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Japan Extreme Budget Travel! A trip from Tokyo to Izumo for just 30,000 yen [Part 2]

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 27, 2026
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Things got off to a good start on our crazy-cheap trip to the land of the gods, but with funds running low, will we have a roof over our heads on a snowy night?

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Japan Extreme Budget Travel! A trip from Tokyo to Izumo for just 30,000 yen [Part 1]

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 26, 2026

Can we make it from the capital to the land of the gods, sightsee, eat, find a hotel, and make it home for just 30,000 yen (US$195)?

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Changes to Japan rail pass make it fall out of favour with travellers

• Oona McGee
  Mar 28, 2025

Unlimited ride ticket has lost all the charm that made it so great.

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• (budget travel • COK • Japan Rail Company • JR • Rail Pass • rail passes • Seishun 18 Kippu • Seishun 18 Ticket • tourism • train travel • trains • travel)

Japanese hotel offering 183-night stay plan for an incredibly low price

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 18, 2025

An amazing deal if you’re headed to Japan’s upcoming world’s fair, or even if you’re skipping it entirely.

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• (budget travel • capsule hotels • crazy • deals • First Cabin • hotels • tourism • travel)

One of Japan’s most awesome rail passes, the Seishun 18 Ticket, just got a lot less awesome

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2024

A lot of changes are coming to Japan’s laid-back unlimited ride ticket, and most of them aren’t good.

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• Japan
• (budget travel • COK • Japan Rail Company • JR • Rail Pass • rail passes • Seishun 18 Kippu • Seishun 18 Ticket • tourism • train travel • trains • travel)

Smallest hotel room in Tokyo? This cheap stay for two will turn friends into lovers

• Oona McGee
  Aug 10, 2024

Test the bounds of your relationship with this tiny accommodation in Tokyo.

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• (budget travel • cheap hotels • cheap travel • COK • hostels • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • Minamisenju • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Japanese house is actually a cheap hotel where you can stay for US$24 a night

• SoraNews24
  Jul 15, 2024

Forget capsule hotels, here you can get a room in a Japanese house instead.

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Low price and low privacy as we share a room with a single stranger at Tokyo hotel

• SoraNews24
  Jun 25, 2024

Is it more awkward to spend a night in a room with one stranger than a whole group of them?

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Cheap hotel beside cemetery at Kozukappara execution grounds in Tokyo is a scary place to stay

• Oona McGee
  May 26, 2024

Things go bump in the night at this unique accommodation in Minami Senju.

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• (budget travel • cemetery • cheap accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • cool • Ekoin • execution grounds • history • hotels • Kozukappara • Minami Senju • ryokan • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

This super cheap, super Japanese-looking Tokyo hotel is a hit with foreign travelers

• Casey Baseel
  May 19, 2024

Minami Senju continues to be a travel bargain with the Tokyo SA Ryokan.

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• (budget travel • COK • cool • hotels • Minami Senju • ryokan • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Ultra-cheap, convenient Tokyo hotel is a great place to stay…if you pay extra for earplugs

• Casey Baseel
  May 18, 2024

The name should have tipped us off.

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This northern Tokyo capsule hotel is cheap, clean, comfortable, and has amazing amenities

• Dale Roll
  Apr 13, 2024

Consider staying here on your next visit to Tokyo!

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• (accommodation • Budget Hotels • budget travel • capsule hotel • hotels • Sugamo • Tokyo accommodation)

Extreme Budget Travel! Can you do a trip to Manila with 50,000 yen (US$333)? – Part 1

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 5, 2024

Go takes a short weekend trip to the Philippines and enjoys delicious food and more.

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Four of the best Tokyo budget hotels we stayed in this year

• SoraNews24
  Dec 29, 2023

Looking back on a year of cheap but great stays in Tokyo business and capsule hotels.

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• (budget travel • business hotels • capsule hotels • cheap travel • COK • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)

Extreme budget travel! Can you do a quick trip to Angkor Wat with 50,000 yen (US$334)? – Part 2

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 25, 2023

Go continues testing the limits of his dwindling budget while sightseeing at Angkor Wat.

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• SE Asia
• (Angkor Wat • Bangkok • budget travel • Cambodia • COK • cool • food • low-budget • Siem Reap • SNJO • Thailand • travel)

Extreme budget travel! Can you do a quick trip to Angkor Wat with 50,000 yen (US$334)? – Part 1

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 24, 2023

Go Hatori tests the limits of his wallet by visiting Cambodia’s Angkor Wat via Thailand over three nights and four days.

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• SE Asia
• (Angkor Wat • Bangkok • budget travel • Cambodia • COK • cool • food • Go Hatori • low-budget • Siem Reap • SNJO • Thailand • travel)

Multiple nights in Tokyo? Dormy Inn “Residential” room adds amenities, great bath view in Asakusa

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2023

Beauty and comfort that you and your wallet will appreciate.

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• (Asakusa • budget travel • COK • Dormy Inn • hotels • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)

Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 2【Extreme budget travel】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 13, 2023

Day 1 was full of exciting experiences…what does Day 2 have in store? 

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• Japan, Korea
• (budget travel • cheap • COK • extreme budget travel • Go Hatori • Korea • Seoul • sightseeing • SNJO • South Korea • tourism • travel)

Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 1【Extreme budget travel】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 11, 2023

How far can Go make his budget stretch on a one-night stay? 

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• Japan, Korea
• (budget • budget travel • cheap • COK • extreme budget travel • Go Hatori • Korea • Seoul • sightseeing • SNJO • South Korea • tourism • travel)

Tokyo Central Youth Hostel: Low prices, great location, and especially great for morning people

• SoraNews24
  Jul 7, 2023

One of the low-key best neighborhoods to stay in when traveling in Tokyo will have you seeing the city right away and maybe very early too.

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• (budget travel • cheap • COK • hostels • hotels • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel • youth hostels)

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