Question:
I have been asked to teach Drama in Japan and the stay is going to work out about at about 12 days. 4 of those days I will be working with the staff and students involved in the workshops and they have offered me 50,000yen for my work. Being new to this, I was wondering if this would be enough to live off? I don't have to worry about acommodation so it would just be food, drink and any extra fun visits and touristy things I may decide to do.
Any advice would be welcome.
Thank you.
Answer:
Depends on what you want to do. Going to bars can really drive the price up, as well as expensive restaurants. You can get a subway day pass for about 1000 yen, so getting around is no big deal.
As long as you don't splurge too much, then yes it is quite possible.
Consider ways to save money such as buying some food in a supermarket instead of a restaurant for at least one meal a day if you want to conserve.
If you want a list of typical prices, try
http://www.tokyopriceguide.com
It's more or less the same for all of Japan despite the title.
Also see The Japan FAQ at http://www.thejapanfaq.com/
for lots of useful info and good links, as well as The Japan National Tourist Org. Page at
http://www.jnto.go.jp plus Frommers Guide at
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/jap…
and a Japan Photo Gallery at
http://japaninfo.esmartweb.com/pics.html
Yahoo also has a good database of country and
regional guides to look through.
Hope all that helps.
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