanese person imbued with the spirit will not violate some of them. Norms of behavior are often determined by the situation and position of the interlocutors. A foreigner will be forgiven for any mistake, but good manners will allow you to earn respect. It is best to monitor the situation carefully, avoid loud or forceful statements, and follow the example of those around you.

How much does it cost to travel to Japan? We provide prices for tickets, hotel, food, transport, visa and attractions. We calculate the cost of a trip to Japan in 2019 in rubles.

Exchange rate: 100 yen (JPY) ≈ 55 RUB.

How much does it cost to fly to Japan?

It is usually more profitable to fly abroad from Moscow. However, with Japan it is different: 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 is from 36,000 rubles, with a transfer - from 30,000. Ticket prices from St. Petersburg start from 33,000 rubles.

Japan visa cost

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

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

Japanese visa (Photo © Max Braun / flickr.com)

Hotel prices in Japan in 2019

We recommend looking for accommodation in Japan, from cheap capsule hotels to elite ryokans, on Roomguru - it compares prices of different services.

Capsule hotels in Tokyo cost from $16 per person.
A double room in a guesthouse in Tokyo costs from $27 per night.
In a 2* hotel - from $45 per night (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 traveling to Japan will increase if you choose to live in ryokan(ryokan) - a hotel in a traditional Japanese style. In ryokans, the floor is paved with tatami, instead of beds there are futons, and guests are given national slippers and robes. Sometimes there is an onsen - hot spring. The cheapest ones in Tokyo cost $70-80 for two people, usually with a shared bathroom. Ryokans with a private bathroom start 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 that it is close to the metro.

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Food prices in Japan in 2019

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 food: the cafe has realistic food models, and the menu has photos.

To correctly calculate the cost of a trip to Japan, you need to know the approximate costs of food. On average, breakfast will cost about ¥400-500 per person - about the same price as, for example, udon noodles with tofu, ramen, rice with curry. Tea or water is served free of charge. Some establishments serve breakfast combos 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 unusual and tasty food in conveyor belt restaurant(kaitenzushi). You are sitting at a table, and people are passing by on a conveyor belt. ready meals. A plate with two rolls or sushi costs from ¥105. The price of a dish can be determined by the color of the dish. At the end, they count by empty plates. Tea and ginger - free and unlimited. Examples of restaurant chains: Sushizanmai, Kappa-sushi, Hamazushi, Sushiro.

Street cafe in Tokyo (Photo © unsplash.com / @gluzman)

How to save on food in Japan:

In supermarkets from 20:00 or 21:00 there are 20-50% discounts on ready-made food or products whose expiration date is running out. Examples: Seiyu, Ito-Yokado, OK-mart.
Buy a bento - lunch box, lunch in a box. Inexpensive, convenient and very popular in Japan. Costs from 300 to 1000¥ depending on the filling.
You can eat inexpensively in restaurants serving Indian, Chinese, Korean and other cuisines that are aimed at local residents.
Tasty and cheap - in family restaurants.
As a last resort, you can buy ready-made inexpensive food in 24-hour minimarkets (convenience stores) Lawson, 7 Eleven, Family Mart. However, it costs more there than in regular supermarkets.

A Japanese woman tries Russian sushi. What kind of rolls are not available in Japan?

If you want to reduce the cost of an independent trip to Japan, cook yourself. For example, prepare breakfasts and dinners, and have lunch in a cafe. Vegetables and fruits are expensive in Japan and are usually sold individually. Meat is also not cheap.

Here are the prices for food in stores in Japan in 2019:

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¥.

Prices for attractions in Japan

In Japan, every prefecture, every city has its own wealth! We will focus on 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 Tower - ¥1600.
Hot springs (onsen) - 1500-2000¥.

Plus, there are a lot of things you can visit for free in Tokyo. Among them are the Imperial Palace (make an appointment in advance), the Kaminarimon Gate "Thunder Gate", as well as some parks and temples.

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Cost of transport in Japan

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

The JR Pass is valid for all of the company's transport: shinkansen, some subway lines and many commuter trains. This is a personalized document and cannot be passed on 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 on the Japanese subway depends on the zones into which subway lines are divided in major cities of the country. Trains run every 5 minutes, from 5:00 to 23:30, 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 ranges from ¥120-320 per trip. A 1-day pass costs ¥1000.

Tokyo subway car (Photo © unsplash.com / @liamburnettblue)

Buses inconvenient for tourists, since the numbers and names of routes are almost always written in hieroglyphs. On average, buses run from 7:00 to 21:00, but in some areas departure occurs earlier (from 5:30) and ends later (until 23:30). 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 downtime - 90¥.

Better use the metro! In addition, from 23:00 to 6:00, taxi drivers drive at night rates 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 recommend booking a car in advance at.

Neon Tokyo (Photo © unsplash.com / @erikeae)

How much does a trip to Japan cost - 2019

Let's calculate how much it costs independent trip to Japan from Russia in 2019 for two for 7 days (in rubles and dollars):

tickets from Moscow to Tokyo - $910;
budget hotel - $27;
three meals a day - $44;
JR Pass for 7 days - $264.

