OK guys normally hotels cost about 200-300 dollars per night.

A ryokan which is a traditional Japanese type room where you sleep in a mat on the floor cost cheaper.

Here's a site where you can find cheaper hotels
http://japaninfo.esmartweb.com/accommodations.html

Also anybody who knows or has family working for a Hotel in North America (they can probably book you as a family rate) if they are nice enough. Thats what happened to me a friend of my wife works at a Westin Hotel in L.A. and we got a good deal to stay in Westin Tokyo it only cost us $70.00 US per day.

Also renting a car in Tokyo is very expensive let alone the cost to park your car. If your travelling around Tokyo make sure you learn the Subway and train system they also come in English very easy to go around Tokyo that way. If you have to use a car only use it if you really have to go to a place where public transportation cannot access.

For food just eat at the fast food (they have good Japanese fast food too) or you can just go to McDonalds or KFC.

 

my wife actually cried when she saw our hotel room in our Ryokan, it was so tiny. But by the end, it was really all we needed. A place to crash, shower and stop at is all you really need. Bring your walking shoes, you'll need em.

 

This is my Hotel room in Tokyo at Westin Tokyo near Ebisu Place

 

I'm glad I put my name in the hat then.....Once in a lifetime kind of trip

 

Yes this is a once and a lifetime trip i cant wait.


Im waiting on some priceing from my guy he is calling me on monday. Im going to call the other place on monday after my meetings.

 

Ok guys i will have priceing by the end of this day. I do have a few options per the request of pure player i set it up to stay one week in tokyo and a week in the second biggest city in japan she ran the name by me but i didnt catch it.

 

hell yea man.. what a good idea to put this trip together. all of us evo owners (and evom users) all together seeing the sights n everything

its going to be a once in a lifetime trip for sure!

 

I'll be looking out for pricing today to see the prospects of actually being able to get on this. would be bad *** to head out there

 

Ok based on the priceing i got today from IACE

It would be under $2600 bucks person which is a lil to high for the amount of people where bring so where working on priceing.

That price is based off if you want your own room if you share a room 2 beds it would be a lil under $1800 per person

 

Man, I would kill to go back there... You guys are going to love it! I was there for 4 years and would go back in a heartbeat! Just remember the money thing... Japanese are so nice also! Treat them respectfully and they'll treat you exactly the same... Some more basic stuff to remember: (I'm not sure if I got the spelling right, but you'll get the point)

Hai (pronounced like HI) = Yes

Semosen (pronounced SI MO SEN, but all put together not seperated like that) = Excuse me basically, it does mean other things

Domo (pronounced like it sounds) = Thanks... Domo Arrigato (you've probably heard the song) = Thankyou very much...

Just some basic stuff to help get you by a bit...

 

i pm'ed pure playa my info. im down to go as long as it is not after july 10th. I am hopefully starting the academy then and WONT be able to go after. If it is before, i am good to go!


Thanks J

 

the plan is to leave june 10th which is a sunday leaveing from LAX

comeing back the 23rd its a saturday.

 

im good to go then.

 

Hey bro, not to freak you out I hope but you are in NJ, and since I work for an airline, I can get us both for free to LA, and if you want to also to Japan, on stanby. But then if we fly to Japan for free we might not be able to meet up with the others, so I think I'm going to pay for that one ticket.

 

Can't wait for the "Back From Japan" picture thread....!!!