September 27th
Cheapo Weekend for September 29/30: Gazing Moonward and an Edo Era 'Time Slip'
It finally, very suddenly feels like Autumn. Not long now until the time of ‘changing of the leaves’, […]
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September 26th
My Kind of Cafeteria – Gapao Shokudo
Before blustery days take hold, I like to hold onto the tropics, in some vestige or another. Yesterday, it meant […]
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September 25th
Not a Bad Price for a Panda
How much would you pay to see a panda eat bamboo behind a thick layer of plexiglass? 50,000yen? 100,000yen? Try 600yen. […]
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September 20th
Get Cultured at the Tokyo National Museum
Hey, did you guys know Golden Week has a sister holiday in September called Silver Week? Yeah? Me either. Otherwise I […]
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September 20th
Cheapo weekend for September 22/23: Namaste India, Autumn Festivals Galore and Beach Volleyball
Although the weather starts to get a bit wild and woolly about now, it’s still plenty warm enough to enjoy the […]
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September 19th
Burritos in the Sun
Wading through Sunshine City’s field of restaurants on the 3rd floor can be a tad overwhelming, especially with growling […]
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September 16th
Origin Bento: Aesthetic Bento
Do you know what I always seem to have in my pocket? 400yen. I’ll be walking home from class; starving and trying to […]
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September 13th
Cheapo Weekend for September 15/16: The Hikawa Festival, Vietnam vs. Mexico and Cheap Movie Day
This weekend is one of those stretchy ones as respect for the wrinkled (is that disrespectful?) day will be celebrated […]
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September 12th
Indian Lunch Feast & BYOB Dinners
Three steaming curries, quintessential tandoori chicken, one green salad, two side veggie dishes, rice, two types of […]
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G.U.: "Tribute" Converse and Jeans for 990yen
As a member of the male sex, I have no idea what constitutes as fashionable. If someone tells me I have to dress nice, I […]
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Kasai Rinkai Koen – a Veritable Cheapo Amusement Park
If you’ve ever taken the Keiyo line from Maihama station after a day out at Disney, you may recall having passed a […]
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September 6th
Cheapo Weekend for September 8/9: Fashion, Festivals and Free Fish
Even though the weather hasn’t changed a bit since the end of August (is it hotter?) the fashion industry wants us […]
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September 4th
An Easy Way to Save on Dominoes Pizza
One of the downsides of living in Japan is not getting a slice of American pizza. It’s not that Japan doesn’t have […]
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September 3rd
Gindaco Takoyaki
Hungry? …Do you like octopus balls? Wait, before you start snickering and sinking into the gutter, let me […]
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September 1st
Interview with Hawken King – Games Designer Extraordinaire
Hawken a fellow Brit is one of my oldest and closest techie friends from Tokyo. When I was but a newbie, fresh faced and […]
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August 30th
Cheapo Weekend for September 1/2: Wakeboarding, Chin-stroking High Culture and the Barrio Fiesta
Although it certainly doesn’t feel like it, this weekend is the official start of Autumn. If you venture to your […]
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August 28th
Ameya-Yokocho: Tokyo’s Last Black Market, Kinda
There’s a butcher shop at an open-air market in Bangkok that is invariably fronted by a whole pig’s head […]
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Cheap Internet When Staying in Tokyo
From wifi to sim cards, getting connected during a short-stay in Tokyo can be trickier than you might expect. For a city […]
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August 23rd
Cheapo Weekend for August 25/26: Dance, dance, dance!
Dance is the theme this weekend – watching rather than doing, unless you’ve been practicing long and hard […]
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August 22nd
Moving In At Internet Cafes? KaraNet24, Shibuya
Internet “café” is actually a gross misnomer for this nine-story building in Shibuya, and not only because the […]
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August 21st
Seeking a Cheapo Food Writer
We’re looking to pay one writer 5,000yen a month to eat at 5 different establishments and write about it on Tokyo […]
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Interview – Abhishek Kumar
Abhi is a dedicated lover of fine alcoholic beverages. We met (not surprisingly) at an event I organised at a beer […]
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August 16th
Cheapo Weekend for August 18/19: Nebuta, Hip Hop and Dancing in the Streets (sorry, no more fireworks)
What, no fireworks you say?? Well if you’re that desperate you can probably find a festival somewhere in the Kanto […]
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August 14th
100-Yen Rent-a-Car: The Cheapest Ride in Tokyo*
One of the cheapest ways to rent a car in Tokyo.