If you get paid in USD it’s cheap! I haven’t seen this yen rate since the 80’s.

Woohoooo!!! Street interviews are back!!

If you stay in a hotel away from the tourist areas, they're not too expensive. Don't eat in the tourist areas, even walking 2 blocks away from those areas the price drops by 25% to 40% and it's better food. Get out of the tourist areas and you have just as much fun, it's not as crowded, it's just as Beautiful and the people are very appreciative of you spending your money there instead of the tourist areas

@norizukifuminori

3 ай бұрын

That's right. Also, the Japanese staff are very kind and they have good attitude, which makes me feel very comfortable. When I went to China, when I went to India, I was angry every day.

@jakobb11

2 ай бұрын

Paid $30 a night for a 3 star hotel, located 1 stop from shibuya with a in walk. Great value at that price compared to some other offers we saw

@MrSamuraispirit

2 ай бұрын

​@@norizukifuminori >I was angry everyday Cracks me up😂

@norizukifuminori

2 ай бұрын

@@MrSamuraispirit hahaha same here.

Cathycat is so busy, idk how she does it!!

Here's what I love- if you go to TOKYO DISNEY LAND and buy a drink in a vending machine IN THE PARK it is only 10 or 20 cents more expensive than every other vending machine in the country. If you go to a theme park in the United States, you have to expect to pay at the LEAST 400% more for a drink!!

You've heard of "girl math"--I personally justify buying all kinds of stuff using "Japan math." 900 yen? That's only 6 bucks in the US! And so on.

I am a native Japanese who moved to the U.S. over 50 years ago. I go back to Japan every now and then. I was visiting over the New Year’s holidays this time and I was particularly surprised how strong the US dollars were. To my delight, I over budgeted before I went. I was able to purchase a handmade kitchen knife in Asakusa’s kitchen district where you can find anything for cooking either you are professional or love cooking.

This classic CathyCat street interview (sans the director) was very nicely put together. The camera picture was extra sharp.

During the interview I found it interesting to hear that even though the yen is weaker it does not give benefits to all countries in the same way. Americans seem to have the biggest financial advantage right now. Who else has found things more affordable? Let us know in the comments

@ageguyera

3 ай бұрын

Oh man I ate SOOOO cheap in Japan!! All my conveyor belt sushi in Japan was about 75¢ each and in the States it is OVER $4 A PLATE!!! And I got sooo many delicious beef bowls in Japan for only ¥400 and in the States I am paying MINIMUM $11 for a tiny little thing that does not taste as good.

@labernese

3 ай бұрын

Travelled to Japan twice in the last 5 months from Canada and I was very pleasantly surprised at how affordable it was. The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was $$$$ but all of the other hotels were much cheaper than an equivalent hotel in Vancouver. Really looking forward to our next visit.

It was interesting to hear all the comments about alcohol. I remember visiting Japan and being surprised by the difference in alcohol prices compared to my home. I don't know if that has something to do with the tax rate in Japan.

Bermuda, my home is still share the number 1 spot with the Caymen islands as the most expensive place in the world!

When I hear things like this, it seems to make sense for Japanese restaurants to give foreign tourists a menu with different prices. Even if the price is twice as much, they would feel it is cheap.

@ageguyera

3 ай бұрын

Yeah funny thing is a lot of American tourists would be happy to tip anyway. I see how it might upset some people but I just laughed at the English menu having higher prices and paid it "as a tip" for having to go through the trouble. Also some of those machines have very funny English errors making the extra yen worth it.

@RiquelmeFatih28

24 күн бұрын

Abi Türkmusun?

Yeah, buying a beer in the konbini is cheaper than buying a soda...but it's been that way for a very long time.

its insanely cheap for US travelers, i paid around $750 for flight and $90 a night for hotel. for food its about 1/2 to 1/3 the price of what im use to paying in California. for example an equivalent bowl of ramen that sells for 900 yen in Tokyo would sell for $16 usd in California

@norizukifuminori

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I was thinking the same thing, the Japanese yen is too cheap now.

