I am looking into a visit to Japan after crossing the Trans-Siberian Railway. I was hoping to stay approx. two?

Question:

months in Japan in order to successfully employ my language skills and to enjoy the new environment. However, I have heard that one month is probably a more reasonable period of time to spend. I am not very interested in staying with a hosting family considering my independent nature. However, I am curious, how many U.S. dollars should I save up before planning such a trip? Are there houses for rent to foreigners on an extended stay? How does one go about getting a visa and where is a good place to stay? I would prefer a place out in the country, but I know that travel to the bigger cities will then be quite expensive. Thanks a bunch. :)

Answer:

>how many U.S. dollars should I save up before planning such a trip?

Hotel: Usually, you need $120 per night if you want to stay at a hotel.
If you want to save money, you need to stay at a hostel which will cost $40-60 per night.
If you want to stay at a luxury hotel, you need $250-300 or more.

Food, transportation and others: You need $60-120 or so per day. If you want to enjoy shopping, you need more.

So you need $120 for hotel and $90 for others per day. If you want to stay in Japan for 4 weeks, the total cost will be $5880.


>Are there houses for rent to foreigners on an extended stay?

We have something called service apartment. I think it's something like that.

>How does one go about getting a visa

It depends on your citizenship.

>and where is a good place to stay?

It's all up to your needs.