What it costs
Is Tokyo expensive to visit? Daily costs in yen for hostel, mid-range and four-star trips,…
2/8
A hostel bed, an onigiri and a soft drink, ramen, ten ¥100 sushi plates and a third of a 72-hour subway ticket, at starting prices.
3/8
About ¥5,600 in a hostel, ¥10,500 mid-range, ¥25,220 to ¥25,720 four-star with a taxi paid alone, before the 2027 tax change.
4/8
Youth hostels at about ¥3,000 a night. From April 2027, a charge of ¥13,000 or more per person a night is subject to 3%.
5/8
72 hours on Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines only. It pays off with enough rides, such as four short ones a day.
6/8
Onigiri from about ¥150 at 7-Eleven in the Kanto region, ramen from about ¥650 and conveyor-belt sushi from ¥100 a plate.
7/8
The city government's observation decks are free. teamLab Planets lists adults at ¥3,800, and Ginza Sushi Aoki's omakase starts at ¥22,000.
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