@OhGeeGanksta

2 ай бұрын

How the heck did you get such a cheap airline ticket? Cheapest I’ve seen was like 1150 and that was limited period.

@Ragnarok043

2 ай бұрын

@@OhGeeGanksta i flew Zipair which is JAL budget airline, bare bones everything. for the US they're only flying out of San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and Honolulu. at one point lowest price i saw was $570

Cathy ready to stack up the videos!

Hi

Some places asked if I wanted to play in Yen or US Dollars

Yay for street interviews. 😅 I've had American friends come up to Canada and complain how expensive everything is up here. "Where is the $1 meal at McDonalds?!"... You can't get anything for $1 here. lol I think they Yen used to be take off the 00s and it was equal to the US $... now it's take off the 00s and it's equal to the Canadian $ It sounds like a lot of stuff in Japan is fairly equal to Canadian prices, depends on what and where you go. US $ is so much stronger right now than the yen so It makes sense they'd find it cheap. From what I've heard, the UK, especially London, tends to be very expensive, so it's understandable that they would also find things cheap.

@geoffreyherrick298

3 ай бұрын

The cheaper prices in Canada are somewhat offset by the GST and provincial tax. I visited Quebec in the early 2000s.

Katty is so beaitiful.

Yes, flights and hotels not that inexpensive.

1990頃の話。東京は物価が高く世界一住みにくい都市。円高のせいで訪れる外国人観光客はあまりいない。オーストラリアは物価が安く、オーストラリア旅行は日本人に大ブーム。 　インフレを抑えろ！物価を下げろ！円安にしろ！の大合唱。 実現したじゃないですか。オーストラリアには行けなくなったけど。

@norizukifuminori

3 ай бұрын

お金を貯めてオーストラリアに行きなさい

I was just there for a couple of weeks and I can confirm it was quite cheap for me. Coming from Greece, the air tickets were reasonable but transportation within Japan using the JR Pass was significantly higher than last year which was a bit of a downer. The JR pass was around 320 euros for only 7 days so I had to choose wisely which day to activate it and I even had to book a regular ticket for one day. Food was quite cheap and of good quality everywhere. The most expensive meal I had was at a fine kaiten sushi restaurant in Kyoto. Everything else had a great rate of price vs what is offered. Records had higher price than I thought but I still got some good deals. Live shows were quite expensive and beer more or less what we have here. Clothing was pretty high priced so didn't get but a t-shirt and a cheaper haori. Shoes were at a pretty good price, got myself a pair of Fila for half the price of what we get here. Ordered a pair of glasses with no prescription, I had an eye-check on spot, for 70 euros that would cost me 240 here in Greece. Took 10 days, so got them upon returning to Tokyo before heading back. Had an amazing time in Japan. Really want to go back next year :)

@gravenewworld82

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, many people don't need the JR pass unless they're doing a TON of traveling. They had to raise the passes by a lot because it was just not becoming economically viable and they aren't raised the prices for like 20 years. Many tourists don't need the JR pass and would be better off just buying tickets as needed.

@stevierv22

3 ай бұрын

@@gravenewworld82 Yes, did the sum later on and booking regular tickets (non-reserved) and not using JR Pass is indeed cheaper. That's for Tokyo-Nagoya-Kyoto-Osaka-Hiroshima-Osaka-Tokyo.

It’s absurd how cheap Japan is. We went and GORGED our faces off with A5 Waygu at a nice steak restaurant. I think we each at almost 1.5 lbs each. The total bill was around $200, which is basically nothing when you consider the fact that back home in the USA chick fil a for 2 now costs $42 friggin dollars.

Good thing it is cheap since I lost my universal pass so many times in universal Osaka

Very true.

For someone going to Japan this year this is so interesting and informative to hear, and with the yen at about 188 to the pound currently in the UK, makes Japan a good place to visit.

@amiigose

2 ай бұрын

dont forget japan want nore tax for foreigner😂😂

My wife and I went to Japan pre-covid, and came in several hundred euro under budget.

