Key Takeaways
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The Japan trip cost from India for 7 nights in Tokyo and Kyoto or Osaka is about INR 1,15,000 to 1,44,000 per person on a budget, INR 1,64,000 to 2,31,000 mid-range and INR 2,79,000 to 3,98,000 at a comfortable level, with two people sharing a room and travel insurance priced separately. Yen prices are converted at 1 JPY = INR 0.617 on 2026-09-17 (ExchangeRate-API, accessed 2026-09-17).
This guide is maintained by Zurich Kotak General Insurance, an IRDAI-registered general insurer in India and part of the Zurich Insurance Group.
Last verified: 2026-09-17.
Japan trip cost from India: the three totals
Seven nights cost about INR 14,300 to 49,800 a day per person, flights included.
Trip level (7 nights, per person) | Total | Per day, over 8 days |
Budget | INR 1,14,500 to 1,44,200 | INR 14,300 to 18,000 |
Mid-range | INR 1,63,600 to 2,31,400 | INR 20,400 to 28,900 |
Comfortable | INR 2,79,400 to 3,98,100 | INR 34,900 to 49,800 |
Totals are rounded to the nearest INR 100 and assume four nights in Tokyo and three in Kyoto or Osaka, outside the peak weeks, flying home from Tokyo.
The line-by-line budget
Flights and hotels make up more than half of every level, and the two bullet train journeys cost the same whatever your budget.
Line (7 nights, per person) | Budget | Mid-range | Comfortable |
Return flights | INR 48,000 to 58,000 | INR 57,000 to 70,000 | INR 65,000 to 80,000 |
Japan visa | INR 1,300 | INR 1,300 | INR 1,850 (with courier) |
Hotels, half a shared room | INR 18,800 to 27,500 | INR 40,700 to 69,400 | INR 1,17,200 to 1,82,000 |
Kyoto lodging tax, 3 nights | INR 370 | INR 740 | INR 1,851 |
Two Nozomi bullet train journeys | INR 17,578 | INR 17,578 | INR 17,578 |
Airport trains and city transport | INR 5,500 to 7,500 | INR 8,000 to 10,500 | INR 12,900 to 20,300 |
Food, 8 days | INR 17,300 to 24,700 | INR 29,600 to 44,400 | INR 49,400 to 74,000 |
Attractions | INR 2,500 to 3,700 | INR 4,300 to 12,300 | INR 9,300 to 15,400 |
Mobile data | INR 1,300 to 1,700 | INR 2,500 to 3,300 | INR 2,500 to 3,300 |
Departure tax (JPY 3,000) | INR 1,851 | INR 1,851 | INR 1,851 |
Travel insurance | Quote | Quote | Quote |
Flights from Indian cities
Return economy fares from the main Indian metros to Tokyo typically run INR 49,000 to 72,000, and non-stop tickets on Air India, ANA or Japan Airlines usually cost more than fares with a connection.
From | Return economy to Tokyo, September 2026 |
Delhi | INR 50,000 to 69,000 |
Mumbai | INR 51,000 to 72,000 |
Bengaluru | From about INR 49,000 |
Kolkata | From about INR 51,000 |
March, April and December have been the dearest months to fly, and January, February and June the cheapest.
The Japan visa line
An Indian national pays INR 1,300 per applicant for a Japanese tourist visa: a visa fee of INR 500 plus the application centre’s INR 800 service charge, with courier return of the passport an optional INR 550 (Embassy of Japan in India, Visa, accessed 2026-09-17). Indian passport holders need a Japanese visa before they fly: there is no visa on arrival, and applications from India go in through the Japan Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) for your state, with single-entry tourist visas issued electronically. See our guide to the Japan visa for Indians and check the Embassy of Japan in India’s website ( in.emb-japan.go.jp ) before you book.
Japan’s standard fee of about JPY 15,000 does not apply to Indian nationals applying in India; see Japan visa fees for Indians .
Hotels in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka
A business hotel room costs about JPY 10,000 to 17,000 a night in Tokyo and JPY 7,000 to 15,000 in Kyoto or Osaka, and mid-range rooms run JPY 13,000 to 35,000. For scale, Tokyo’s average daily hotel rate was JPY 33,168 in May 2026 (about INR 20,465), up 12.8% on a year earlier, against JPY 20,372 in Osaka (STR data reported by Nikkei, via Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-07-02).
Per night, ordinary weeknight | Tokyo | Kyoto | Osaka |
Hostel or capsule bed, per person | JPY 3,000 to 8,000 | JPY 3,000 to 8,000 | JPY 3,000 to 7,000 |
Business hotel room | JPY 10,000 to 17,000 | JPY 8,000 to 15,000 | JPY 7,000 to 11,000 |
Mid-range hotel room | JPY 18,000 to 30,000 | JPY 20,000 to 35,000 | JPY 13,000 to 22,000 |
Upscale hotel room | From JPY 50,000 | From JPY 60,000 | From JPY 35,000 |
Rates climb sharply in cherry blossom season, Golden Week and Kyoto’s autumn leaf weeks, and fall in January and February.