So, the minimum cost of a trip to Japan in 2019 for 7 days is $1671, that is 110 thousand rubles. Add to this the costs of sending documents to the embassy (if you live in the region), attractions and souvenirs.

Sakura along the Meguro River (Photo © unsplash.com / @s_sagano)

Introductory image source: © halfrain / flickr.com / Licensed CC BY-SA 2.0

To arrive safely in the country rising sun, and also inexpensive, you will have to calculate everything in advance and take into account all the nuances and subtleties of the planned enterprise.

To do this, you need to draw up a step-by-step plan and follow its points. Let's sketch out an approximate plan of action together and calculate approximately how much money we will need for all this.

Action plan

1. Visa
2. Ticket price
3. Cost of hotel and food
4. Price for transport
5. Attractions and entertainment
6. Total amount

Visa

So, before you figure out how to get to Japan faster and cheaper, you need to take care of having a visa and determine the costs of obtaining it. It’s worth saying right away that this procedure It’s not easy and you’ll have to resolve a lot of different bureaucratic issues.

In addition to the fact that you will need to collect a considerable list of documents, you also need to take care of your own trustee or guarantor on the other side. It is with its help that the easiest way is to ensure both your stay within the country and your departure from it.

It is best to resolve the visa issue directly with an intermediary company; it will serve as a guarantor and help with solving documentary difficulties. All you have left is a small detail: pay for the services, take care of booking your ticket and place of accommodation.

Services will amount to about 10-12 thousand rubles. Of course, the total cost of the trip will increase slightly, but in terms of time you will gain enough time and save your nerves and will certainly receive the desired visa.

Flight ticket price

Most of our fellow citizens mistakenly believe that it is more profitable to fly to Japan from the Russian capital. Although today the situation is not at all like that.

The cheapest flight from Russia to Tokyo today is from the city of Vladivostok and will cost about 16 thousand rubles. When from Moscow it’s 25 thousand, and from St. Petersburg it’s 27 thousand. It turns out that it’s much more profitable to get to Japan not from the capital of the Russian Federation.

In general, you can get to Japan on your own in only two main ways, either by air, that is, by plane, or by trusting South Korean ferries.

But again, you still need to get to them, since not in every Russian city there are some. And most importantly, it will not be faster or cheaper than an airplane. So it’s better to choose the easier route and trust a regular airport.

Cost of hotel and food

As for housing, the choice in Japan is great, from cheap capsule hotels to elite ryokans, the prices are certainly different. But you shouldn’t give up on 1-2-bed capsule hotels; the service and comfort in them will be high, and the cost is an order of magnitude lower.

For comparison, a 2-star hotel and a single room in it will cost you 3-3.5 thousand rubles per day, when a capsule can be rented for half the price.

Transport price

It all depends on the type of transport you plan to travel daily. For example, renting a car will cost you about 6 Japanese thousand. A taxi is also not a cheap pleasure from 600 Japanese yen, plus a downtime for 2 minutes is another 200¥, every 280 meters another 280¥, and at night you will have to pay another 30% above these tariffs.

The metro for 1 day in the capital will cost ¥1000.
Trains depend on the distance and number of days, so a pass can cost: for 7 days - ¥28,300.
14 days - 45100¥; and accordingly for 21 days - 57700¥.

The price of one bus trip is approximately ¥220-420;. Thus, here your personal preferences and benefits will depend only on personal preferences. Moreover, these prices are relevant not only for Tokyo, but for almost all of Japan.

Attractions and entertainment

The Land of the Rising Sun is diverse and has many places to visit and leisure. Moreover, in Japan, each city has its own riches of modernity and history. But to understand the cost of such places, we will simplify this task and consider only the sights of the capital, Tokyo.

There are plenty in the city interesting places for which you don’t have to pay at all. For example, the Imperial Palace, the Thunder Gate, some temples and historical parks.

Among the most attractive paid places in the capital, we recommend visiting: Ueno Zoo, where only adults pay to visit, and children are admitted for free; Nezu Museum, which costs 1000 Japanese; Shinjuku Goen Imperial Park - only 200.

As you can see, visiting Japan is worth it, even for places where you have never been in your life, to touch the origins of this country and see a lot of new things. Tokyo is probably the best place for this. And the tickets are not that expensive.

Let us now try to sum up the general results and identify those important points which we looked at:

1. First of all, we found out that it is cheap to get to Tokyo, optimally profitable and fast only if you fly by plane. At the same time, the cost will be an order of magnitude lower if this is done not from the Russian capital.

2. You can simplify your task in advance if you take care of your own Japanese visa first.

3. Accommodation in Japan, it is better to book in advance, that is, before the trip.

Well, as a starting point, the most affordable point is the city of Vladivostok. Have a good journey and profitable decisions!

Question, how to travel to Japan cheaply, interests many. The Land of the Rising Sun is a distant and expensive destination, so you are unlikely to be able to travel on a budget. However, it is still possible and even quite possible to save on some details. For this, here are our tips today. Don't forget to use them when it's time to travel.

Cheap flights to Japan: myth or reality?

