The best things in life are free - 10 free things to do in Osaka

January 7, 2014

by Bryce Marley

You loved Japlanning's 30 Free in Tokyo (link to post), so now we're moving on down into the Kansai region. Today we're looking at what the budget conscious traveller can experience in the bayside metropolis of Osaka for free. As long as you have the means to travel by train, you can experience everything we have here, all while saving your precious Yen!

Travel Myth: Tokyo is expensive

May 28, 2013

There is a myth about travelling to Japan that most people seem to believe: It's expensive! It's what most people think before shrugging off a trip to this amazing country. It’s time we debunked this one.

The myth has been around for decades; it seems to have been born out of the rapid growth of Japan's economy in the 1980's, way back when everyone was walking around with their cell phones the size of bricks, jeans stuffed with yen and listening to Wham on their walkmans.

To put it simply - this just isn't true.

Japlanning 101 - Shopping in Tokyo

May 25, 2013

Japan is a home to world class shopping. From fashions that won't be trends anywhere else for another year, to the most futuristic technologies for sale today, shopping in Tokyo has something for everyone, at great prices too. You can shop till you drop from the super cheap to the ultra chic.

A true shopaholic knows that Tokyo is one of the shopping capitals of the world. It should come as no surprise that Japanese people love style and fashion as designers from around the globe know that Tokyo is a hot spot for their labels to be featured. However there is so much more than just high end fashion that the 99% could never afford. Lets take a look at the big shopping spots in Tokyo from the markets of Ueno to the high end streets of Ginza.

The best things in life are free - 30 free things to do in Tokyo

May 23, 2013

We've scoured through our memories, past trip notes and the internet for our top 30 Tokyo freebies. Here's our list of over 30 activities to experience that cost you absolutely nothing!

Keeping with our budget tips, we have grouped the activities into regions, so if you want to check some out, we've already done the work so you can keep travel times (and costs) to a minimum.

Japlanning 101 - Tokyo on less than $100 a day

May 20, 2013

We have all heard that Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities in the world (Those people clearly haven't been to Australia) However take the challenge, and you will see you can do an entire day without spending more than 10,000 Yen ($100.00)