6 ways to find low-priced Japan

Eat squid and ice cream with tea of ​​the match

The Japanese are crazy about the food they like to eat a lot and tasty. The main ingredients of Japanese cuisine - rice and fish. The main principles - freshness and simplicity. This unusual and unique dishes not found in any country in the world, so the Japanese entered the UNESCO World Heritage List. In restaurants, do not limit yourself to sushi and rolls. The menu has more exotic dishes: soup ramen, curry in Japanese sashimi of squid or ice tea on the basis of the match.

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Find khans and Momiji in your city

The Japanese know how to find charm in the simple things: the flowering fruit trees, autumn leaf fall, the water movement. To do this, they even have a special holidays. For example, hanami - cherry blossom festival, and Momiji - holiday admiring reddening maples. At this time, the Japanese are going to close to nature and enjoy the blooming or the fall of the tree, happy world charm and drink sake.

To feel the Khans and Momiji, no need to go to Japan. The most budget option - look out the window and enjoy the autumn nature. Or get out of town for a picnic with friends. And in the spring instead of the cherry blossoms can be enjoyed cherry blossom, bird cherry and apple trees. The main thing - the beauty of nature and the ability to perceive it.

Karaoke, hang at the slot machines or walk down the street like a ninja

The next time you pause for a job and tired of the endless problems, try to relax in Japanese. In everyday life, the Japanese restrained and unemotional. Most of the time they spend at work, which is important etiquette, respect for tradition and diligence. In order not to overdo it, the Japanese have learned to relax and make it crazy ways.

Among the favorite of Japanese entertainment - karaoke, game machines, onsen (hot springs), amusement parks, anime, cosplay and manga. The main rule - to relax to the full and not from complexes. If you sing in karaoke, loudly and out of tune. If you play in the slot machines, then the last time. You can dress up or wear a Pikachu costume character from the anime and walk down the street so. And if you want to restore the mental strength - go to the spa.

Arrange a dinner with Japanese rituals

Food for the Japanese - it's not just food. Each dish like watercolor outline where are the color value and the location on the plate. During the meal are important rituals. For example, a ritual "itadakimas" - it is thanks to the meal, the ritual of "hot towel" - warm moist hand towel before the meal, "gotisosama" - Thanks for dinner.

To get started, try to cook rolls. All products are available in the usual supermarket, and the process itself is very interesting and not difficult. Rolls to not fall apart and get a tasty, use the special sushi rice and rice vinegar.

Since Japanese - aesthetes in all, each dish should be beautiful. When cooking, you have to be focused and accurate. To finely chop the fish and vegetables, you will need a long, sharp knife, dipped in a solution of mild rice vinegar - so food will not stick to the blade.

Go to the exhibition of Japanese prints

Japanese art is different from European: instead of the usual canvases have engravings on wooden boards, screens and scrolls. They do not transmit the individual characteristics and details, but depict scenes from everyday life. From the outset, the Japanese art was utilitarian: the screens used instead of walls and engravings were advertising or postcards.

Read Japanese painting need from right to left, along with the artist plunging into the past. You will witness how the winter turns into autumn, autumn - in summer, summer - in the spring, will admire the cherry blossoms and the eternity of Fuji, will comprehend the hidden beauty of things. By the way, until the end of October an exhibition of Japanese prints held in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.

Visit to Japan

Let's be honest. No karaoke, no exhibition of prints will not replace the real Japan. You need to go there at least once in your life - get a culture shock, and feel a little bit in the future.

Many people think that to get to Japan is difficult, and the trip will come expensive. In fact, traveling around Japan, you can also, as in other countries, and last year the Russians have introduced a simplified visa regime. If worried about the budget - there are ways to save.

How to save in Japan using JCB card

A good way to save money during a trip to Japan - Contents JCB card. It gives a lot of benefits and discounts, inaccessible ordinary tourist. For example, the owner of the JCB card can Contents Japan Tour discounted up to 10% using JTB tour operator, to buy a ticket buses Limousine Bus and Keisei Bus from the airport with a 20% discount, visit the observation deck of Tokyo Tower with 30% discount or a ride on a tourist bus Hato Bus with 15% discount.

Shares and special offers on the map is really a lot: there are discount department stores in the Tokyo MARUI and Takeya - 5% on all products, and tax free shops of electronics - a discount of 8% is added another 5%, and in the shops airport.

Life hacking for budget travelers

• To trip was a budget in Japan, buy a plane ticket in advance. If you choose Japan Airlines, the flight to the ultramodern "Boeing" with built-in screens in every seat and delicious meals on board. If you buy tickets for JCB card, you will be invited to the business lounge at the Domodedovo airport, where you can relax before the flight.
• To save on accommodation, stop in the capsule hotel - this is the kind of cheap accommodations in Japan (1 500-2 000 rubles per day). Apartment on Airbnb are usually more expensive, but if you book accommodation there, look close to major subway stations.
• A significant portion of the cost of transport, even for foreign tourists in Japan there is a special travel JR Pass. He can travel around the country on trains and significantly save on tickets. You need to buy a travel advance, in Japan it did not sell. Check out a travel card, you can use the Japanese tour operator JTB, and when you pay with JCB card you will offer.

• Food in Japan is worth as much as in Europe, and gratuities are not accepted. To make it easier for tourists to make a choice, put in a cafe layouts dishes along with the prices. Portions are always big, so it is difficult to stay hungry. And in restaurants Nabezo and Mo-Mo-Paradise will make a 10% discount in Tokyo you if you pay the card JCB.
• If the travel budget is very small, you can buy food in supermarkets, such as 7-Eleven. They sell ready-made meals, and there is a microwave to warm them and have lunch in a nearby park. And after eight in the evening, most of the finished food in the shops are sold at a discount of 50%.
• If you want more bonuses and special offers - download the app JCB Japan Guide. It is in English, but there are details on the shares in cafes and restaurants.
• Use the free Wi-Fi, you can use the application Travel Japan WiFi. It gives access to the internet at airports, public transport, shops, cafes and parks. This service can be used free of charge only for 14 days.
• If you are looking for souvenirs, do not pass by the shop "Everything for 100 yen." They sell interesting and cute trinkets, cosmetics, toys, and things for the house at 70 rubles (108 yen including VAT).
• In Japan, a lot of beautiful places where it is not necessary to pay an entrance fee. For example, free to enjoy the night of Tokyo can be from the 45th floor of the Tokyo City Hall. Next to it is one of the most beautiful parks in the city of Shinjuku.

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