1 week trip to Japan during late July- early August

[tame granite]

It really depends on what hotel you stay in because in ShagriLa that's probably going to last you two nights lol

Jokes aside, you need to first look at the hotel prices on a site like booking.com or Expedia and go from there

And hotels get real expensive and real busy in Tokyo so I suggest booking right now if you're thinking of this coming August

[dusty owl]

I found one on Expedia that was 1k for 7 days and we could split it among the group

[tame granite]

Cool. I'd book it then

[dusty owl]

Also is $530 per person enough for food for a week?

We aren’t gonna be high dining

[tame granite]

Definitely enough

You are looking at ~ 1000-2000 yen per meal if it's just your regular stuff like ramen etc

[harsh elk]

Make sure you book something you can cancel for free. Then you can always change if you find something better or more convenient. Location also matters....

[paper kayak]

might be worth splitting the stay to east and west side if you plan to explore both areas

[true vine]

If you're just staying inside Tokyo transit should be 1000 yen/day/person or less.

[dusty owl]

You’d recommend that rather than traveling by transit? I don’t really know how large the city is

[broken bison]

Nah. Especially for just a week. It takes 20mins to go from east side to west side.

[paper kayak]

yeah it could take 20-30min going from shibuya/shinjuku/ikebukuro to akihabara/tokyo stn / asakusa etc, so you could lose 40-60 min going and return

though depends on what kind of stuff you wanna see / do I guess. Last time I mostly stayed east side, cos I mostly do sightseeing in the east areas

[broken bison]

You lose more by switching hotel. That whole day is screwed.

[paper kayak]

true, if you stay longer than a week i suppose it's more worth

[broken bison]

Yes. Longer stay it can make sense, but just 1 week is too much hassle.

[paper kayak]

They can just put shinjuku - harajuku - shibuya into 1 day tbf, just walk from north-south or south-north XD

[broken bison]

Planning saves time. No point going east-west-east-south in 1 day.

[paper kayak]

yeah group them into locations and plan accordingly 😄

[harsh elk]

How....I mean, checking out takes 5 minutes, you obviously have to travel but considering you were going there anyway not must time lost there, and checking in is another 5 minutes.

Still probably wouldn't change hotels if it's just a week, but don't really see the issue either.

[broken bison]

Some of us has more stuff than just extra pair of undies.
It just doesn't make sense to switch hotel for short trip when you're in the same city.

[harsh elk]

If your not flying, still not that much of an issue. Or maybe you just shouldn't make such a mess! 😜

Like I said, wouldn't do so for a week, but say for two weeks, one week east and one week west could save you quite a bit of time on trains crossing the city. And especially in a city like Tokyo where you can make very long days, it also makes it easier to have a little rest at your hotel, or drop the stuff you bought.

[broken bison]

Well sure.

[dusty owl]

Is yokohama near Tokyo?

I have a friend that goes to college with me and that’s his hometown, he wants me to visit

[harsh elk]

About half an hour train ride from central Tokyo.

[broken bison]

Roughly 30 minutes from Tokyo station like Wiz said. So pretty close.

[harsh elk]

Obviously does depend from where in Tokyo to where in Yokohama....both are pretty huge cities. A 3 hour trip is not impossible either.....

[broken bison]

But 30 mins from THE Tokyo station.

[harsh elk]

At least Tokyo Station is actually in Tokyo.....unlike Fukuoka Station 😅

[broken bison]

Anyway, lets not confuse them more. Simple answer is that Yokohama is indeed near Tokyo.

[broken bison]

I'll meet you at the Fukushima station, ok?