Originally Posted by
abmj-jr
Since 7-day Rail Passes for two will cost almost half your $1k budget, and assuming you would like to sleep in beds and eat meals the other 4 nights of your stay, I don't see how you could afford a night in a decent ryokan.
Why half? I've checked and pass is $185 per person. That's $370 for two. Are you telling me that for 6 night $700 won't be enough? If not what would be the approximate budget?