A complete guide to budget travel in Japan

	Cherry blossom in a temple garden, Kyoto
	Torii Entrance Gate

Welcome

Welcome to 'japan-cheap-travel.com', a complete guide to budget travel in Japan including many Japan travel tips.

Whether your trip is for a few days or a few months, this website offers tips and advice on all aspects of cheap travel in Japan. The information is currently being updated for 2013.

We hope you will choose to travel to Japan, a truly unique and amazing place to visit.

Despite what you might have heard, the rumours and preconceptions, Japan doesn't have to be an expensive place to visit. The economic situation in Japan coupled with the weakness of the Yen currency has, over recent years, made travel here more affordable for tourists.

The country has so much to offer and even if you are on a tight budget, it is possible to enjoy this beautiful place to the full. To find out more about how we did this, please visit the about us section.

It takes planning

To find out how you can begin planning your Japan trip, read our planning page.

We are in the process of updating our travel pages for 2013, where you will find current prices and information for internal flight passes and rail passes.

You can also browse some exceptional places to visit in our ideas section and read about some of the books we recommend in our books section.

'Japan Cheap Travel' is based on our experiences backpacking around Japan.

We hope you like the site and find it useful. Happy travels! Tara and James.