Coming from the uk the flight was cheap car rental was also reasonable even hotels not to bad overall i would say its fairly reasonable!y I am returning for a,3rd time as I love it out here!❤😻

5:20 He sounds a lot like me!😅

I was in Japan for 8 days at the end of November 2023 (about 6 months ago), and my out-of-pocket expenses for those 8 days was less than $350.00. This didn't count flight and hotel, but it included all my meals, train/subway charges, etc.

@breakfastattiffanys741

Ай бұрын

Did you only stay in Tokyo? Just on shinkansen rides I spent $400 plus all the activities in those towns. I spent around $3000 including accommodation for 3 weeks trip.

With the weak yen, foreigners are getting a good deal on currency exchanges right now. One trick I do to battle the inflation in Japan is to order certain stuff on Amazon and pay for it in US dollars instead of yen.

Eh… I wouldn’t say so cheap. The exchange rate is great for sure, but how cheap it is depends on how you plan your trip. Like some of the interviewees said, you can decide how much you want to spend, but I definitely spent quite a bit of money on my trip. The bullet trains aren’t cheap, the entertainment isn’t necessarily cheap, and if you want the Kobe/wagyu experience that’s not cheap either.

Thanks! I agree with the Australian couple at the end but really it’s inflation in the USA and taxes that is killing people in the States, our dollar would go further in Japan but getting to Japan is costly i can bet between Airfare and Hotels that’s going to be a small fortune and that’s all taxes and inflation in the States

At the end, you pointed to a video that was off screen. I couldn't see it :)

@ageguyera

3 ай бұрын

Check now. It should be working.

マクドナルドのチキンナゲットはグローバルに大量生産してるのではないのか。

@quintrankid8045

3 ай бұрын

I think it's tailored for each country's taste.

@ageguyera

3 ай бұрын

彼らが何を話していたのかよくわかりません。アメリカ、カナダ、日本でマクドナルドのチキンナゲットを食べましたが、どれも見た目も味も似ていました。フライはアメリカの方が日本よりも美味しかったですが、日本のバーガーの方が良かったです。これが正確な翻訳かどうか教えてください。I am not sure what they were talking about. I have eaten McDonald's chicken nuggets in USA, Canada, and Japan and they were all similar. The fries are better in America than Japan, but the burgers in Japan are better.

I don't see a vid recommended on my screen lol

@ageguyera

3 ай бұрын

Check now. It should be working.

Good thing it was cheap when I went since I lost my universal pass like 3 times when I went 😥

日本人として円安には非常に危機感を覚えているけれど、それとは別に日本に訪れてくれた人々には良い思い出をたくさん経験して欲しいと思っているよ🖐️😺🏞️ 非常識なことさえしなければ、いつでも遊びに来てくれて大歓迎！

@geoffreyherrick298

3 ай бұрын

ありがとうございます！

@kojamaru5430

3 ай бұрын

日本人が円安に危機感を覚えるって言う思考がそもそもおかしいんだって 産業構造を輸出中心にまた変化させて行けばむしろ日本に取ってプラスでしかないやん 技術大国日本を取り戻せるわ 30年前はそうだったのにこの30年間の円高で内需中心にシフトしただけであって 現に今大企業の賃上げも始まって好景気に向かっているのに 輸入品が高いだの未来をみず現状の不満言ってもしょうがないよ

@owataoh

3 ай бұрын

@@kojamaru5430 お金の価値下落については世界的(主に西側と関連諸国)に起こってることだし今はBRICs側に優位があるフェーズだから俯瞰で見た分には不安はないけどね。 けどそうは言ってられないのが実生活なわけで。 賃金が碌に上がらんのに物価と税が高くなってることに実感ないのは政府官僚と上級国民だけじゃないの？高給取りだって納める額増えてキツイでしょ。 加えて少子高齢化や前のプラン◯ミックに因る人口減少(人口動態や厚労省など公のデータを基に判断しても原因は567ではない。)で貴重な労働力や担い手が減ってるのに巻き返せると思っているのはさすがに現実が見えていないのでは？ 長い目で見てもプラスミド汚染によって子孫が残せなくなった人も出てきているのに正常な遺伝子を次世代にどうやって残すんですか？ 数々の課題を乗り越えるとするならば、その必要な期間や対策をどのように設けているのでしょう？具体的な考えを教えて下さい。 控え目に言っても人類自体詰んでますよ。 なら今のうちに思い残すことなく過ごした方がいいです。