Kyoto adds a lodging tax per person, per night, from JPY 200 to JPY 10,000 by room charge: from 2026-03-01, JPY 400 on JPY 6,000 to 20,000 and JPY 1,000 on JPY 20,000 to 50,000 (Kyoto City, in Japanese, accessed 2026-09-17).
Bullet trains, and whether the Japan Rail Pass pays
On a Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and back loop, two reserved Nozomi tickets cost JPY 28,490 (about INR 17,578), well below the JPY 50,000 (about INR 30,850) of a 7-day Japan Rail Pass. Booked on smartEX, JR Central’s online service, a Nozomi reserved seat costs JPY 13,970 from Tokyo to Kyoto and JPY 14,520 from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo in the normal season (smartEX fare table, PDF, in Japanese, accessed 2026-09-17). JR Central adds JPY 200 in busy periods and JPY 400 in the busiest, and takes JPY 200 off in quiet ones (JR Central, in Japanese).
Option, adult, ordinary car | Price | INR |
Two Nozomi reserved seats, Tokyo to Kyoto and Shin-Osaka to Tokyo | JPY 28,490 | 17,578 |
7-day Japan Rail Pass, online, or bought overseas up to 2026-09-30 | JPY 50,000 | 30,850 |
7-day Japan Rail Pass, exchange order bought overseas from 2026-10-01 | JPY 53,000 | 32,701 |
Source: JAPAN RAIL PASS, Types and prices, accessed 2026-09-17. Children aged 6 to 11 pay half. Pass holders also need a NOZOMI MIZUHO ticket, JPY 4,960 per ride between Tokyo and Kyoto or Shin-Osaka (JR Central). Price a pass only if your route adds more long JR journeys than this loop.
Travelling to Japan? Get covered before you fly. Travel insurance for Japan is the only line in this budget that can pay you back when a hospital visit or a listed trip disruption upsets the plan.
Getting around the cities
A Tokyo Metro single ticket costs JPY 180 to 330 (about INR 111 to 204) by distance, with children paying about half (Tokyo Metro, accessed 2026-09-17). Four to six rides a day typically comes to about JPY 1,000 to 1,500. From Narita, Keisei’s Skyliner to Ueno costs JPY 2,470 and the slower Access Express JPY 1,240 (Keisei, Skyliner and Access Express fares, accessed 2026-09-17).
Food
Food runs about JPY 3,500 to 5,000 a day at convenience stores and noodle or rice-bowl chains, JPY 6,000 to 9,000 with sit-down meals, and JPY 10,000 or more with good dinners. A bowl of ramen is usually under JPY 1,200. Vegetarians should budget high: even stocks and sauces usually have meat ingredients (JNTO, accessed 2026-09-17).
Attractions at official prices
Many of Japan’s best-known sights cost JPY 500 to 1,300, and Meiji Jingu, Tokyo’s best-known shrine, charges nothing.
Sight (official price page) | Adult price | INR |
Meiji Jingu, Tokyo | Free | 0 |
Tokyo Skytree, Tembo Deck | From JPY 1,800 | From 1,111 |
Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto | JPY 500 | 309 |
Nijo Castle, Kyoto, with Ninomaru-goten Palace | JPY 1,300 | 802 |
Todai-ji Great Buddha Hall, Nara | JPY 800 | 494 |
Osaka Castle main tower (page in Japanese) | JPY 1,200 | 740 |
Tokyo Disney Resort 1-Day Passport, busiest dates from 2026-10-11 | Up to JPY 12,400 | Up to 7,651 |
All accessed 2026-09-17. Tokyo Disney Resort prices each date separately; its adult ceiling rises from JPY 10,900 to JPY 12,400 (Stars and Stripes Japan, 2026-07-31). Universal Studios Japan also prices by date (AsiaOne, 2026-08-11).
Mobile data
A tourist eSIM with unlimited data costs roughly INR 2,500 to 3,300 for 7 to 10 days; two budget travellers can share one plan as a hotspot.
The departure tax
Japan charges an International Tourist Tax of JPY 3,000 (about INR 1,851) per departure from 2026-07-01, and children under 2 are not charged (National Tax Agency Q&A, PDF; JNTO, accessed 2026-09-17). Airlines collect it, so check your fare breakdown before counting it twice.
