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Day off - $20 Day Trip of Fun in Tokyo

February 9th, 2007 at 01:49 am

So yesterday was my day off. I only get a day off this week. I've already made a post of the additonal work I must do, and hence my one day weekend.

However, I had a great time with my girl. All for less than $20 (or 2000 Yen). $20? You may still think that is a lot. Well, it is, and I didn't spend all that money on my trip.

Let me explain.

In the morning, I made us tuna cheese sandwiches, potatoe salad, boiled wieners, and coffee in a thermo bottle.

WE then hopped on our bicycles and rode for 45mins to Kichijoji (a nice area on the West side of Tokyo). Kichijoji has a nice park called the Inokashira park and it also has a nice zoo and a small aquarium.

I got my exercise my riding my bike to and from the place (two hours in total), and I also saved train expenses of at least $5 (or 500 yen).

The admission fee to the zoo was $4 (400 yen) for both the Zoo section and the Aquarium section. It was small but still pretty good. We ended up spending 2 hours there and we had our picnic lunch there as well.

After that, we had to park our bicycles somewhere in order to walk around Kichijoji station/general area. So, we had to pay a parking fee for our bicycles unless we buy something at that department shore that was over $5 (500 yen).

My girl's gloves had tears and holes on both hands, and she didn't know how that happened since she only got them earlier last year (less than 1 year of use).

So we replaced that and bought a nice pair of gloves at the department store. The gloves were on sale anyway since it is almost spring and they had the winter clearance sale.

However, that expense wasn't included in my budget.

My girl wanted to buy some fancy pre-made salad at the shop as we strolled by. But, I thought the salads were overpriced and too oily (since they use a lot of salad dressings for flavor).

So I told her that we should hit the market and that I would spend at least $10 and make the best salad for her.

Well, my salad? It was awesome and a whole lot cheaper than the pre-made ones. I had leftovers of course and for a large bowl of sald, mine worked out to be $2 per person.

My daily expense?

Admission to the zoo $4 (400)
Train fees? $zero (Rode our bikes)
Lunch? $Zero (our own picnic)
Dinner? $14 (Groceries not just for one dinner, but for lots to come in the week).

Total: Less than $20 and a fun day full of exercise, beautiful weather, and a great time taking photos with my girl.

Smile

3 Responses to “Day off - $20 Day Trip of Fun in Tokyo”

  1. all4money Says:
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    Hi! I just wanted to say that I've enjoyed reading your blog. My DH and I swear up and down that he must have been a Japanese Samurai in a previous life. He loves old samurai movies and anything from Japan like the anime and whatever... our house is full of a ton of Japanese items that he orders directly from there. Our dream trip before we get too old and can't travel is to go to Japan! With little kids, we probably won't get to take the trip for the next 15 years or so but it's still something that we really want to do. So, although your goal is get to the US, our goal is to get to Japan! I doubt that we could actually make a living over there but just to visit is enough.

    Smile

  2. Israel Says:
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    Hello,

    I love your blog. Ive been searching for a blog just like this! I love hearing about Japan, I visited there in 2005, and I cant wait to go back.

    Thanks for your effort!

    -Israel

  3. Lez Save $ Says:
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    Thank you all for reading!! I am so happy to hear that you guys love Japan. I'll be visiting Hokkaido next week so tune in to my next money/trip entry. I've got some good deals and money saving ideas for travels around Japan!!

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