We describe what a trip to Japan costs a foreign visitor using the Japan Tourism Agency's Inbound Consumption Trend Survey. In 2025 a general visitor spent ¥228,782 in Japan, excluding the international flight, over an average stay of 9.5 nights: USD 1,530 at the annual average rate, or ¥24,082 (USD 161) a night. Including the round-trip fare or package fee, the trip cost ¥320,361 (USD 2,142); visitors who bought their own ticket paid ¥92,432 (USD 617.99) for it, and US buyers ¥181,409 (USD 1,212.88). Lodging took 36.7% of spending in Japan. Between 2019 and 2025 spending per visitor rose 44.3% in yen but only 5.2% in dollars, because a dollar bought 37.2% more yen; lodging spending rose 77.6% in yen and 29.4% in dollars, while shopping fell in dollars from USD 489.19 to USD 408.75. The consumer price index for hotel and inn charges was 37.1% above its 2019 level in 2025, against 11.9% for all items, and Japan's price level fell from 106.5 to 65.7 (United States = 100) between 2019 and 2024. Spending per visitor ranged from ¥105,058 for South Koreans to ¥392,251 for Germans; British visitors (¥391,320) spent 3.72 times as much as South Koreans, and a night in Tokyo cost ¥27,643, 2.21 times Hyogo. US visitors spent ¥527,369 (USD 3,525.93) on a whole trip over 12.0 nights. In April–June 2026, spending per visitor was ¥244,457 (USD 1,534.12). At USD 161 a night Japan sat mid-range among ten Asia-Pacific destinations with comparable data.
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