Ginza on the cheap

Despite its well-earned reputation for being pricey, Ginza does have its fair share of cheaper options, and keeping a day out in Ginza affordable is no longer much of a challenge.For a cheap bite to eat, most of the usual American fast food places and coffee shops have at least one branch in the area and budget Japanese coffee shops like Doutor (if you don't mind the smoke) and Excelsior are easy to find, as are cheap and cheerful chain restaurants like Yoshinoya and Matsuya where most set ..

2008-04-23 02:37:40

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Yanagi-Ya

You can buy Authentic TAIYAKI which is cheap Japanese sweat. Only about $1 each! Yanagi-Ya Taiyaki is one of the most popular one in Tokyo.

2008-04-13 05:09:50

simple SPA (onsen):"yura-no-sato"

simple SPA has various types of baths, as woods bath, stone bath. It's not just SPA, but for SAUNA (sweating-bath) and massage etc."yura-no-sato" will make a mysterious experience!You will put on YUKATA(like a kimono), and lie on tourmaline stone.It has effect healing n' naturally heab!And you can have experience it at very cheap!!!-about $7YURA-NO-SATO (湯楽の里）*Address* 2-1-65 tukimityou Kumagaya-shi, Saitama*tel* 048-525-4126*Access* Take a taxi from JR Kumagaya ..

2008-03-10 19:06:11

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Kyoto Higashiyama Sanjyo hotel

Good location near a bus station.5min from Kiyamachi,Ponto cho.The price depends on when one goes but single room is cheap compared to other hotel. 075-751-8788

2008-03-08 04:19:16

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Gero onsen by JR Takayama Line

  I decided to go to Gero Onsen in Gifu Prefecture that is a famous hot spring because I had come to want to visit an onsen after a long time. It is one of Japan famous 3 onsens chosen in Edo period; the other 2 onsens are Arima onsen and Kusatsu onsen. I love JR Takayaka Line, so I went to Gero by the local train. Then I enjoyed the scenery seen from a car train. The railway track in the JR Takayama Line runs almost along the Hida River. The frequency to which the train would traverse the ri ..

2008-02-03 21:30:05

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Crow Forest

Crow Forest Bar, ShimbashiShimbashi is rightly famous as home of the 'salaryman' – the Japanese company employee whose life revolves around a seemingly endless cycle of work, train travel and, er... work. Located between the glamor of Ginza and public-service dominated Toranomon, Shimbashi is teeming with 'standing' bars, izakayas (cheap Japanese restaurants) and holes-in-the-wall where workers can blow off steam.But where do salarymen and office ladies go when they really ..

2008-02-01 15:50:19

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Sanya

Sanya became popular among foreign tourists these days. There are a lot of cheap hotels with single rooms. However, it has been known as a synonym of slum with lots of working-class people hanging around.History of Sanya is not so long. There were already people in poverty living here. However, the number of people increased as the WWII started. More and more people moved into Sanya as they lost their houses in fire. After the war, those still in poverty kept living here. Most of them lived here ..

2007-07-28 17:58:08

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Sugamo

Sugamo is called Harajuku for old ladies as it is popular for shops and restaurants targeting them. There are also some temples being believed to give certain effects on their lives.Leaving Sugamo station from the South exit, you are facing Route #17. Walking along the street, you will get to Jizodori Shotengai (commercial street). On the street, there are tens of shops and restaurants targeting old people and selling cheap clothes, snacks as well as some Buddhist ornaments. In a few minutes aft ..

2007-07-14 16:22:18

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Enjoy a small trip by Randen at Kyoto

The tourist season has come to Kyoto. The red and yellow leaves (Autumn tint) is beautiful from now on.City Bus All-day Pass (Kyoto city Bus) is useful for sightseeing of Kyoto city. The fare is 500yen (Unlimited use on the same day. Can be used within the allocated zone of the city. When traveling outside of the allocated zone, it is necessary to pay the extra amount). Because there are many bus lines within the Kyoto city, you can go to anywhere by buses, but sometimes you have to change buses ..

2006-10-31 00:16:44

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Kyoto summer with Hamo

Gion Matsuri, which is the famous festival in Kyoto, has already started. The coming of summer of Kyoto! Gion Matsuri is also called Hamo Matsuri. "Hamo, which is a pike conger, is the indispensable food in Gion Matsuri and typify the food of summer of Kyoto."This phrase that is the typical one in Kyoto on summer reminded me that I saw beautiful photos of "Hamo bento (boxed lunch including Hamo)" at "insert (advertisement)" of "Depachika". In Japan, not le ..

2006-07-08 19:07:10

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