How Much Money Do You Need For Beginner Vanlife in Japan? Sharing our Budget! [Expensive?]

Our two month trip is just about up! We head back to Chiba to get ready to leave for America for Christmas. On the way we get revenge at Mt. Fuji, finally seeing the snow topped volcano!
In this video we will be discussing our expenses as beginner vanlifers. We will break down our monthly expenses and what we needed and why. There are many things we can change now that we've learned a little bit. In the first few months we made a few mistakes (like not bringing a winter blanket) We tried to just include what was needed for regular vanlife without our mistakes.
Please note! In this video we share the expenses in YEN. We've used the recent average exchange rate of $1.00 = ￥150. So...it's not quite equal. Yen is very weak right now. A few years ago Yen and USD were almost equal. So when you look at the prices in USD you may think "gosh that so cheap!" but please note that we are paying in Yen, not USD. So while $100 may seem cheap, we feel like we are paying $150 due to the Yen. I hope that makes sense!
今回はバンライフでかかるお金事情について話しました！
公開した金額は２人での計算ですが、1人で旅しようと考えている方は、単に半分の額になるわけではない気がします！
ガソリンなどは１人でも２人でも変わらないので、紹介した額の半分よりも少し大きい額で考えた方が良いと思います！
今回紹介した内容が、バンライフしようと考えている方の参考になると嬉しいです！またそうでない方も、興味を持ってもらえる内容になっていると思いますので、是非お楽しみください！
またご質問等、いつでもコメントにて受け付けているので、お気軽に質問してくださいね！
Hello! We are Tetsu & Reid, a Japanese and American couple living in Japan with a goal to travel around the country, van style! This is our experience buying a used van in Japan that we are converting into a livable space for our trip. We will show the process of making the van and the travel that follows next. Excited to show this journey!
いつもありがとうございます！Tetsu & Reidです！日本とアメリカの国際夫婦で軽バンの中で生活し、日本を旅しています！軽バンのDIYから、日本での旅の様子まで、一緒に楽しんでいただけたら幸いです！よろしくお願い致します！
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[@Traveljet14]

Thank you for being honest about the expenditure, the positives and negatives of your adventures. I am sure you will not regret it when you go back and watch the videos - it’s an experience that is so precious and not everyone gets to do it or are able to rough it out like both of you did.
It has also brought much fun and relaxation just watching you journey through the different places. Most of all, let the frustrations help both of you grow more patient with one another. To appreciate the strengths as well as overlooking the weaknesses of each other. 💕

[@TetsuReid]

@@Traveljet14 thank you so much for the kind comment. It is definitely a trying environment at times when you think about it but the kinds of things we get to see are those of dreams. And we’ve definitely learned a lot about each other!

[@nataliepriddle9909]

Amazing Fuji time-lapse ❤ really interesting to hear about costs as well

[@TetsuReid]

Tetsu filmed and Reid was sleeping! I'm glad that you noticed the view!

[@nataliepriddle9909]

@@TetsuReid Fuji is my favourite! I hope you can continue your van life journey

[@TetsuReid]

@@nataliepriddle9909 Thank you!! We hope so too!! haha

[@cbittle87]

Very useful for anyone considering van life! You should include the total cost it took to build your van as well, as I’m sure that was a major upfront expense.

[@TetsuReid]

Thank you! It was a lot for sure! Not only money but time too.

[@榎本美智子-t1h]

お疲れ様でした。
初めての所への旅をしながらの、配信、編集大変だったと思います。
次回の旅は、リアルタイムで見たいですね。
お身体に気をつけて、頑張ってください。

[@TetsuReid]

いつもありがとうございます！リアルタイム配信頑張ります！