The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
From here on out, there are winter markets happening pretty much wherever there is space. Apparently, the Project Eat …
Download Podcast This week your favourite cheapos take a stroll down Takeshita Dori Harajuku. Squeezing through the …
The view from the boardwalk outside the Decks shopping mall in Odaiba seems to have it all. Eight hundred meter rainbow …
With all it’s pomp and fanfare Japanese Beef or Wagyu has a reputation for being expensive and high quality …
Although you might be forgiven for thinking we’ve skipped Autumn and gone straight to Christmas, there are …
Download Podcast Back again this week, Chris is joined by TJ Eckleberg and Ayumi, two very special Kansai cheapos to …
This weekend, the Shibuya Music Festival will be adding to the general din at various spots spread throughout Shibuya. …
Transportation in Japan is expensive. Rental cars, trains, and busses can often drain your wallet faster than those …
Download Podcast This week Chris is joined by TJ Eckleberg and Ayumi, two very special kansai cheapos to discuss the …
With those pesky typhoons out of the way, at last we have a weekend we can enjoy in full. With two major events taking …
If you’re a cheapo, there’s nothing better than getting things for cheap or for free just because …
Store permanently closed. Sometimes eating needs to be about more than just sustaining yourself. At its best, it can be …
OK, let’s start with the obvious – none of these are technically ‘beer’. Under Japan’s …
Anyone who says Halloween isn’t a Japanese tradition has probably failed to notice the black cats, bats and …
1. Go to karaoke during weekdays before 5pm Like all fun nighttime attractions, karaoke is cheapest during weekday …
Yudetaro is yet another one of the soba noodle chains that proliferate through Tokyo. I’m not saying that like …
This weekend sees a spectacular range of autumn festivals in and around Tokyo starting with the Koto Ward …
One of the most visually spectacular festivals in Tokyo happens this week at the Ikegami Honmonji temple near Ikegami …
Harajuku is ground zero for Japan’s kawaii fashion trends and so a natural venue to host “Harajuku Kawaii …
Onigiri (rice balls) are to Japanese as sandwiches are to westerners – a quick, cheap, healthy and portable …
Download Podcast Tokyo Day Trips This week Chris and Greg into cheapo Tokyo day trips. From romantic getaways to family …
Mount Tsukuba is a gorgeous double peaked mountain in the Ibaraki Prefecture. At only 877 meters tall, Tsukuba-san is a …
Namaste India – one of the biggest Indian festivals in Japan – comes to the Yoyogi Park event square this …
Tsurumaru Udon is a chain of udon noodle shops located throughout Tokyo. Despite having udon in the name, they are …