{"id":4123,"date":"2020-08-29T15:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T06:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bappashota.com\/van-life-japan-monthly-budget\/"},"modified":"2021-07-31T22:30:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:30:17","slug":"van-life-in-japan-monthly-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/en\/van-life-in-japan-monthly-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Life In Japan | An Inexpensive Way To See Japan? We Share Our 1 Month Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4123\" class=\"elementor elementor-4123\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3622c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3622c62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f684ab3\" data-id=\"f684ab3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f3f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f3f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before starting van life in Japan, we were not entirely sure how much we would be spending each month. We did some rough calculations and came up with a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">budget of \u00a537,500 per week or \u00a5150,000 per month for 2 people. We thought this would be a reasonable amount since if we were renting an apartment in a city in Japan with bills, then our monthly outgoings might come to a similar figure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While travelling, we keep track of all our expenses using an application on our phone and it automatically calculates how much we spent every day and divides the items into different categories.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8a83aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8a83aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86e703a\" data-id=\"86e703a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc8587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bfc8587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e014bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e014bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ffb40\" data-id=\"56ffb40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb0810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afb0810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please keep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in mind that it is definitely possible to do van life in Japan cheaper than how we do it. We eat out a lot and don\u2019t really hold back if we want to do something like visit a castle or museum. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we wanted to make it cheaper, we could definitely cut back on a few areas such as drinking less alcohol, eating out less, doing laundry by hand, visiting less onsens and doing less activities and this would help to reduce expenses. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally, we feel that eating out, going to onsen and visiting local sites are part of the enjoyment of travel in Japan so that\u2019s why we don\u2019t mind spending money on those things!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b412a93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b412a93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff9d3d4\" data-id=\"ff9d3d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecec294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecec294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4067\" alt=\"Van Life Japan 10 Essentials We Can&#039;t Live Without\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-4.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-4-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-4-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-4-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8d3aab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8d3aab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edeb25b\" data-id=\"edeb25b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c5fbe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a3c5fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0efd1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0efd1be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7482529\" data-id=\"7482529\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f026f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f026f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Below, we will share how much van life in Japan really costs on a monthly basis, based on 2 people sharing.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3be2f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3be2f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a8fc1\" data-id=\"f5a8fc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d035ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d035ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Gasoline - \u00a526,000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07918f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07918f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d41fef\" data-id=\"8d41fef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9266315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9266315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We travel slowly and sometimes spend a few nights in the same place so this reduces the amount of gasoline we need. Obviously, the more you move around, the more you will be spending on gasoline. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some parts of Japan are quite hilly and we found that we used more gasoline on days when we were driving in mountainous areas. We can travel around 7km for each litre of gasoline in our van. We highly recommend the free application <a href=\"https:\/\/gogo.gs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gogo.gs<\/a> which will advise you of where you can find the cheapest gasoline!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84c96b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84c96b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f5df2b\" data-id=\"3f5df2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db28b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7db28b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63f48c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63f48c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-196eda6\" data-id=\"196eda6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49420f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49420f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Food Shopping - \u00a529,200<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3541db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3541db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54295d6\" data-id=\"54295d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010ba7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010ba7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes all the food we buy from the supermarket or convenience store and eat in the van. We usually buy a big bag of rice as it can last for many weeks and provides many cheap meals. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also like to go to the supermarket near closing time as many items are heavily discounted and you can find some good bargains. We also like to make a lot of our meals from scratch so this also saves us money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ca80e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ca80e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bac4f1\" data-id=\"4bac4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9340e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9340e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4126\" alt=\"Van Life In Japan How Much Does It Cost\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-7.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-7-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-7-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-7-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bdff9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bdff9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0820789\" data-id=\"0820789\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fe6d6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f5fe6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d39797e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d39797e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b38c251\" data-id=\"b38c251\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3623faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3623faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Alcohol - \u00a510,800<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09d37f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d37f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bccb813\" data-id=\"bccb813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d70cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d70cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We usually buy some beers to drink at the weekend and also keep a bottle of sake and shochu in the van. We love to try local sake in different areas we visit so this also adds to the alcohol cost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1295d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1295d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93f76f2\" data-id=\"93f76f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af2ba5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5af2ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c3b499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c3b499\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-426f0b9\" data-id=\"426f0b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8479a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a8479a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Onsen - \u00a59600<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bffa2ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bffa2ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc587e1\" data-id=\"fc587e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a222b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a222b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We usually visit onsens or sentos 3 times per week. Sentos are always cheaper than onsens so we try and go there as much as we can. In order to save money, we also use our portable shower which we fill up with hot water from our kettle. We also discovered that some beaches which are popular with surfers provide free cold showers that anyone can use.