Budget Trip
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Best Hotels Near Asabu Station | North Sapporo’s Local Terminus
The Namboku Line's northern terminus is where real Sapporo lives β shotengai, local izakaya, and a direct line…
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Best Hotels Near Shin-Sapporo Station | The Smart-Value East Side Hub
Ten minutes from downtown, one seat to the airport, and cheaper beds β Shin-Sapporo is the value base…
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Omoide Yokocho (‘Memory Lane’): Eating Yakitori in Shinjuku’s Tiny Alley
Omoide Yokocho β βMemory Lane,β though everyone also knows its ruder postwar nickname β is a pair of…
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Sangenjaya: Young, Affordable & Completely Authentic β Tokyo’s Coolest Town
Ask young Tokyoites where they want to live and Sangenjaya β βSanchaβ β comes up constantly. Two express…
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Togoshi Ginza: The Longest Shotengai in Kanto (1.3km of Local Life)
Togoshi Ginza is the longest shotengai in the Kanto region β roughly 1.3 kilometers of continuous shopping street…
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Shimokitazawa: Tokyo’s Bohemian Village of Vintage Shops, Live Music & Curry
Shimokitazawa β βShimokitaβ to everyone who actually goes there β is a knot of narrow lanes just two…
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Koenji: The Anti-Harajuku β Where Tokyo’s Subculture Locals Actually Shop
If Harajuku is where Tokyo performs its subculture for cameras, Koenji is where the subculture actually lives. Ten…
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Japan’s Highway Buses: The Cheapest Way to Travel Long Distance
Highway buses (ι«ιγγΉ / kΕsoku basu) β intercity coach services running on Japan's expressway network β are the…
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Japan on a Budget: Β₯5,000 a Day Is Possible β Here’s How
Japan has a persistent reputation for being an expensive destination β a reputation that is accurate for one…
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Japan’s 100 Yen Shops: Daiso, Seria & Can Do β The Underrated Souvenir Strategy
Japan's 100 yen shops (ηΎεγ·γ§γγ / hyaku-en shoppu) β stores where the vast majority of products sell for…
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Best Budget Hotels in Tokyo by Area: Asakusa, Shinjuku, Ueno & More
Tokyo has an undeserved reputation for expensive accommodation. The city's business hotel network is one of the world's…
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Best Hostel-Style Accommodation in Kyoto for Solo Travelers
Kyoto is one of Japan's most expensive accommodation markets β the combination of limited land within the city's…
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