In Japan, where independent travel was much easier than I had originally thought it would be, my total spend amounted to approximately £ 1,700, $2,700 over four weeks or £61, $98 per day, which includes the cost of a three-week JR Rail Pass.ccommodation Costs. I’m used to paying around £3-£6, $5-$10 for a dorm room in Central and Southeast Asia or £10, $16 for a private, with the exception of Myanmar, where costs for accommodation are slightly higher closer to that of Japan. In Japan, accommodation will be your biggest cost, alongside transportation.