A direct flight from Moscow to Tokyo cannot be cheap by definition. Aeroflot, although not a monopolist on this route, sets the price “be healthy,” especially if the trip is planned during the high season, that is, from April to May. Want to save money? Buy tickets in advance. Then the winnings can be up to 30% of the cost. And there will probably be places on required dates. Choose flights in March and June - they are cheaper. It is also worth considering flights with transfers - even if the connections are long, the difference in price is noticeable.

Movement within the country

During your stay in Japan, you will most likely have to use the Shinkansen more than once - the new high speed trains. Traveling on them without a pass is an expensive pleasure. Since we're talking about how to travel to Japan on the cheap, it's worth considering purchasing a one-week JR pass. People with a tourist visa must buy it before arriving in Japan - the ticket is not available within the country. The cost of traveling in regular carriages is cheaper than in comfortable “green” carriages. If the distance is not long, then it is quite comfortable to sit in a carriage of a lower class. So as not to overpay.

A budget tourist will have to forget about a taxi - a 15-minute trip, and 600 rubles are gone. It's better to study the area on Google map and walk. It is also convenient to get around the city by bicycle (if it is not the rainy season). In any metropolis, you can rent a two-wheeled horse at the railway station. This pleasure will cost 400 rubles. It's significantly cheaper than using public transport and, needless to say, healthier.

Would you like to know another way?how to travel to Japan cheaply? Within the country, hitchhike. You will need knowledge English language, because the Japanese are ready to do anything for a couple of hours, that is, they will take you wherever you say. To better understand how to do this correctly, read one of the many hitchhiker's books on Japan.

Budget accommodation options

Housing in the country is divided into two types: European and traditional (ryokan). Believe me, a European should spend one night in an authentic oriental atmosphere, even if such an overnight stay will cost more. So, let's look at options where you can stay inexpensively in Japan.

Capsule hotels. They were originally created for Japanese businessmen who missed the night train and were forced to wait for the morning flight. In a hotel of this type, you will find a capsule with a door behind which there is a full-fledged sleeping place. Often this is all that is required to healthy sleep. Sometimes the price includes the use of a shower or bath.
Internet cafe. The prospect of spending the night at a desk in front of a computer monitor is not very attractive. This won't happen! Try to visit the cafe closer to midnight. Until eight o'clock in the morning you will have the right to lie down on the sofa. Some of these establishments have their own shower, which will also be useful.
Business hotel. Budget rooms are designed primarily for employees of Japanese companies on business trips, so the staff most likely will not speak English. It’s easy to find a budget café or snack bar near a business hotel.
Hostel. A common occurrence throughout the civilized world. You can actually buy a bed on the outskirts quite cheaply. However, you will have to spend money on travel from the center to a remote residential area and back. Many chain hostels offer discounts with a loyalty card. If you travel a lot in Europe and Asia, it makes sense to think about purchasing such a card.
Campings. They are scattered throughout the country and are favorite place weekend getaway. Spending the night in a house or tent is associated with escaping from civilization and solitude with nature. A camping spot will cost several times less than a hotel room. However, you will need to have an awning with you, and sometimes rented transport. Otherwise, how to get there?

Where to eat inexpensively

Noodle bars. Late-night fast food stalls are an economical option for a late dinner. They offer large portions of ramen (traditional noodles) at fairly affordable prices. The Noodle Bar is recognizable by its long benches, where people bend over dishes, from which steam rises and an appetizing aroma emanates.

Snack bars. Izakaya - local eatery with traditional low prices. It is served as food Japanese cuisine, and European. Yakitoria is a mini-restaurant where you can really taste excellent shish kebab from chicken meat and vegetables. As a rule, yakitoria are located near railway stations. The menu shows the cost of one kebab, not a portion.

Sushi cafe. A feature of inexpensive establishments is the presence of a conveyor belt from which everyone takes the dish they like. The cost of food can be determined by the color of the plate - the list is indicated on the board or wall. Such establishments are aimed at the local population, so don’t expect to find English names dishes.

Store-bought food from supermarkets. If you rent a house with a kitchen, then you can pay attention to semi-finished products. To satisfy your hunger, it is enough to buy a pack of dumplings, cutlets or fish sticks.

Food vending machines. There is no need to go to any establishment to enjoy a snack with black coffee. Take advantage of the services of automatic machines, which are found almost everywhere.

Fast food. Fast food chains are extremely popular in Japan. In addition to the usual McDonald's, the country boasts its own fast food restaurant called MOS Burger. Here the traveler will taste hamburgers and other delights of the capitalist world.

Food courts and markets. Food courts - catering areas inside shopping centers or airports. They offer dishes made from rice, vegetables, and fruits. The markets also have many street stalls offering aromatic, fresh delicacies. Bakeries and bakeries are options for those with a sweet tooth. They offer muffins and cakes that are, well... very sweet!

Prepared meals in stores. Many Japanese retail outlets offer takeaway food. You can buy ready-made or semi-finished products there, ask them to heat the food in the microwave and wrap it, putting a set of disposable utensils and chopsticks in a bag. Some establishments are equipped with food counters.