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DISCOVER Japan Your Way

Built for speed, the
shinkansen at
Shin-Osaka Station
JAPAN ON A
SHOESTRING

Billed as one of the most expensive countries in the world, Japan
can be surprisingly affordable. Savvy visitors can go far using
reasonably priced public transport, while low-cost fast food and
happy hours make evenings a pleasure.

Cheap Eats
Vending machine restaurants offer affordable
and filling food in the cities. Insert some yen
into the slot, select the meal you want, and
your change and ticket will pop out of the
machine. Give this ticket to the cook at the
counter, and receive a steam ing bowl of ramen
or a piled plate of fluffy rice. Yoshinoya, the
most historic fast-food restau rant in Tokyo,
has served up gyudon – a hearty dish of rice,
beef and onion – since 1899 (www.yoshinoya.
com). If you’re out and about, lunch at a conbini
(convenience store) is a great way to save yen.

Eating gyudon at a communal
table at Tokyo’s Yoshinoya
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