@owataoh

3 ай бұрын

@@kojamaru5430 あと日本の対外純資産400兆円、その他含めて資産が1京円言われてるけど上層部やグローバル企業ばかりが私腹を肥やす形になってて日本国民に対する還元がほとんど無い。 今や江戸時代の五公五民を超えて自己負担率60%以上ですよ。 税収も過去最高と宣ってるくせに何にも暮らしは楽にならない。 電力も過去最高なのに値下げもしない。 貯め込んでる場合ではないでしょうが。

I’m gonna buy me some doujinshi then

This interview lack of people from other regions except the west try asking a sea person they will have other opinions whether japan is cheap rn or not

@ryoga-hibiki

3 ай бұрын

Maybe some didn’t want to be interviewed? You gotta consider that English might not be their first language…

Anyone else click this thinking they caught Tomar in Japan?

Isn't Japan already putting restrictions on Tourism given all the harassment and broken rules foreigners keep doing in Kyoto? Why are you not mentioning that? And yet here you are pretty much promoting foreign tourists, does the NHK hate Japan or something? I can't say for all but there have been several reports on American & Chinese tourists causing trouble in Japan.

Bro WTF!?! Why aren't you in Japan Railway Journal anymore?

Yoooooo please 🙏 ask the homies over there drake vs Kendrick ong

やっぱインタビュー系では圧倒的ナンバーワンユーチューバー、圧勝

i want to go to japan buy a lot of japaenese stuff to resell in my country, get a japanese waifu and got to akihabara, ropongi etc :D

Apparently they thought it was expensive compared to Thailand and Vietnam. How stupid is it to compare Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan relatively?

@ryoga-hibiki

3 ай бұрын

Why is it stupid? They’ve spent some time in another country and were just a bit shocked and not used to budgeting their cash so suddenly.

スカーフ？がかわいい。ヒジャブがこうならイスラム女性のイメージも変わりそう👍️

Biden economics coming soon to Japan

But no eating food even though you bought the food from a street vendor. No taking an innocent photo of your family even though they want tourists's money Japan is nice but they have quite a few useless and rude rules.

@gordonbgraham

3 ай бұрын

No issues taking a photo with your family. Going onto someone's private property and taking photos of their children...that's an issue

@gsr4535

3 ай бұрын

@@gordonbgraham Apparently you weren't with my family and I so you don't really know what you're talking about, eh? But thanks for your useless feedback all the same!

@gordonbgraham

3 ай бұрын

@@gsr4535 I have no idea who YOU are. Kyoto hasn’t shut down certain areas because of YOU. It has for the reason I’ve stated above…foreign tourists breaching private property looking for Instagram photo ops. No one cares about YOU or YOUR family in particular

@gordonbgraham

3 ай бұрын

@@gsr4535 You and your is used to mean people in general. I have no idea who you nor your family are. My comment was about what brought about the tourist ban…not you specifically

Great & interesting video.

its still expensive for me hahahah, Nice video

Too bad that the video link to which you were supposed to be pointing didn't make it onto the screen! DARN! Now I will never know what it was! DRAT!!! As for the cost, it all depends upon how much of a tourist one is. Don't think and act like one and you can get even better pricing. Shop carefully and have fun. I only wish that we could afford to move there. We really do want to do so because we've had enough of Crazy Land USA!! Come Hell or high water we WILL get out of this looney bin!

@ageguyera

3 ай бұрын

Check now. It should be working.

@steveforbes8287

3 ай бұрын

@@ageguyera Yep! It's working! Thanks!