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06-16-2006, 12:29 PM
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hey ,
a freind of mine is travelling to tokyo. accomodation and travel has been taken care of.
is there any idea how much she should carry for daily expenses ?
a) Food
B) local travelling only in tokyo per day
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06-16-2006, 12:31 PM
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I'll find out fast. . . A friend of mine is over there right now. But tell me like how much do you spend on your average day.
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06-16-2006, 12:36 PM
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its like she just wants to know..what s the average meal will cost.
not eating in fancy places but then not eating out of the grocery store.
if you want a benchmark then lets say a mac donald meal in that part of the world.
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06-16-2006, 12:40 PM
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06-16-2006, 12:51 PM
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helps a lot , thanks
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06-16-2006, 12:52 PM
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No pro anytime. :greenguy:
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06-16-2006, 03:34 PM
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Amansac, U2Fan spent a few months in Japan, just this past winter and spring. She probably will answer soon, but if not, you can PM her. Also Tumblezweed and Kylej were there. Hold on, I'm sure you'll get more infos soon !
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06-16-2006, 05:39 PM
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I would say at a typical noodle place, not too shabby but not extremely nice, the cheapest you could do is about US $8. But expect to spend more, like US $11-12, and that would be for one (small) main dish. I would budget at least US $30/day for food, and that would obviously not be eating out at nice places.
Transportation: a metro ticket is at least 160 yen (about US $1.50) for one trip; it's more the further you go. You can get a day or weekly pass and I believe the day pass might be about 1000 yen (almost US $10). So again, I would budget at least US $10/day for transport.
Don't hesitate to ask if you have more questions!
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06-17-2006, 11:29 AM
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hey guys ,
that helps a lot and answers all the questions...
it is so great to have so many people help others in such a nice way.
is there gonna be a day when we all will get together and go for a backpack trip together?
\so i can thank all of u !
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06-17-2006, 04:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by amansac@Jun 17 2006, 06:29 PM
hey guys ,
that helps a lot* and answers all the questions...
it is so great to have so many people help others in such a nice way.
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thats what we do,help each other out whenever,whatever...altho im sure there are some exceptions
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06-26-2006, 01:33 AM
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Xept you dude! What's up with stealing my "almost" personal smiley??? you are so frustrating me. Oh and U2Fan, I soooooo thought you were a guy! uhhhhhh Freezepop owns! I am a bike thief!
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06-26-2006, 09:27 AM
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Tokyo is expensive as fuck. If you want to drink, take U2 fan's estimate and double it. Atleast if you drink like i do
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06-26-2006, 06:55 PM
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Hey everybody,
My brother and I will be in Japan for 5 days. I was wondering what the cheapest way to eat is? Thanks
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06-27-2006, 08:39 AM
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Local noodle shops are probably your best bet - order a bowl of udon or soba and you'll get a pretty filling meal for not too horribly much. McDonalds and other fast food places are going to be costly - that beef's gotta come from somewhere, right?
Also, it's not very exciting, but rice is cheap and filling. Sushi and sashimi are expensive and most Japanese people don't eat it frequently. You can buy rice balls in supermarkets (onigiri, I think - gak! I'm forgetting my Japanese, help me someone!), some have fish inside, some bean, you won't know til you try it. But "sake", in addition to being the drink, is also the word for salmon. It's a pretty common filling for the rice balls. They're tasty, inexpensive and a very common dish - all the kids at my daughters' school ate them for lunch every day.
If you have a hankering for meat, you can get yakitori just about everywhere - skewers of meat in a special sauce. Yakisoba is another commonly available meal (all street festivals will have stands selling the above, and it's usually a pretty decent helping.)
For drinking, tea is probably your cheapest option - you can get bottles of (cold) green tea in a million different flavours from vending machines everywhere.
Oh, corn soup is another readily available meal, and you can also get that from vending machines - when we were there it was roughly 150 Yen for a can - about $1.25. On a cold day, it was just great - even just holding the warm can made life better. Many vending machines have both hot and cold sections (hot=red, cold=blue), so if you like your coffee hot, press the red button, otherwise, cold coffee!
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06-27-2006, 09:45 AM
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Onigiri is basically the Japanese cultural equivalent of the peanut butter & jelly sandwich. If you didn't grow up getting these in your lunchbox, you're a freak
Hell, my mom still makes 'em for when I get on a plane or go on a road trip if I'm leaving from my parents' house! haha
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06-27-2006, 10:27 AM
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^^^I didn't grow eating these. I'm no freak, just Québécoise... Sushi sounds better though.
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06-27-2006, 11:00 AM
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Hahah.. sorry, I meant if you're Japanese and didn't grow up on those, you're a freaky freak freak.
So what convenience food do the Québécois grow up on, anyway?
Oh, another cheap meal in Japan can be okonomiyaki. They're these big pancake type things often filled with cabbage & various seafoods (cuttlefish, dried bonito, etc.) and you dress 'em with this brown sauce type stuff, ketchup, mayo, soy sauce, you name it. Pretty good stuff, if a bit heavy.
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06-28-2006, 12:09 AM
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Yeah, my kids were those onigiri free freaks until I got the hang of them. Of course, as the only gaijin in their school, they were always the freaks! One time at a Japanese friend's house she and some of her friends decided to teach me how to make onigiri properly, and then giggled uncontrollably at my rotund and lumpy attempts. They could knead a perfect flat triangle in three squeezes. I guess I'll never be Japanese...
Omi, I forgot about the okonomiyaki! I even took a cooking lesson to learn how to make them, but it was just way too fiddly for my food prep tolerance level. Yummy though!
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06-29-2006, 05:47 PM
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Thanks for the info. It is greatly appreciated!
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06-30-2006, 03:38 AM
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Little note for the peeps that are going there. . . The subway closes at 0:00 and opens at 5:30 a.m or 5:00 shit I forgot! but it's like at that time, in other words just go clubbin' and stay until sunrise. (Ah my eye! MFing contacts!) :greenguy: once again if you want the club listings in whichever area of japan you are going to be visiting just let me know.
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