Utilizing the Chuseok holiday, I traveled to the Kansai region of Japan. This trip took place from September 28 to October 2, lasting 4 nights and 5 days. I spent 2 nights in Osaka and another 2 nights in Kyoto, concluding the journey.
Due to Typhoon Jebi hitting the Osaka area, there was a day when I had to stay in the hotel without being able to explore much, reducing the actual travel time.
Thanks to this, in line with the concept of this trip, I could save more on expenses.
“Budget-Friendly Osaka & Kyoto 4 Nights 5 Days Trip”
This trip followed a budget travel concept, keeping the costs relatively low. I used a budget airline and chose very affordable accommodations in Osaka and Kyoto. In Osaka, I stayed at a hotel costing around 15,000 won per night, and in Kyoto, I used accommodation that was approximately 33,000 won per night.
The round-trip airfare was also budget-friendly at 140,000 won since I used a low-cost airline. However, as it was a budget airline, checked baggage was not included.
“Items You Can Prepare Before Departure for Discounts”
There are also items you can prepare in advance in Korea before departure to get discounts. For example, if you purchase the Osaka Amazing Pass in advance, you can use it at a lower price.
“Summary of Expenses for 4 Nights 5 Days Trip to Japan Osaka, Kyoto”
- Airfare “Air Seoul”: 143,000 won
- Osaka Accommodation 2 Nights: 38,000 won (including tax)
- Kyoto Accommodation 2 Nights: 78,000 won (including tax)
- Kyoto Accommodation Tax: 200 yen (about 2,000 won)
- World Wi-Fi 5 Days: 1,900 won (per day) * 5 = 9,500 won
- Osaka to Kyoto Pass & Rapi:t Train Round Trip: 49,000 won (purchased before departure)
- Traveler’s Insurance 5 Days: 7,007 won
- Kyoto Bus 1-Day Pass: 600 yen (about 6,000 won)
- Souvenirs: 5,970 yen (about 59,000 won)
- Drugstore Purchases: 6,000 yen (about 60,000 won)
- Osaka to Kyoto Train Round Trip: About 900 yen (about 9,000 won)
- Exchange 40,000 yen to KRW: About 400,000 won (left 13,000 yen and returned)
Of the 40,000 yen exchanged, except for items such as “Kyoto Bus 1-Day Pass,” “Souvenir Purchase Cost,” “Accommodation Tax,” and “Osaka to Kyoto Transportation Costs,” the rest was mostly used for meals.
However, due to the typhoon, I couldn’t spend much on meals either. Therefore, I returned with 13,000 yen out of the 40,000 yen I exchanged.
In the end, the total expenses for the 4 nights and 5 days spent came to around 740,000 won. Considering that this cost includes the souvenir purchase cost, it was possible to have a very affordable 4 nights and 5 days trip.
The itinerary for the 4 nights and 5 days is as follows:
“Day 1” (September 28, 2018):
- Osaka Amazing Pass : Osaka Free Travel Pass “Osaka Amazing Pass”
- Osaka Pocket Wi-Fi “WorldRoaming” : Osaka Travel, Pocket WiFi Rental with ‘WorldRoaming’
- Exchange of Japanese yen at “Shinhan Bank, Incheon Airport” : Shinhan Bank “Sol”: Exchanging Japanese Yen
- Osaka travel “Incheon Airport departure procedure” : Incheon Airport – Kansai Airport Departure Procedures
- Osaka travel “Air Seoul” : Incheon Airport – Kansai Airport with Air Seoul
- Kansai Airport arrival procedure : Kansai International Airport – Immigration Procedures
- Kansai Airport Lawson convenience store : Lawson Convenience Store at Kansai International Airport