Tax-free shopping, in one line
Tax-free shopping needs a spend of at least JPY 5,000 (excluding tax) per store per day: for purchases up to 2026-10-31, eligible visitors pay no consumption tax at the till, and for purchases from 2026-11-01, you pay it and get it refunded after customs confirms at departure that the goods are leaving Japan (Japan Tourism Agency, accessed 2026-09-17).
Travel insurance
Travel insurance is not a requirement for a Japanese visa or for entry, but Japan’s Foreign Ministry says “It is highly recommended to purchase international travel medical insurance for your trip to Japan” (MOFA, accessed 2026-09-17). Since 2026-04-01, an unpaid hospital bill of JPY 10,000 (about INR 6,170) or more can be reported to Japan’s immigration agency and lead to strict screening on a later visit (MHLW, PDF, in Japanese).
The premium depends on age, trip length and plan; see what drives travel insurance cost . Zurich Kotak’s Smart Travel policy covers Japan under its Asia plans: Excel, with a sum insured of up to USD 100,000, and Prime, up to USD 500,000. The Asia plans accept travellers up to age 70, with no Senior Citizen plan on this geography; travellers aged 71 or over can read about travel insurance for senior citizens .
Emergency medical treatment is the core of the cover, with baggage, trip delay, trip cancellation, passport loss and medical evacuation covered up to plan limits. In Japan most claims run on reimbursement, so keep itemised bills. Claims go through Europ Assistance India and are settled within 15 days of complete documents. See travel insurance for Japan once your dates are fixed.
What a family of four pays
Two adults and two children aged 6 to 11 should budget about INR 5,94,000 to 8,38,000 for the same 7 nights at mid-range, or INR 1,48,600 to 2,09,500 a head.
Line (7 nights, mid-range, family of four) | Low | High |
Return flights, 4 travellers at adult fares | INR 2,28,000 | INR 2,80,000 |
Japan visas, 4 applicants | INR 5,200 | INR 5,200 |
Two hotel rooms | INR 1,62,900 | INR 2,77,700 |
Kyoto lodging tax, 4 people, 3 nights | INR 2,962 | INR 2,962 |
Nozomi tickets, children at about half fare | INR 52,729 | INR 52,729 |
Airport trains and city transport | INR 24,000 | INR 31,400 |
Food, 8 days | INR 93,800 | INR 1,38,200 |
Attractions, with one theme-park day | INR 12,300 | INR 35,800 |
Two eSIMs | INR 5,000 | INR 6,600 |
Departure tax, 4 travellers | INR 7,404 | INR 7,404 |
Total | INR 5,94,300 | INR 8,38,000 |
Children pay about half on JR trains and Tokyo Metro, and Osaka Castle admits junior high students and younger free, but flights and rooms do not shrink. A family travel insurance floater covers up to two adults and three dependent children under one shared sum insured.
How to spend less in Japan
Your dates, your Kansai base and skipping the rail pass on a simple loop save the most.
· Avoid the peaks. Cherry blossom season, Golden Week and the autumn leaf weeks push up flights and rooms together; January and February are usually cheapest for rooms.
· Buy point-to-point bullet train tickets for Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka rather than a 7-day pass.
· Sleep in Osaka. Rooms usually cost less than in Kyoto, as the hotel table above shows.
· Pay only the visa fee and the service charge. The Embassy says: “All you have to pay for visa is the visa fee and the service charge mentioned on this page.”
FAQs
Q: How much does a Japan trip cost from India? A: About INR 1,15,000 to 1,44,000 per person for 7 nights on a budget, INR 1,64,000 to 2,31,000 mid-range and INR 2,79,000 to 3,98,000 at a comfortable level, sharing a room. Yen costs are converted at 1 JPY = INR 0.617 on 2026-09-17.
Q: How much does a Japan trip cost for a family of four from India? A: About INR 5,94,000 to 8,38,000 for two adults and two children aged 6 to 11 on a 7-night mid-range trip, or INR 1,48,600 to 2,09,500 a head.
Q: Is the Japan Rail Pass worth it for Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka? A: Not for a simple loop. Two Nozomi reserved seats cost JPY 28,490 (about INR 17,578) on smartEX, while a 7-day pass costs JPY 50,000, or JPY 53,000 for exchange orders bought overseas from 2026-10-01, and pass holders pay JPY 4,960 extra per Nozomi ride.
Q: How much should I budget for the Japan visa? A: INR 1,300 per applicant: a visa fee of INR 500 plus the application centre’s INR 800 service charge, with an optional INR 550 for courier return.
Q: Is travel insurance mandatory for a Japan trip? A: No. It is not a requirement for a Japanese visa or for entry, but Japan’s Foreign Ministry calls it highly recommended. Since 2026-04-01, an unpaid hospital bill of JPY 10,000 or more can be reported to Japan’s immigration agency and lead to strict screening on a later visit.
