How to Spend 3 Weeks in Japan
travelling without a job
In this post I will share how I planned my trip to Japan and how I did it without having a job or paid time off.
Find the cheapest flight to Japan.
Identify places of interest near your arrival airport.
Look at lodging prices by night. Stay in towns with the cheapest accommodation prices.
To determine sequence of travel, string your cities together by cheapest available nightly rates/dates.
Et voila! Under this rubric you will get the relative cheapest vacation in Japan. You will derive a non-touristy itinerary that will take you outside the classic one week Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka circuit. Or as an uncouth American may say, “Momotaro samurai slash the evil, green, money-eating oni on your way to a budget conscious trip!”
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All told, I spent ~$600 USD on accommodation and