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60a5e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60a5e73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a9e63\" data-id=\"48a9e63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a74cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a74cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vanlife-Shower-\u8eca\u4e2d\u6cca\u3066\u3099\u65e5\u672c\u4e00\u5468\u4e2d\u306e\u304a\u98a8\u5442\u306f\u3068\u3099\u3046\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3850\" alt=\"Van Life Japan How We Take A Shower While Living In A Van\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vanlife-Shower-\u8eca\u4e2d\u6cca\u3066\u3099\u65e5\u672c\u4e00\u5468\u4e2d\u306e\u304a\u98a8\u5442\u306f\u3068\u3099\u3046\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vanlife-Shower-\u8eca\u4e2d\u6cca\u3066\u3099\u65e5\u672c\u4e00\u5468\u4e2d\u306e\u304a\u98a8\u5442\u306f\u3068\u3099\u3046\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e-3-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vanlife-Shower-\u8eca\u4e2d\u6cca\u3066\u3099\u65e5\u672c\u4e00\u5468\u4e2d\u306e\u304a\u98a8\u5442\u306f\u3068\u3099\u3046\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e-3-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vanlife-Shower-\u8eca\u4e2d\u6cca\u3066\u3099\u65e5\u672c\u4e00\u5468\u4e2d\u306e\u304a\u98a8\u5442\u306f\u3068\u3099\u3046\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e-3-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44e915a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44e915a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4b4ff0\" data-id=\"e4b4ff0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a6c70 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24a6c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0de14a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0de14a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-171249f\" data-id=\"171249f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d6646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2d6646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Activities - \u00a55200<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3449d21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3449d21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28b2a82\" data-id=\"28b2a82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c3465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c3465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes entrance fees to parks, castles and museums. We like to visit local sites so we can learn more about the area and we have found that entrance fees in Japan are generally quite cheap compared to other countries we have visited.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b72dd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b72dd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e16893f\" data-id=\"e16893f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff186a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cff186a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01c4b8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01c4b8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de4c506\" data-id=\"de4c506\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2585f3f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2585f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fc3255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fc3255\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a07f3\" data-id=\"b9a07f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d676e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d676e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Eating Out - \u00a5 25,680<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e8697 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68e8697\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be665b5\" data-id=\"be665b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abf293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abf293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We love to eat out and it is one of our favourite things to do when traveling in Japan. This cost also includes any snacks we buy from street vendors as well as eating out for lunch or dinner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bc14da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bc14da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c7e69e\" data-id=\"2c7e69e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526271c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"526271c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4039\" alt=\"Japanese Digital Nomad 30 Online Job Ideas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-9.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-9-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-9-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-9-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2571ebe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2571ebe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d96e01c\" data-id=\"d96e01c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b309969 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b309969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca54867 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca54867\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d02415\" data-id=\"2d02415\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77257d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77257d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Pocket Wifi - \u00a57628<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dda632 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dda632\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60ab478\" data-id=\"60ab478\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c8038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c8038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use a company called <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3eeocuN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FUJI WIFI<\/a> for our pocket wifi and it is through the network Softbank. The cost of our pocket wifi is quite high since we wanted the best one available since we both work online and need a strong internet connection. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pocket wifi we have offers unlimited wifi and if there are any issues with the speed slowing down, the company will send you out a new device. We haven\u2019t had any problems with the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3eeocuN\">FUJI WIFI<\/a> pocket wifi and would highly recommend it if anyone needs strong wifi while travelling in Japan.<\/span><\/p><p>If you are interested in working online, <a href=\"http:\/\/bappashota.com\/en\/what-is-a-digital-nomad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> to check out our bog post about how to become a digital nomad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a173d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a173d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5c7153\" data-id=\"c5c7153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09db05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c09db05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d960bc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d960bc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d45cf0\" data-id=\"2d45cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc9e13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6cc9e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-741626a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"741626a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-514e8ae\" data-id=\"514e8ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae88c11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae88c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Laundry - \u00a54000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75e4dd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75e4dd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1da61b2\" data-id=\"1da61b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e6d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12e6d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We usually do our laundry once per week at a coin laundry. There are many coin laundries in Japan and they are affordable to use. A wash usually costs \u00a5600 and then drying costs around \u00a5400. