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on Sundays, when bands perform
and rockabilly dancers mingle with a TOP 10 BUDGET TIPS BOX
rainbow array of fashion tribes around
the entrance near Meiji Shrine.
Origami Kaikan
7
MAP F2 • 1-7-14 Yushima,
Bunkyo-ku • 3811-4025 • Open
9am–6pm Mon–Sat • www.origami
kaikan.co.jp
Learn about the gentle art of paper
folding at Origami Kaikan, a building
that includes free exhibitions and
demonstrations as well as a workshop, Trend spotting in Harajuku
where you can watch artisans creating 1 Bargain Accommodation
all sorts of things from paper. Opt for chain business hotels, such as
Toyoko Inn (www.toyoko-inn.com) or
members of the Japanese Inn Group
(www.japaneseinngroup.com).
2 Public Transportation
Use the prepaid Suica or Pasmo
cards to ride trains, subways, and
buses around Tokyo.
3 Eat Lunch
Set lunches at many restaurants are a
bargain at around ¥1000 or less.
4 Flea Markets
Pick up bargain souvenirs from flea
Aerial view of Shibuya Crossing markets at Nogi Shrine (see p95)
and Yasukuni Shrine (see p42).
Shibuya Crossing
8 5 Trend Spotting
The statue and mural of
Hachiko, Tokyo’s most famous canine, Catch the latest trends by engaging in
some people-watching in Harajuku,
gets lost amid the crowds flowing Shibuya, or Akihabara.
around Shibuya Station. The crossing 6 Happy Hours
(also known as Shibuya Scramble) Many bars offer happy hours before
here, enveloped by giant LCD the night gets into full swing.
screens and neon lights, is one of 7 Discount Card
Tokyo’s most iconic sights (see p103). The Grutt Pass (www.rekibun.or.jp/
Walking Tours
9 grutto) provides free or discounted
admission to some 70 museums
The city offers 10 different free
and attractions.
guided tours starting from the Tokyo 8 Festivals and Events
Metropolitan Government Building Consult the weekly magazine
(see p109). Itineraries include a tea Metropolis (www.metropolisjapan.
ceremony and a trip out to a nature com) for listings of upcoming free
park in the suburbs. For details visit festivals and events.
www.gotokyo.org/en/tourists/ 9 Wi-Fi
guideservice/guideservice. Download the Japan Connected app
(www.ntt-bp.net/jcfw/en.html) to
Ginza’s Galleries
0 access free Wi-Fi across Tokyo.
Ginza is all about high-end,
fashionable shopping, but it costs 10 Tokyo Cheapo
Check Tokyo Cheapo (www.tokyo
nothing to enjoy the free shows at cheapo.com) for more ideas on how
the area’s many commercial art to make your yen go further.
galleries (see pp80–83).

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