Japan LoT Swanking 2009 (Updated Info)

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

NO ONE in our party spoke ANY Japanese (unless we were hanging with our friend Carl) and we were just fine.

I know 7 words:
one ICHI
two NI
three SAN
four SHI
five GO
cat NEKO
cute KAWAiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Don't forget "Please" as pronounced by the DL staff:
"Kudasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"

Originally Posted by Alex

I know very little Japanese and that made it all the more fun.

One bit of advice: don't bother to learn how to say "excuse me, do you have a menu in English?" If they do, you won't have to ask for it. If you have to ask, they don't.

How true !! Even at McDonalds, they flipped over their counter-mat menu, and there it was in English for us !!

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I had a dream last night that we were all in Tokyo.

So did I. You wouldn't let me wear your Kimono.

Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

Did I say anything funny?

So, curious - as Snowflake is - in regards to costs, budget, and what to expect. Is there a planing site somewhere?

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Ok, where does one even begin to start looking at prices and hotel choices?

Google is a good start.

We usually plan:
$5-10 for breakfast, same for lunch, $25 for Dinner
The rail link posted a few posts up gives you prices for travel.

Good cheap chain here: http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/ if you want a western-style hotel

There's a big list of Tokyo hotels available. Just find the dot and hover.