Super Cheap Japan: Budget Travel in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Hiroshima and Surrounding Areas (Paperback)
Super Cheap Japan: Budget Travel in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Hiroshima and Surrounding Areas (Paperback)
Couldn't load pickup availability
The Super Cheap Japan book is the ultimate budget travel guide to Japan, full of the most useful, up-to-date information for a cheap holiday in Japan. With extensive tax-free shopping, crazily discounted train passes and an unbelievable exchange rate, there has never been a better time to visit. Unlike other guides, this book shows you exactly how, where and when you can save money. Go shopping for $4 clothes in Tokyo, enjoy inexpensive hikes in Nikko, or visit Kyoto’s beautiful shrines and gardens on the cheap; all with this super helpful guide!
Inside the Super Cheap Japan guide book:
- Budget food – eat for only a few dollars with comprehensive listings of low-cost restaurants, takeouts, supermarkets and more,
- Budget shopping – 100 yen ($1) shops, free sample hotspots, tax-free shopping, discount passes and coupons,
- Highlights and itineraries based on discount train or bus passes, so you can keep your wallet happy while still having an amazing holiday,
- Hidden treasures – walking and cycling routes to cut down on train fares, cheap side trips and free alternatives to crowded, overpriced spots,
- Color maps for budget travelers, making it super easy to get around,
- Train and bus passes – local, regional and national passes, and info on how to use them for additional savings at tourist hotspot,
- Essential help for budget travelers – expert travel tips, free tours, simple to understand directions, translations for places that don’t have English support,
- Cheap accommodation – the best and cheapest capsule hotels, net cafes, overnight spas, hostels, campsites and more.
This book is perfect for backpackers, budget travelers, families on a tight budget, students and those who are new to Japan. Get the most out of this amazing country, without burning a hole in your wallet.
Also available at Kinokuniya in the USA, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as all good bookstores worldwide.
Share
- Free shipping on US orders over $40
- Free ebook versions of future editions
- Ships in 1-3 business days
Book details
Book details
Pages: 158
ISBN: 9781919631509
Dimensions: 6 x 0.34 x 9 inches
Publication date:
Written by Matthew Baxter
Illustrated by Arabelle Majan
Locations covered
Locations covered
Cherry blossom spots, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Koenji, Kichijoji, Meguro, Ebisu, Shimo-Kitazawa, Ueno, Yanaka, Ginza, Imperial Palace, Asakusa, Akihabara, Ryogoku, Odaiba, Tokyo fish markets, Todoroki Valley, Toyosu Fish Market, Tsukiji Outer Fish Market, Higo Hosokawa Garden, Sugamo, Yokohama, Nikko, Mount Fuji, Mount Takao, Hakone, Kamakura, Kawagoe, Omiya and Bonsai Village, Kyoto, Philosopher's Walk, Kinkaku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Nijo Castle, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Gion, Arashiyama, Kawaramachi, Shimogamo Shrine, Kamigamo Shrine, Osaka, Namba, Minoo Park, Shinsekai, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka Castle, Umeda, Nara, Kobe, Uji, Ise Grand Shrine, Koyasan, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Bitchu-Takahashi, Shimanami Kaido
Shipping info
Shipping info
Print books are shipped by Bookvault in the UK, Australia and the US.
USA
Books are usually printed in 1-3 days. These are the delivery times:
| USPS Media Mail | 2-8 business days | Tracked |
| UPS Ground | 1-5 business days, depending on location (please see the UPS coverage map) | Tracked |
UK
Books are usually printed in 1-3 days. These are the delivery times:
| Royal Mail - 2nd Class | 3-5 working days | Untracked |
| Royal Mail - 1st Class | 1-2 days | Untracked |
| Yodal - Economy | 3-4 days | Tracked |
| Yodal - Premium | 1-2 days | Tracked |
| DPD Tracked | Next day | Tracked |
| DPD Pre 10:30 | Next day by 10:30 | Tracked |
| DPD Pre 12:00 | Next day by 12:00 | Tracked |
Australia
Books are usually printed within 5 days. Books should then be delivered in 2-5 working days via StarTrack, which is tracked.
Shipping estimates for outside the UK, USA and Australia
International orders are printed in the UK, usually within 1-3 days. They are then delivered via tracked or untracked post, with the following shipping estimates:
| Country | Min | Max |
| France | 3 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 5 |
| Ireland | 2 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 5 |
| Spain | 4 | 7 |
| Italy | 4 | 7 |
| Rest of EU | 3 | 7 |
| Rest of Europe | 4 | 10 |
| Canada | 5 | 10 |
| Rest of North America | 6 | 14 |
| Central and South America | 7 | 21 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 12 |
| Rest of Oceania | 6 | 14 |
| Asia |
5 |
14 |
Please keep in mind these are estimates, and actual shipping times may vary from time to time. Times are typically slower at festive times of the year.
Environmental info
Environmental info
My printer works with ecologi to offset the environmental impact of printing the paperbacks, planting one tree for every book printed. Find out more on the printers website or at ecologi.
I’m reading a number of resources for my trip planning to Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka), including the traditional travel guides, blogs, and Instagram, I’m so happy to have found Matthew Baxter’s “Super Cheap Japan”. This book fits what I need for planning my upcoming trip on a budget from what to see and do to what to eat and where to stay. I highly recommend this book for those planning a trip to Japan on a budget, this is the definitely a unique book!
Things are always changing in Japan, so it's super helpful to have updated information to get the most out of your trip. The revised edition of this guidebook provides all that information with details, maps, etc. Thanks to this book, I discovered new places to visit.
I have been looking forward to the updated version of, ‘ Super Cheap Japan’. I have the kindle edition which not only looks great on an iPad, it reads well and is easy to navigate. I love all the links in blue if you want to find out some more about a place. The maps and symbols are so easy to use. Who needs Lonely Planet or the Rough guide when you have Super Cheap Japan! I can’t wait to use this edition when I next visit Japan.
Awesome book with a lot of detail
Really good overall book for places to go and pre-departure purchases for events and museums you might need. Really good tips for saving money.
Great book, excellent advice for saving money.
This is a great book! It gives you all levels of accommodations, breaks down areas of the entire island of japan for food, activities, free things to see and lodging. It also warns you against what to stay away. He lists websites so you can do research and check out prices and IT COMES WITH MAPS! The maps are small and related to only a general area based on whatever section you're reading. Also he spells things in english and has the same thing written in japanese so you can find the characters on the signs themselves.
My husband and I went on our honeymoon to Japan, and had bought this book as a reference to keep with us to the different cities we were traveling too. This was both our first time going. We had gone to Tokyo, Kyoto, Hakone, Nara, and Osaka - all of which were included in this handy little book. And we would pull it out at different times if we were on the train or in our hotel, to remind ourselves what the big tourist attractions were in each city. We had done our own online research prior to leaving as well, so we had an planned itinerary, but it was really helpful to have this book as it gives little summaries on historical importance of each location, what the highlights were, and then other optional places to see as well as how to find cheap eats. Overall we really loved this purchase, and would recommend it to any traveler who’s planning on a trip.
Super beneficial for preparing my 3+ week adventure in Japan and help keeping it cost effective and efficient. Thank you!
