Could I make it to Japan now, or is it better to wait...?
Hey, I'm 16, and I'm sooooooo impatient to go to Japan!! o(>o<)O I've loved Japan ever since I was a little girl, and I'm always trying to find ways to get to Japan cheaply. Anyway, story time over, is there any way I could get to Japan cheaply, other than good deals on airlines? I know what you guys might say... "Get a job!" or.. "Save up money!" I already know that..and I'm trying hard to get a job. About how long do you think it would take for me to save up the money working at minimum wage? (About $8.00 an hour..) I'm not allowed to go alone..my mom would want to go with me! :D So, would this take me a couple of years? Would I be better off waiting to finish up my last 2 years of High School and go to college, and then go to Japan, or do you think I can make it sooner? Thank you for your help! :)
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I'd finish college first. Figure on $1,200 - $1,500 just for airfare. Another $750 a week for hotel / food....
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If you wanted , you could go to college in Japan ! For free to there are scholarships that are willing to give you money to go to college in different countries . How do i know ? I want to go to college in Korea and plan on doing it ! Hope we both achieve our dreams ~Sayonara~
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Airfare would run you about $1500. Cheap hotel another $100/night, though that is for single occupancy, so maybe somebody else could give double occupancy rates. You could rent two hotel rooms in a business hotel for around 14,000 yen/night, but I'm guessing that might be in the same ballpark as double occupancy. Say 20,000 yen/day for meals, transportation, sightseeing, etc. This should hopefully be enough so that you don't have to worry about money. Now, you can Google a currency converter and do the math yourself. Nobody can tell you how long it will take, in part because you failed to mention how many hours a week you plan to work and also because you failed to mention what percentage of your income you plan to save toward the trip. As for when, I think it is going to take at least a couple of years to save up the money. If you have it then, then I don't see a reason to wait. My niece came over after her graduation. Of course I gave her her airline ticket as a graduation present and a place to stay, so she didn't have to worry much about the cost of the trip. She seemed to enjoy the experience. If you don't have the money after high school graduation, go to college. Work part-time and continue to save as much as you can. When you get the money, go during your summer vacation.
