♥ Japan - Cheap Meal

One thing I definitely miss from Japan is the large choice of cheap healthy convenience store food that is available 24/7. During my month in Japan, the convenience store was where I mostly got my meals - and I had no complaints about it. ^_^. It was delicious to be honest compared to what I was used to having at the Seven Eleven in Canada. Convenience stores in Toronto are not extensive in the selection of quick fresh meals, you can probably microwave a few frozen burritos or eat 3 day old tuna salad wraps for the price of an arm and a leg.

There were plenty of fried foods over there in Japan , but then there was also choices like these, cold ramen, udon, or soba with a side of grilled meats or sushi. This cost me 380 yen (~4.00 cdn)  money well spent  =)

450 yen from 7/11 - my first meal in Japan after landing!

♥ Day 1 - The Apartment in Shibuya Japan

This is our apartment for the 21 or so days we are spending in central Tokyo. It is the the Shibuya-ku area near Hatagaya station. It is very close to a shoutengai (a shopping street filled with family runned businesses). Several convience stores are in the area, such as 7-11, mini-stop, and lawson. A 24 hour Orangic grocery store is found by the station exit.

The location was found on Airbnb, and while accomdations in japan are small and expensive, Airbnb has offered some inexpensive places for groups of 4 travellers. In the end it was roughly $25 a day for this apartment per a person; which is the same price as staying at a hostel such as Sakura house. However considering that in this private 2 bedroom apartment well over 40 meter squared and that you do not have to share a bathroom or kitchen with others, it is a better bargain over staying at a hostel.


It is a 7 minute walk to Hatagaya station which uses the Keio line (a private line from Tokyo Metro not included in our 2 day metro passes), fortunately it only costs 120 yen to get to the major station of Shinjuku.