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The whole process takes around 90 minutes so you can just park up outside the coin laundry and wait for your clothes while they are washing and drying. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s tempting to pack light and not bring many clothes, but we made sure to pack around 8 outfits, underwear and socks so we only have to go to the laundry once per week.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-848ebd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"848ebd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-836d708\" data-id=\"836d708\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e678ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e678ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4473580 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4473580\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95d1117\" data-id=\"95d1117\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c5a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05c5a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Parking - \u00a51200 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db9162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db9162\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cab28ef\" data-id=\"cab28ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99190ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99190ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We HATE paying for parking but sometimes it&#8217;s necessary, especially if you are in a city. We spend an average of \u00a5300 per week on parking fees.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02a7ce7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02a7ce7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26bac4e\" data-id=\"26bac4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526cc6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"526cc6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3805\" alt=\"Van Life In Japan How Much Does It Cost\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-1-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-1-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Vanlife-Budget-\u30cf\u3099\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff11\u30ab\u6708\u306e\u4e88\u7b97-1-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b90ffaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b90ffaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15abcf7\" data-id=\"15abcf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995c9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"995c9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae1d0e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae1d0e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a762aac\" data-id=\"a762aac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6443c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea6443c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00e126e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00e126e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6dc766\" data-id=\"d6dc766\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a406e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a406e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miscellaneous Costs - \u00a56000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a26ee74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a26ee74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3184d07\" data-id=\"3184d07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918cc20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"918cc20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Random items which don\u2019t fit into other categories went into this category. Examples of items inside this category include medicine, haircuts, shampoo and gas for our cooking stove.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5834416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5834416\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab531b1\" data-id=\"ab531b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e830643 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e830643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fb269d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fb269d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e20faf0\" data-id=\"e20faf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a401807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a401807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Vehicle Insurance - \u00a54164<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41fb5bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41fb5bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f49484\" data-id=\"6f49484\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2209221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2209221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a yearly policy that insures both of us to drive the van. We split the annual fee by 52 weeks to give us the weekly cost of insurance. The insurance we have is third party insurance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17fc1a57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17fc1a57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46222e83\" data-id=\"46222e83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f0dbaa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"56f0dbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d05aa06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d05aa06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffdf197\" data-id=\"ffdf197\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c68ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c68ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So the total cost for 2 people living in a van is \u00a532,368 per week or \u00a5129,472 per month.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92708f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92708f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5113cfb\" data-id=\"5113cfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cfb13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58cfb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After calculating this figure, we were very happy as it was below our estimated budget which we set before starting our trip. As I mentioned before, it&#8217;s definitely possible to cut down on many of these areas but we still want to enjoy our lives so that\u2019s why we eat out so much and have a few drinks at the weekend.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we compare this to living in a city in Japan and renting an apartment, we are much happier living in our van since we can spend the same money we might spend living in a city but also have the opportunity to travel at the same time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f14e90b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f14e90b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e05c8da\" data-id=\"e05c8da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d0f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"38d0f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-793cc29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"793cc29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c870f05\" data-id=\"c870f05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c979bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c979bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since releasing our YouTube video and publishing this blog post, we have had a lot of questions asking us about retirement savings. There are some extra expenses that we have each month such as pension payments, medical insurance and travel insurance that we have not included above since they do not directly relate to the cost of van life in Japan.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that sharing our monthly expenses was helpful and gives you an insight into how much van life in Japan really costs!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b75db42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b75db42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afeaa7c\" data-id=\"afeaa7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa38cdc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa38cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a028bfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a028bfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3319a0a\" data-id=\"3319a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168b0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"168b0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check out the video on our YouTube channel explaining about our van life in Japan expenses! 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