Japan trip cost calculator
Choose where you live, your nights and the number of travellers. Every amount is worked out from the Japan Tourism Agency's 2025 visitor spending survey, with the formula shown on each line.
Result
- Total for 1 traveller, 7 nights
- ¥278,792
- Per person
- ¥278,792
Not included: international flights. Survey market: United States, sightseeing and leisure visitors, 2025 final figures, average stay 10.7 nights.
| Item | How it is worked out | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodationper person per night (survey average) | ¥151,033 ÷ 10.7 average nights = ¥14,115.2 per night × 7 nights × 1 travellerPer person, not per room, and not a hotel rate: the average includes people who paid nothing for lodging or had it in a package. | ¥98,807 |
| Food & drinkper person per day (survey average) | ¥69,704 ÷ (10.7 + 1) days = ¥5,957.6 per day × 8 days (7 nights + 1) × 1 traveller | ¥47,661 |
| Transport in Japanper person per trip (survey average, not scaled to your nights) | ¥42,074 per trip × 1 travellerSurvey average for a whole trip (average stay 10.7 nights). It is not adjusted for the length of your trip. | ¥42,074 |
| Entertainment & servicesper person per trip (survey average, not scaled to your nights) | ¥15,620 per trip × 1 travellerSurvey average for a whole trip (average stay 10.7 nights). It is not adjusted for the length of your trip. | ¥15,620 |
| Shoppingper person per trip (survey average, not scaled to your nights) | ¥71,630 per trip × 1 travellerSurvey average for a whole trip (average stay 10.7 nights). It is not adjusted for the length of your trip. | ¥71,630 |
| Departure tax (International Tourist Tax)per person per departure | ¥3,000 × 1 travellerUsually added to your airline ticket. Untick it if your airfare already includes it. Children under 2 are exempt. | ¥3,000 |
| Total | Sum of the lines above | ¥278,792 |
Each line is rounded to the nearest yen. Unit values per night and per day are our division of the published survey figures, shown to one decimal.
- Source: インバウンド消費動向調査 2025年暦年の調査結果（確報）の概要 (Inbound Consumption Trend Survey, 2025 calendar year final results summary), p.4 図表6 (観光・レジャー目的) (Japan Tourism Agency (観光庁)) · Verified on · Published 2026-03-31 (date printed on p.1). Values per general visitor (一般客), yen per person per trip; average nights from entry/exit dates.
- Source: インバウンド消費動向調査 集計表 2025年（令和7年）暦年【確報】, sheets 参考10 (費目別単価【観光・レジャー目的】), 参考6 and 参考7 (respondents) (Japan Tourism Agency (観光庁)) · Verified on · Workbook re-posted after JTA's 2026-10-08 table correction notice; its unrounded values round to the PDF figures used here.
- Source: No.7195 Kokusai kanko ryokakuzei no aramashi (Outline of the International Tourist Tax) (National Tax Agency) · Verified on
- Source: Nihon kara shukkoku sareru kata e (To travellers departing Japan) - International Tourist Tax leaflet (Japan Tourism Agency) · Verified on
What the numbers are, and what they are not
- International flights to and from Japan are not included in any line.
- The figures are survey averages over all respondents, including people who spent nothing in a category (for example, stayed with friends). They are not prices quoted by hotels, restaurants or shops.
- The accommodation figure per night is per person, not per room, and is not a hotel room rate.
- The survey amounts include the in-Japan share of package-tour fees, split across the categories.
- Transport, entertainment and shopping are averages for a whole trip. They are shown as one trip's worth and are not scaled to the number of nights you enter.
- Food per day is the trip average spread over every day in Japan, arrival and departure days included. Average nights are published to one decimal place, and the per-night and per-day values inherit that rounding.
- Survey year: 2025 (final figures). Prices in 2026 may differ. The United Kingdom and Canada leisure figures are based on fewer than 500 respondents.
Formulas
- Accommodation = survey accommodation per trip ÷ survey average nights × your nights × travellers.
- Food & drink = survey food per trip ÷ (survey average nights + 1) × (your nights + 1) × travellers. A trip of N nights has N + 1 days in Japan.
- Transport, entertainment and shopping = survey average per trip × travellers (not scaled to nights).
- Departure tax = ¥3,000 × travellers, for departures from 1 July 2026.
- Shinkansen = sum of your one-way regular fares (basic fare + reserved-seat limited express charge, normal season) × travellers.
Survey unit values by market
Sightseeing and leisure visitors, 2025, yen per person. Per-night and per-day values are our division of the published figures.
| Market | Accommodation / night | Food / day | Transport / trip | Entertainment / trip | Shopping / trip | Average nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ¥14,115.2 | ¥5,957.6 | ¥42,074 | ¥15,620 | ¥71,630 | 10.7 |
| United Kingdom | ¥15,831.9 | ¥6,198.1 | ¥52,019 | ¥16,834 | ¥54,302 | 12.8 |
| Canada | ¥10,793.7 | ¥5,399.2 | ¥44,018 | ¥20,839 | ¥56,902 | 12.5 |
| Australia | ¥12,593.9 | ¥6,089.2 | ¥44,206 | ¥37,288 | ¥69,685 | 13.2 |
| All nationalities | ¥11,367.9 | ¥6,021.9 | ¥23,226 | ¥9,918 | ¥61,830 | 7.1 |
- Source: インバウンド消費動向調査 2025年暦年の調査結果（確報）の概要 (Inbound Consumption Trend Survey, 2025 calendar year final results summary), p.4 図表6 (観光・レジャー目的) (Japan Tourism Agency (観光庁)) · Verified on · Published 2026-03-31 (date printed on p.1). Values per general visitor (一般客), yen per person per trip; average nights from entry/exit dates.
- Source: インバウンド消費動向調査 集計表 2025年（令和7年）暦年【確報】, sheets 参考10 (費目別単価【観光・レジャー目的】), 参考6 and 参考7 (respondents) (Japan Tourism Agency (観光庁)) · Verified on · Workbook re-posted after JTA's 2026-10-08 table correction notice; its unrounded values round to the PDF figures used here.
- Source: No.7195 Kokusai kanko ryokakuzei no aramashi (Outline of the International Tourist Tax) (National Tax Agency) · Verified on
- Source: Nihon kara shukkoku sareru kata e (To travellers departing Japan) - International Tourist Tax leaflet (Japan Tourism Agency) · Verified on
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FAQ
How much does a week in Japan cost?
For one sightseeing visitor from the United States staying 7 nights, the survey averages give ¥278,792 including the ¥3,000 departure tax, before international flights. This is a survey average, not a quote.
Is the accommodation figure a hotel price?
No. It is the survey's accommodation spend per person (¥151,033 for US leisure visitors) divided by their average stay (10.7 nights), which is ¥14,115.2 per person per night. It averages over everyone, including people who paid nothing for lodging, and is per person, not per room.
Why do transport and shopping not change with the number of nights?
The Japan Tourism Agency publishes these as an average per trip, not per night. Scaling them to your nights would be our own estimate, so the calculator shows one trip's worth.
Are flights to Japan included?
No. The survey does not count international airfare in any category, so flights must be added separately. The departure tax is listed on its own line because it is usually added to the air ticket.