At Enoshima, we visited Enoshima Aquarium. Entrance fee was 2000 yen ($20.62 €15.75) for adults, 1000 yen ($10.31€7.87) for elementary/junior-high school students. Enoshima Aquarium is famous as a jelly fish aquarium, they feed many types …

My wife, my son and I went on a sightseeing trip to Enoshima island in Kanagawa Prefecture yesterday. (My daughter attended her club activities.) My son bought small stuffed animals of turtle for 360 yen ($3.71 €2.83) at Enoshima. This wee…

I bought a tarte cake with caramel flavor for my wife's birthday. It cost 1800 yen ($18.56 €14.17). Caramel flavor is a kind of simple one, other flavor types are cheese, pear, berry, mixed fruits, and so on. You can see other tarte cakes …

I went to Institute of Nature Study in Meguro today. Admission fee was 300 yen ($3.09 €2.36) for adults and free for under high school students. Institute of Nature Study is a kind of botanical park to preserve the nature of Tokyo. Park ke…

In April, I went to a clinic twice to care my high-blood pressure symptom. It cost 2710 yen ($27.65 €21.17). The first time was 1340 yen, the next time was 1370 yen. It includes medicine's cost. At the clinic, the doctor measures my blood …

My daughter is going to take STEP (Society for Testing English Proficiency) test at her school. I paid 1300 yen ($13.27 €10.16) as examination fee. STEP has several grades, and she will challenge to a beginner's grade. She just started stu…

My son wanted to watch Steven Spielberg’s Saving private Ryan. So my son and I went to a DVD rental shop Tsutaya, then rented its DVD for 100 yen ($1.02 €0.78). I have to return it within 7 days. The price depends on whether or not the mov…

My daughter caught a cold and she is suffering her stuffy nose. To relieve her stuffy nose, she bought a nasal breathing improvement patch. Its name is Breathe Right of GlaxoSmithKline. It cost 700 yen ($7.14 €5.47). She told me it worked …

I visited Tei-Park (Communications museum) last Sunday. Regular admission fee is 100 yen ($1.02 €0.78) for adults. Fortunately last Sunday was in Science & Technology week and the museum was open without any charge. The following photo sho…

Please see also Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen (Bullet train) fare table & List of Shinkansen (Bullet train) stations My wife came back to Tokyo by Bullet train (Shinkansen). Its fare was 4930 yen ($50.31 €38.52). 2520 yen ($25.71 €19.69) is for…

My wife went to the city near Mt. Fuji. She used a highway bus and its fare was 2240 yen ($22.86 €17.50). It was 2 hours and half ride. It takes much time than Bullet train (Shinkansen), but it is much cheaper (see next entry). The bus has…

I bought a hook for hanging on wall at a 100 yen shop. It cost 105 yen ($1.07 €0.82) and has a needle. I stick this hook onto the plasterboard wall. There is a sticky type of hook for metal wall, wood wall or tile wall.

There is no charge for school textbooks. But my daughter is not smart, especially at science. The textbook alone is not enough for her to understand science. So she needs a supplemental textbook to comprehend science. It cost 2100 yen ($21…

My uncle died this year at age 100. I attended his funeral and gave condolence money to his bereaved family. I put 5000 yen ($51.55 € 39.37) into a specific envelope and I hand it over to the receptionist. This is a special envelope. The a…

My son has pollen allergy and is bothered with itchy eyes. To protect his eyes from pollens, I bought anti hay fever glasses for 1260 yen ($12.99 €9.92) at a drug store. You can see other images of anti hay fever glasses in Google search, …

My wife bought a bath mat for 500 yen ($5.10 €3.91) at Shimamura. It is cute but does not absorb water well.

I bought a frying pan (skillet) for 590 yen ($5.96 €4.54) at Seiyu. Its diameter is 26 cm. You can use it on induction heating cooking stove.

I went to Tokyo Sea Life Park today and its admission fee was 700 yen ($7.07 €5.38). There was no charge for elementary school kids. As usual there were many guests, I could not see fish well, but rear of the heads much. Once one penguin e…

My daughter bought 5 notebooks for 418 yen at Ito-Yokado. One notebook costs 85 yen ($0.86 €0.65). Each grade class requires specific type of notebook.

I bought a pack of small stones for my fish tank for 105 yen ($1.06 €0.81) at 100 yen shop. Some of you may wonder why I bought stones. You may think "why don't you pick up stones around the house?" You are right, but in Tokyo it is slight…

Elementary and junior high schools provide textbooks to the students without charge. Tax payers owe its cost. Some supplemental materials are charged and parents pay cost. Here is a textbook for home science (housecraft). You can see other…

From kindergarten to high school, students have to wear their indoor shoes in the school buildings. Common indoor shoes cost 900 yen ($9.28 €7.14). My wife bought my son's cheaper one for 400 yen. In universities, we do not have to wear in…

In Japan school starts from April. Students of elementary school usually bring their backpack to school. In April newly-enrolled students carry brandnew backpacks. The price is a popular model is 42000 yen ($432.99 €333.33). My son's backp…

The following space is now on sale. The price is approximately 30,000,000 yen ($309,278.35 €238,095.24). You need additional cost to build a house besides 30,000,000 yen ($309,278.35 €238,095.24). In Tokyo, price of real estate is expensiv…

Last year I was living in an apartment house and its rent was 113,000 yen ($1,189.47 €926.23) per month, including common-area charge. The following is the spec of that apartment house. Layout: 2 rooms, kitchen, and bathroom. Eastern expos…

I am suffering high-blood pressure and take medicine to hold down blood pressure. The cost of the medicine is 1020 yen ($10.74 €8.36) per month. Here is the medicine for ten days.

I bought an eclair for 56 yen ($0.59 €0.46). It was 30% discounted price and the original price was 79 yen ($0.83 €0.65). French origin éclair is now a popular sweet in Japan. When a shop decided to sell an old stock at a discount price, t…

I bought several rods of them at Ito-Yokado. It cost 88 yen ($0.95 €0.74) per one skewer. It is a common side dish when people drink alcohol and it is seasoned with bittersweet sauce (soy sauce and sugar). We also have salty version of yak…

Japan Atlas costs 29000 yen ($311.83 €243.70). I can not afford such an expensive map, so I bought a second hand map at a second hand shop "Book-off". It cost only 500 yen ($5.38 €4.20), but it was an older version and it is not as impress…

My telephone bill of last month was 6026 yen ($64.80 €50.64). It includes; Basic charge: 1700 yen (Fixed rate) Equipment charge: 120 yen (Fixed rate) Usage fee for the optical fiber: 2850 yen (Fixed rate) Universal service charge: 3 yen (F…