- Kansai Airport to Osaka city “Rapi:t Train” : Rapi:t Train – Transportation from Kansai Airport to Osaka Namba Station
- Osaka Shin-Imamiya Hotel “Sun Plaza Annex 2” : Hotel Sunplaza2 Annex – Accommodation near Shin-Imamiya Station, Osaka
- Osaka Namba – Shin-Imamiya Street scenery : Osaka Namba Station – Shin-Imamiya Station Area Scenery
- Osaka Namba fried food restaurant “Denpura Daikichi” : Osaka Namba Station Tempura Restaurant ‘Tenpura Daikichi’
- Osaka Namba : Osaka, Main Tourist Area ‘Namba’
- Osaka Namba Ebisu-bashi Shopping Street : Ebisubashi Shopping Street in Osaka’s Namba
- Osaka Namba “Dotonbori” : “Dotonbori,” the Center of Tourism in Osaka
- Osaka Dotonbori “Glico Man” : The Iconic ‘Glico Man’ of Osaka’s Dotonbori
- Osaka Dotonbori “Don Quijote” : Don Quijote General Store in Osaka Dotonbori
- Osaka Namba Matsumoto Kiyoshi drugstore : Matsumoto Kiyoshi Drug Store in Osaka Dotonbori
- Osaka Starbucks & Tsutaya Bookstore in Dotonbori : Starbucks & Tsutaya Bookstore in Dotonbori, Osaka
- Osaka Amerikamura : America Mura: Embracing Youthful Vibes in Osaka
- Osaka Amerikamura – Village Vanguard : Village Vanguard: Quirky Variety Store in Osaka’s America Mura
- Osaka Hozenji : Dotonbori, Osaka: Moss-Covered Statue ‘Hojenji’
- Osaka Hozenji Yokocho : Dotonbori, Osaka: Culinary Alley ‘Hojenji Yokocho’
- Osaka Dotonbori “Kuidaore Taro” : Osaka Dotonbori, The Hungry Boy Kuidaore Taro
- Osaka Namba Doguyasuji Shopping Street : Namba, Osaka: Sen-nichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street
“Day 2” (September 29, 2018):
- Osaka to Kyoto train “Keihan Railway” : Osaka-Kyoto Railway Route: Keihan Railway
- Osaka Shinsekai “Jan-Jan Yokocho” : Osaka Shinsekai Shopping Street: Jyanjyan Yokocho
- Osaka Shinsekai : Osaka’s Shinsekai: The New World
- Osaka Shinsekai Observatory “Tsutenkaku” : Osaka Shinsekai Observatory: Tsutenkaku
- Osaka Shinsekai “Monkey Show” : Osaka Shinsekai, Tsutenkaku Monkey Show
- Osaka Tennoji Zoo : Dennoji Zoo in Osaka’s Shinsekai
- Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts : Osaka Tennoji: Municipal Art Museum
- Osaka Gaytakuen Garden : Osaka Tennoji: Keitakuen Garden
- Osaka Shitennoji surroundings view : Scenery Around Shitenno-ji in Osaka
- Osaka Shitennoji : Osaka, Shitenno-ji Temple Built in Baekje Style
- Osaka Castle : Osaka, One of Japan’s Three Famous Castles – Osaka Castle
- Osaka Castle tower “Tamonyagura” : Osaka Castle’s Watchtower ‘Tamonyagura’
- Osaka Castle “Chosokaku” : Chūsokaku, the Center of Osaka Castle
- Osaka Castle cruise ship “Goza no Ishitabi” : Osaka Castle Cruise Ship ‘Gozabune Funabashi’
- Osaka Castle Garden : Nishinomaru Garden of Osaka Castle
- Osaka Nipponbashi Japanese home-style restaurant “Yayoiken” : Osaka Nipponbashi, Japanese Home-style Restaurant ‘Yayoiken’
- Osaka Dotonbori “Japan Night Walk Tour” : Dotonbori, Osaka: ‘Japan Night Walk Tour’
- Osaka Dotonbori “Tonbori River Cruise” : Osaka Dotonbori River Cruise: ‘Tombori River Cruise’
- Osaka Amerikamura – Apple Store : Osaka Amerikamura: ‘Apple Store’
- Osaka Umeda : Osaka, Northern Central Area ‘Umeda’
- Osaka Umeda “Hep Five Ferris Wheel” : Osaka Umeda Ferris Wheel: ‘Hep Five Ferris Wheel’
“Day 3” (September 30, 2018):
- Encounter with Typhoon Jjami during Osaka travel : Encounter with Typhoon Jjami during Osaka Trip
- Utilizing the Amazing Pass to move from Osaka to Kyoto : Osaka Doi Station to Kyoto Fushimi Inari Station: Keihan Railway
