They finally have a relatively tourist and short stay friendly system for prepaid phones. It is darn reasonable too! Before getting a cell was a crazy ordeal; You had to sign a contract and pay crazy rates for only 30 minutes a month!
Visiting friends for a short period of time is a pain without [...]
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How To’s #20: Get a Prepaid Cellphone
August 12th, 2009
How to #19: Find a Hotel (People keep asking!)
July 22nd, 2009
Alright! Although my blog is mostly for people living in Tokyo for a longer period of time, I guess it provides it’s uses for travelers as well.
My friends and some of my blogs visitors have asked me about hotels. Living in Japan, I’ve always sought my refuge in everything but hotels.
So your options are as [...]
How to#18: Find something cheap to do in Tokyo’s greatest spot!
June 15th, 2009
So I know how it is.
You go anywhere in Tokyo and you’ll end up having to spend a bunch not only on transportation, but on food and whatever cool nick knacks you find.
I will now introduce you to my cheapest and favorite pass time in Japan.
Shisha!
Yes…I do indeed speak of hookah or the water tobacco. [...]
Tokyo How To’s #4: Japanese Toilets (Continued…)
May 4th, 2009
So for all of you who have read my previous post about the dangers of Japanese toilets… I wanted to share with you a good laugh from one of my fellow bloggers. I will list excerpts from the post but I highly recommend reading the whole thing!
Reannon of Taken by the Wind wrote:
“The 999th [...]