This is Tokyo on a budget today we're going to see how far our money goes in this world
famous expensive city we have a few tricks for you to try if you are on a budget in Japan and
some very fun activities we're going to be doing later so I've been doing a lot
of research about free things to do in Tokyo and I managed to find this free Viewpoint most
of the other ones in the city are paid for and I think it's one of these buildings here
The Observatory is in Tower one make sure you remember that write that down
so cool it's so crazy this whole city just feels like a model because everything just looks so
perfect it's like a little mini model sitting so we're actually 200 meters high honest shows you
how big of a city Tokyo is because it just goes on forever because it's free if you're on a budget
it doesn't even matter so definitely come up here coming down my ears were just popping continuously
it is that high up so definitely go check it out so we need to jump on the Metro now but there's a
couple of ways you can do this you can use the Supercar psycho car tweaker you can get out on
Apple pay or you can actually get a physical card as well and you can just top it up really easy and
you just tap on we found a little secret to save even more money and that is if you're a tourist
you can get a 24 hour 48 hour or 72-hour pass and it saves you money if you're doing loads of trips
around the city so we have just entered synca juice station and this is potentially the world's
busiest station so this could be quite chaotic there are 200 exits so if you're going to meet
someone here make sure you choose the right exit because there's 200 we're just walking through
this long Corridor to the main bit now so here is the actual station like the main bit where
the trains are and we're all the way still in the station we have like underground passageway crazy
you're not you're not getting any fruit especially not broccoli how much is a
broccoli that's probably the cheapest thing here it's starting to get a bit busy now I
have no idea which way we're supposed to go it's not even Rush Hour there's like
10 different directions Jr it is starting to get very busy now there's people everywhere
there's so many different lines noises up oh I think it's back that way oh is it yeah Okay
Google Maps is the only way to get around this place [Music] so we are in shabuya now
which is like the crazy town and we're about to meet a couple of our friends who are here
in Tokyo as well so we're gonna go meet them at the middle of Shibuya Crossing which is like you
know the busiest Crossway in the world this might be interesting might be quite hard but
we'll see if we can find them our friends have just said they're here so we're gonna see them
in the center in a minute hopefully let's go find these guys where are they we're looking
for two tall blonde guys yeah that can't be hard two tall blonde guys where are they any direction
hey there they are you stand out
so we are heading to this really really cool place and very very affordable as well hopefully there's
not a long line because there seems to be so many long lines here I'm really really excited
for this food I think well you just walked into it this is a sushi train restaurant here we go
so we have these little iPad screens to choose our Sushi look at all these menu options there's
so much you can even get dessert fruit alcohol soft drinks I think I'm gonna go for tuna salmon
tuna salmon and salmon place order right let's see how long it takes to come whose is this
oh yeah this is mine here we go
look at that beauty so each one of these is 130 Yen how good is that four for two right
for two which is under a pack that's like 80P isn't it yeah she's gone for it ill is it good
130 Yen well spent I've got more coming here we go look at that that's a bit different yum oh
you have to make sure you accept it as well by accident how much have you ordered too much it
just keeps coming you've got so many planes I didn't order that one it just appeared oh
fruit is honestly so expand so I've got for 120 which is the cheapest we've found any fruitful
so we just finished that sushi restaurant honestly it is so much fun I kind of forgotten the name but
I'll put it down below and it only costs seven pound fifty for two people which is just insane I
think we're gonna go maybe to an arcade area now or I don't know let's go see because this space
is awesome at night [Music] we've just found an arcade so we're gonna go try out some games
it's so bright in here I'm kind of wondering if we can be able to understand anything or if
it's all in general yeah right I'm gonna try and win one of these little fluffy dogs for Amelia
yeah this guy doesn't look too healthy right here 100 yen that's so cheap so maybe like
60p so let's give it a go I've got loads of these coins I might as well use them up [Music]
which one should I go for anyone you can get this one is
go on go on go on go on come on come on I've got him I've got him please please
