For a traveler like me who come from Malaysia, Japan is quite expensive place to visit. Everything in Japan is four times more expensive than Malaysia.

However, we can save a lot for the transportation if we get their unlimited ride passes. There is few types of passes available depending on our needs and areas.

1. Osaka unlimited 2 day pass – 2,000yen

• Tempozan giant ferris wheel – free with pass
• Osaka Museum of History – free with pass
• Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium –
• Universal Studio Osaka entrance fee – discount 200yen with Osaka pass / 6,200yen normal price

2. Kansai 3days Thru Pass – 5,000yen

3. Kyoto City Subway one day pass – 600yen

I listed some of the price tag that I can remember during my previous trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Shiga.

Universal Studio Osaka Souvenirs

• Charactor’s Handkerchief – 400yen @ 3piece for 1000yen
• Jaws oven glove – 997yen
• Jurassic park charactor – 400yen
• most of keychain – 500yen
• plastic cases – 500yen
• t-shirt – 1,900yen
• biscuits and candy in nice can – from 800yen

Winter clothings at the shopping street

• Socks – from 300yen
• mufler – from 1,000yen
• Daiso stuff – 105yen

Souvenirs

• Starbucks thermos – 1200yen
• Hamamonyo 90x90cm wrapping cloth – 1,575yen
• Hamamonyo handle – 735yen
• Yukata in Kyoto – from 3,000yen

Foods and beverages

• Starbucks ice blended frappucino – 490yen
• drinks at vending machine – from 120yen
• express rice at 7eleven – 100yen for 200g
• express lasagne at 7eleven – 100yen
• sushi at 7eleven – from 105yen
• exclusive Japan flavour kitkat – from 840yen