| Don't have a lot of money in Japan, but you want | | | | instead of a beef burger. They also come in a |
| to eat local Japanese food? If you have a tight | | | | set, which comes with French fries and soft drink |
| budget and you want to eat good food, finding a | | | | for all under US$10. |
| restaurant to cheaply eat at in Japan is probably | | | | GuruGuru Sushi |
| the hardest thing to do. The high cost of living and | | | | This place is the least expensive sushi place in |
| language barrier is going to make your life difficult | | | | Japan. They are everywhere, and are usually |
| if you have a tight budget. Here are the 5 | | | | situated at any big subway station such as |
| cheapest restaurants in Japan. | | | | Shinjuku, Ueno or Ginza. One plate costs |
| Yoshinoya | | | | approximately US$1, so a good feed can cost up |
| This is the biggest and largest restaurant franchise | | | | to US$11-12. |
| in Japan. It sells very healthy but cheap food. | | | | Ten'ya |
| They specialize in Gyudon which is savory beef on | | | | This place specializes in tempura. Tempura is |
| rice. They also serve katsu-don which is pork and | | | | basically battered fish or vegetable which you can |
| rice. You can have curry and rice also and come | | | | eat with miso soup or noodles. All dishes come |
| very cheap. All meals can come in a set. For | | | | with tea, so it makes a complete meal. All meals |
| instance you can get a Gyudon, dumplings, soup | | | | are under US$10. |
| and fresh hot or cold tea all under US$10. A very | | | | Matsuya |
| cheap place to eat. | | | | If you want a quick bite to eat, and your favorite |
| Mos Burger | | | | food is curry, Matsuya is the place. It is Japan's |
| Mos Burger is basically a McDonalds but in a | | | | favorite curry restaurant, and is one of the |
| Japanese way. They're equivalent of a Big Mac is | | | | biggest. All the foods are under US$10 and that |
| a Mos burger which is basically a shrimp burger | | | | includes ice or hot tea and soup. |