WWTC-Japan (II)

 Free: imperial gardens in Tokyo 

58yen [¥] ($.45): piece of chocolate at convenience story

98¥ ($.75): bottle of water at convenience store

113¥ ($.87): onigiri (seaweed rice triangle) at convenience store

130¥ ($1USD): 500ml bottle of Evian water from vending machine 

137¥ ($1.05): curry bun from Family Mart
150¥ ($1.15): hard seltzer at convenience store

186¥ ($1.43): 200ml sake at convenience store 

216¥ ($1.66): matcha mochi on a stick

230¥ ($1.77): curry bun at the train station

290¥ ($2.23): counter breakfast: miso soup, soft-boiled egg, rice and grated taro pudding
300¥ ($2.31): medium coffee to go at smoky local cafe in Shimbashi

350¥ ($2.69): 300ml beer at ramen spot

430¥ ($3.31): medium cafe latte to go from cafe de crié

460¥ ($3.54): cold soba noodles wi/veggie tempura and soft-boiled egg at Kamya in Shinjuku

500¥ ($3.85): designer mochi strawberry; Morning service (boiled egg, buttered bun, coffee) at Komeda coffee in Nagoya; ticket to the roof of the Mori Building overlooking Tokyo

550¥ ($4.23): boiled egg curry rice for lunch in Hiroshima

570¥ ($4.38): flat white at QOL in Nagoya

591¥ ($4.55): 500 ml draft Asahi super dry beer

600¥ ($4.62): entrance to treasure hall and sword museum at Atsuta shrine in Nagoya; laundry (wash & dry) at B Hotel Nagoya (+ extra 100 for additional drying)

650¥ ($5): hot chocolate at Viennese-style coffee house

700¥ ($5.38): Leffe Blond at Umeda Sky Bar

830¥ ($6.38): entrance to local sento (bath house) w/ towel, amenities and sauna access in Osaka

887¥ ($6.82): tsetukamen Hiroshima noodles

980¥ ($7.54): ramen at local spot in Tokyo 

985¥ ($7.58): Veggie curry with eggplant and rice at CoCo Curry House in Shinjuku

1,000¥ ($7.69): New Years blessing at Sumiyoshi (Shinto) shrine

1,100¥ ($8.46): breakfast buffet at The B Hotel in Nagoya

1,180¥ ($9.08): ramen noodle lunch in Osaka

1,260¥ ($9.69): vegan fried chicken set meal with salad and side (potato salad) at Plant Based Tokyo 

1,300¥ ($10): fried soy set meal (with rice, salad, slaw and miso soup) at Neu Cat Cafe

1,310¥ ($10.08): Yebisu dark beer plus cover at Dug jazz bar in Shinjuku

1,340¥ ($10.31): tofu set at tofueria in Nagoya

1,350¥ ($10.38): okonomiyaki, Hiroshima-style (with extra serving of veggies) at okona-miru market in Hiroshima

1,360¥ ($10.46): bowl of tantammen ramen with soy-boiled egg and seaweed at Nakiryu in Tokyo (Michelin-starred)

1,400¥ ($10.77): breakfast buffet at Nishitetsu inn in Tokyo 

1,470¥ ($11.31): bus from Hiroshima airport to Hiroshima station

1,500¥ ($11.54): entrance to SpaWorld onsen; entrance to Omeda Sky Tower viewing deck 

1,600¥ ($12.31): entrance to Nakonoshima Museum of Art Osaka, “Toulouse-Lautrec and Mucha” exhibit

1,760¥ ($13.54): thirty minutes at micro pig cafe (coffee included)

1,800¥ ($13.85): eleven pieces of assorted tempura veggies at a tempura spot

2,000¥ ($15.31): entrance to the Mori Museum

2,200¥ ($16.92): Veggie appetizer sampler at Kobiko in Tokyo

2,370¥ ($18.23): skyline train from Narita Airport to Shimbashi Station

2,600¥ ($20): entrance to the Thermae spa/onsen in Shinjuku

4,340¥ ($33.38): reserved seat on the Kintetsu rapid train from Osaka to Nagoya (2hrs)

6,175¥ ($47.50): One night stay at B Hotel Nagoya, without breakfast

7,150¥ ($55): One night stay at Fresa Inn Shimbashi, Tokyo, without breakfast

8,482¥ ($65): One night stay at Shintetsu Inn Shinjuku, Tokyo, without breakfast

9,750¥ ($75): One night stay at Hearton Shinsaibashi Osaka, with breakfast

10,530¥ ($81): One night stay in Hotel Granvia Hiroshima, with breakfast (4 star) 

10,870¥ ($83.62): reserved Nozomi Shinkansen (bullet train) seat from Hiroshima to Osaka (1.5hrs)

11,290¥ ($86.85): reserved Kodama Shinkansen (bullet train) seat from Nagoya to Tokyo

267,679¥ ($2,059): R/t flight on JAL from Phoenix to Tokyo, including one-way from Tokyo to Hiroshima