Morning all!
We're currently saving up for a skiing holiday in Japan and, as I am a student & we are trying to save for a mortgage, we are keen to make this trip as a affordable as possible.
We often travel in appartment style accomodation where we have access to a kitchen.
However, in Japan in a ski resort town,would it be cheaper to go to the local supermarket & stock up or should we try to eat at local noodle bars? Also, I love eating & to cook, but I don't know if I could handle learning an entirly new style of cooking in a few days - so will we be able to purchase more typically 'western' style ingredients? When we eat out (which will be as often as possible) - we will eat lots of Japanese food - I cannot wait to try Japanese rice!!
As we are likely to stay in an international style resort which is therefore quite western, will there be many cheap local places to eat? The guide in LP says that a cheap meal is about 10,000, would this still hold true for a ski area?
I love food, and really enjoy what I call Japanese comfort cooking - so I cannot wait!
Thanks everyone - I've probebly rambled on a bit. X- posted in the Foodie branch
Which part of Japan will you be going to ski? If Yuzawa, check out welovesnow.com, they might be able to give you more info on the surrounding area and restaurants/supermarkets available. Generally speaking, it's cheaper to cook. But no a meal is not 10000Yen, unless you're eating really good sushi, or fugu. You can get prepared meals at most supermarkets and 7/11 convenience stores ranging from 400Yen to 600Yen--maybe more at resort areas (I'm not sure).
10,000Y a meal - perhaps you mean 1.000 Y meal?<BR>Whether you can cook or not will depend on whether you have cooking utensils and facilities.<BR>It doesn't make sense for a short period of time - by the time you by seasonings it's cheaper to eat out.<BR>You can buy prepared food at the supermarket easily.<BR><BR>What kind of western ingredients do you want?<BR>Should be no problem to get basic things, and not such basic things too.
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<hr>I love eating & to cook, but I don't know if I could handle learning an entirly new style of cooking in a few days - so will we be able to purchase more typically 'western' style ingredients?<hr></blockquote>There is no need whatsoever to cook Japanese style. If you actually have the facilities to cook, do what you like. There are plenty of western style ingredients here. Being able to read some labels might be tricky.
That’s fantastic, we really appreciate the advice! If we even have breakfast in our hotel room & can get basics like bread & cereal it saves us so much money and time. This way we can treat ourselves to interesting food in the evening.
We probably will ski in Yuzawa but its difficult to say at this stage as we are still in the planning stage. We’re also keen to stay in one of those tiny ski fields with lots of powder. There are so many options – I feel like a kid in a candy store.
I’m looking forward to the culture shock of Japanese supermarkets!
Thank you Gima17, Tokyo Girl and & Glenski.
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