I thought I had him I'm going again another 60p m
oh my God that was close I want to win the KitKat because I don't think I'm going to
fit one of those toys in my bag okay I've already messed up this game is they've literally stolen
our money so we've just come into like the different arcade games I mean Amelia's got
a motorbike Janice over here he's gonna do some basketball for 200 yen but this is all
part of the experience of Japan even though you know we probably are wasting money you've
got to spend money to have some fun don't you it's a bit of fun it's a bit of fun that's all
it is I don't even have to pay for this one I could just go like this whoa look at him Jones
[Music] Bring It On good we beat the guys we have finally found an ice cream vending machine
which one are you going for I might [Music] I might miss Hershey's chocolate although I'm not
that looks kind of weird it's only costing 150 Yen which is like just under a pound so cheap
the money's gone in there it is is it cold oh it is yeah it's ice it's got red beans in it
okay oh no
[Music] oh it's hard it's like a rock a cardboarding it's like cardboard would you
get it again probably not but it's only less than a pound so it's got to be on a budget
go and enjoy things when you're on a budget we honestly had so much fun at the arcade I
haven't been to one in years but I really really enjoyed it and you have to go if you come to Tokyo
so a big part of your budget is obviously gonna be your accommodation but we've
actually found an absolute gem not too far out of the city this place
is called lodging Tokyo tj03 and it's amongst three train stations so it's so
easy to get into the City and it's very cheap let's go in and show you around
in here is the common area with the kitchen and you have cap short Style beds these are completely
private with curtains this hostel was such great value and they even cleaned it twice a day and
this is only going to put you back to 13 pounds a night each first off we're gonna grab some
breakfast and the cheapest way to do this in Tokyo is to go to the convenience stores Tokyo there's
three convenience stores everywhere Family Mart 7-Elevens walks one minute down the road and we
found a family Mark so in these convenience stores there's literally so many different options it's
a little bit bare at the moment but honestly normally they are packed and you get spaghetti
udon noodles sushi sushi so how much is this Sushi just picked up 420 Yen which is so good so much
cheaper than like the UK or elsewhere in the world and it's so fresh look at it it looks so good so
I think I'm gonna go for this uh spaghetti it's only 430 Yen and the portion looks pretty decent
and so you can actually heat these up in the microwaves they when you go to the counter they
ask if you want it hot in Japanese so just assume they're asking and they'll heat it up for you
we've got our bits here we go there was like hot chicken and like hot dogs and like stuff
you can get from the actual counter cooked that food right in 7-Eleven or family Mark
as we're in Japan they gave us Chopsticks to eat spaghetti not like a fork but I kind of
like it so behind me is the Mario Kart and you can actually do it around the streets of Tokyo
basically dress up as these Mario Kart characters and drive these little buddies I think it costs
like 100 USD but if you do want to do it you do need an international driving license but I'll
leave a link in the description to that anyway let's go back to our budget activities [Music]
there's so many umbrellas like just look around at these umbrellas oh it's mental
what's going on so what did we do we brought an umbrella because we wanted to fit in we wanted
to be like locals oh that's quality we love a quality umbrella here in Tokyo we're definitely
local stuff oh yeah we fit in well what have we just found there's these little vending machines
and I think basically you press it and you pay and then you go inside the restaurant and you
figure out and they give you your food like it's just ready should we try it let's do it
Ramen
I'm gonna try this one
is this for us already she ordered them the guy came out so I was checking it I
have absolutely no idea what I ordered I just clicked on one because there was a
queue behind me and I felt pressure so our ramen just arrived this is a wonton noodle
Ramen and it looks so good we've got a couple of eggs some whole portions look really big
this is like she's so good that Ramen was so good my messed up like citriny with like a
bit of pork and the eggs even though I don't like eggs and the noodles were so so good I
am now like super super full and it cost 980 uh Japanese Yen each and it was so cool like
putting it into the machine and stuff highly recommend checking those kind of things out
thank you so much for watching this video we will see you in the next one um where are
we going in the next video ah somewhere else somewhere else in Japan you should definitely
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