- Kyoto Hotel “Urban Hotel Kyoto” : Kyoto Hotel “Urban Hotel Kyoto”
- Kyoto Accommodation Tax : Accommodation Tax in Kyoto, Japan
“Day 4” (October 1, 2018):
- Kyoto Fukakusa : Kyoto “Fukakusa Landscape”
- Kyoto Fushimi Inari Shrine : Kyoto Fukakusa “Fushimi Inari Shrine”
- Kyoto Fushimi Inari Shrine Cafe “Vermilion” : Kyoto Fushimi Inari Shrine Cafe “Vermillion”
- Kyoto, Kyoto Station & Kyoto Tower : Kyoto “Kyoto Station & View of Kyoto Tower from Kyoto Station”
- Kyoto, Kyoto Station Tourist Information Center : Kyoto, Kyoto Station “Tourist Center”
- Kyoto Bus 1-Day Pass (One Day Pass) : Kyoto Bus One-Day Pass: “Unlimited Daily Usage”
- How to take the Kyoto bus : Kyoto “How to Take the Bus”
- Kyoto Arashiyama : Enchanting Arashiyama: A Journey Through Kyoto’s Natural Wonderland
- Kyoto Arashiyama Park & Togetsukyo Bridge : Kyoto Arashiyama Park & Togetsukyo Bridge
- Kyoto Arashiyama Bamboo Forest “Chikurin” : Kyoto Arashiyama Bamboo Grove “Chikurin”
- Kyoto Arashiyama soba restaurant “Yoshimura” : Kyoto Arashiyama Soba Specialty Restaurant “Yoshimura”
- Kyoto Arashiyama “Tenryuji” : Kyoto Arashiyama, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage “Tenryu-ji Temple”
- Kyoto Arashiyama “Torokko Train” : Kyoto Arashiyama “Torokko Arashiyama Station”
- Kyoto Arashiyama “Kameyama Park & Observatory” : Kyoto Arashiyama “Kameyama Park & Observatory”
- Kyoto Arashiyama “Oguraike (pond)” : Kyoto Arashiyama Pond “Oguraike”
- Kyoto Nishiki Market : Kyoto’s Kitchen: Nishiki Market
- Kyoto Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine : Kyoto “Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine”
- Kyoto Kawaramachi Shijo-dori Shopping Street : Kyoto Kawaramachi “Shijo-dori Shopping Street”
- Kyoto Kawaramachi Yakitori “Mishimatei Takashiyama Shop” : Kyoto Kawaramachi, Yakitori Restaurant “Mishimatei Takashimaya Branch”
- Kyoto Ramen : Kyoto Gion Ramen Shop “Kyoto Ramen”
- Kyoto Gion Hanamikoji, Shirakawa Street : Kyoto Gion “Hanamikoji Street & Shirakawa Street”
- Kyoto Yasaka Shrine : Kyoto Gion: Yasaka Shrine
- Kyoto Yasaka Tower “Hokanji” : Kyoto Yasaka Pagoda “Hokanji”
- Kyoto Ninen-zaka & San’nen-zaka : Kyoto Stone Staircase Streets “Ninen-zaka & Sannen-zaka”
- Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) : Kyoto’s Famous Temple “Kiyomizu-dera”
- Kyoto, Kyoto Station Cafe “Starbucks” : Kyoto Station Cafe “Starbucks”
- Coca-Cola Kyoto Edition : Japan Kyoto “Coca-Cola Coffee & Kyoto Edition”
“Day 5” (October 2, 2018):
- Kyoto Fushimi Inari Station – Osaka Nipponbashi Station transfer : Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Station – Moving to Osaka’s Nipponbashi Station
- Osaka Subway ticket purchase method : Purchasing Subway Tickets in Osaka: A Guide
- Osaka “Kuromon Ichiba Market” : Osaka, Kitchen of Osaka: Kuromon Ichiba Market
- Osaka Namba Okonomiyaki restaurant “Chibo” : Osaka Namba, Okonomiyaki Specialty Restaurant “Chibo”
- Osaka Nipponbashi Denden Town : Osaka, Haven of Subculture: “Den Den Town”
- Osaka Kansai Airport departure procedure & Terminal 1 duty-free shop : Osaka: Departure Procedures & Duty-Free Shops at Kansai Airport (2018)
“Japan Osaka & Kyoto Trip”
- Content: Solo, budget-friendly travel to Osaka and Kyoto
- Duration: September 28 to October 2, 2018 (5 nights, 5 days)
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