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1GB · 7 days
32k$6.50 AUD
Japan food on a budget
Doing Japan on a budget means the cheapest third of what is worth doing: Maid Cafe & Dining Experience: Maidreamin HYPER, Tea Ceremony Experience. Activities in this plan start from about $11.
Your 5-day food and drink plan for Japan
Where you stayNagoya 2 nightsAshigarashimo 3 nightsabout 195 km between them
5 days · packed · 5 of 19 bookable now · activities from about $116
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Day 1 Nagoya
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morning
Maid Cafe & Dining Experience: Maidreamin HYPER (Nagoya)
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afternoon
Tea Ceremony Experience (Nagoya)
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evening
Maid cafe experience at Maidreamin (Nagoya)
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eveningalso worth doing
VASARA Kimono and Yukata Rental in Nagoya
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Day 2 Nagoya
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morningalso worth doing
Nagoya Castle
Japanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan. Dates from 1532. Important Cultural Property of Japan.
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afternoonalso worth doing
Nagoya Mosque
Mosque in Japan. Dates from 1998.
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eveningalso worth doing
Tokugawa Art Museum
Art museum in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan. Dates from 1935. Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.
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eveningalso worth doing
Toyota Automobile Museum
Science museum in Aichi, Japan. Dates from 1989.
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Day 3 Ashigarashimo
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Travel day
Nagoya to Ashigarashimo
Journey time is an estimate rather than a timetable - check the operator before you book anything tight on either side of it. Klook sells Japan Shinkansen & Train Tickets, which covers this country rather than this leg - you pick the route and date at checkout.
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afternoon
Daruma Restaurant
Restaurant in Odawara, Japan. Dates from 1893. Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.
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evening
Fuji Gotemba distillery
Whisky distillery. Dates from 1972.
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eveningalso worth doing
Hakone Sightseeing Cruise Ticket (Kanagawa)
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Day 4 Ashigarashimo
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morningalso worth doing
Hakone Onsen
Onsen near Ashigarashimo.
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afternoonalso worth doing
Mount Hakone
Volcano in Honshu, Japan.
Just turn up -
eveningalso worth doing
Fuji Bamboo Garden
Garden in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan. Dates from 1955.
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eveningalso worth doing
Otodome Falls
Waterfall near Fujinomiya.
Just turn up
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Day 5 Ashigarashimo
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morningalso worth doing
Mount Ashitaka
Mountain in Japan.
Just turn up -
afternoonalso worth doing
Lake Ashi
Crater lake near Ashigarashimo.
Just turn up -
eveningalso worth doing
Hakone Open-Air Museum
Sculpture garden. Dates from 1968.
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eveningalso worth doing
Shasui Falls
Waterfall near Ashigarashimo.
Just turn up
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Prices are indicative and in Australian dollars. Flights and accommodation are not included. Distances between stops are straight-line, so a walking or driving route will be longer, and they are shown only where both stops have a known location. Items marked also worth doing sit outside the food and drink theme and are there because they are among the best things to do in Japan.
Before you fly to Japan
The part an itinerary app leaves out. These are Japan's rules for Australian passport holders, re-read from the official source and dated below.
Entry
No - Australian passport holders can enter Japan without a visa for up to 90 days.
Passport
Check your passport covers the whole trip with room to spare. A fare is non-refundable long before a passport renewal is.
Your checklist
21 things to sort for Japan, built from these same rules, 3 of them essential.
- Passport valid - valid for the duration of your stay
- Take out travel insurance
- Get an International Driving Permit
Last reviewed 2026-10-24. Entry requirements change without notice. Always confirm with the official sources below before you book or fly.
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Budget food questions
What counts as budget here?
The lowest-priced third of everything worth doing in that country, measured against that country's own prices rather than a fixed dollar figure. A budget day in Norway and a budget day in Vietnam are not the same number, and pretending otherwise would just describe the exchange rate.
Does a cheaper plan mean a worse one?
No, and the ordering is the same either way: everything is ranked on its review score first, so a budget plan is the best-reviewed cheap things rather than the cheapest things. Flights and accommodation are not included in any of these figures.
Do I need to book restaurants and food tours in advance?
Cooking classes and food tours, yes - they run small and fill up. Street food and markets, no. The plan marks which is which, and anything bookable can be held before you leave Australia.
What if I have dietary requirements?
Cooking classes and organised tours will almost always accommodate them if you say so when booking rather than on the day. Street food is harder to control, so it is worth learning the phrase for what you cannot eat in the local language before you go.
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Japan sightseeing itinerary
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Japan highlights itinerary
Some rest, some scenery, some good eating. For the trip you have not decided the shape of yet.
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