travel companions for budget travel to tokyo

hello there,

i'm 28 years old, female and living in singapore.
am planning for a one week trip to tokyo sometime this october.
from what i've gathered, the weather wouldn't be too hot or cold then.
looking for like-minded TCs with a little or alot of knowledge in
reading/speaking japanese because silly me knows absolutely nothing.
but for a start, i'm learning the basics and any helpful common phrases
so that i could be of some use at least :P
i'm also going on a budget here so shopping is not on my to do list
though window shopping won't hurt.
have googled the internet for cheap places to stay and there seem
to be quite a number of choices out there, so i hope no problems there.
as for an itinerary, i'm hoping to get some feedback from
those who have been there on a budget as well.
i mainly wish to experience the country for its culture and food
and for a change of air.
so looking forward to some replies then

szk wrote:
hello there,

i'm 28 years old, female and living in singapore.
am planning for a one week trip to tokyo sometime this october.
from what i've gathered, the weather wouldn't be too hot or cold then.
looking for like-minded TCs with a little or alot of knowledge in
reading/speaking japanese because silly me knows absolutely nothing.
but for a start, i'm learning the basics and any helpful common phrases
so that i could be of some use at least :P
i'm also going on a budget here so shopping is not on my to do list
though window shopping won't hurt.
have googled the internet for cheap places to stay and there seem
to be quite a number of choices out there, so i hope no problems there.
as for an itinerary, i'm hoping to get some feedback from
those who have been there on a budget as well.
i mainly wish to experience the country for its culture and food
and for a change of air.
so looking forward to some replies then

hey this is a bit off-topic reply... could you let me know how much it
works out rougly to visit tokyo for a week? Hope you have a great
trip..

"looking for like-minded TCs with a little or alot of knowledge in
reading/speaking japanese because silly me knows absolutely nothing.
but for a start, i'm learning the basics and any helpful common phrases
so that i could be of some use at least :P"

In Tokyo, you can get by perfectly fine with just English. Just learn
the Japanese phrases for please, thank you, hello, how much, left,
right, and stop, and the Japanese characters for the numbers 1-10 (so
you can read prices).

"as for an itinerary, i'm hoping to get some feedback from those who
have been there on a budget as well."

Take day trips to Kamakura and Odaiba. Don't miss the Senso-ji temple
in Asakusa and the Meiji-Jingu shrine in Harajuku. Visit East Shinjuku
at night, Shibuya in the afternoon, and Yoyogi Park on a weekend. The
Edo Tokyo Museum tells the history of Tokyo, and is well worth seeing.

i think october might not be a perfect time.. was there last october,
drizzling in tokyo all the while. nove,ber cuold be a better time, nice
autumn color too.

english in japan is terrible, few could speak.. work better by identifying
the chinese characters embedded among the japanese words.



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hello there,

i'm 28 years old, female and living in singapore.
am planning for a one week trip to tokyo sometime this october.
from what i've gathered, the weather wouldn't be too hot or cold then.
looking for like-minded TCs with a little or alot of knowledge in
reading/speaking japanese because silly me knows absolutely nothing.
but for a start, i'm learning the basics and any helpful common phrases
so that i could be of some use at least :P
i'm also going on a budget here so shopping is not on my to do list
though window shopping won't hurt.
have googled the internet for cheap places to stay and there seem
to be quite a number of choices out there, so i hope no problems there.
as for an itinerary, i'm hoping to get some feedback from
those who have been there on a budget as well.
i mainly wish to experience the country for its culture and food
and for a change of air.
so looking forward to some replies then

thanks to everyone who took the time to answer.
all your suggestions are well noted and much appreciated.
again thanks!

still waiting for takers though....