Originally posted by sirtiger at 1-7-2010 21:36
...I remember things like paying $12-20 usd for coffee in Ginza is freaking insane. ...
POV of a tourist, not as a resident: Tokyo is not really that expensive to visit. in fact, food wise, its about par as HK, and sometimes lower. hotel prices are similar to HK as well. i stayed in Ginza for less than USD200 a night 3 months ago, at a Marriott. in fact, in local currency terms, Japan is going through a deflation. 3 years ago I had Kobe beef inGinza, this year i went back to the same place, and the price was 30% lower.