6 nights in Tokyo

Here's where we've booked in Tokyo. Comes to Y2800 per person per night...

http://www.monthlychintai.com/en/room/D017-201/

So then, accommodation cost...

In today's money (Y65 to $1AUD) Osaka + Tokyo accommodation will cost $580 - that's about $40 a night for 14 nights. Just so you know, the best price we saw for a dodgy backpackers was $34 - so we're paying an extra $6 per night for the freedom to come and go, added security for our stuff, the luxury of our own space, the ability to cook up a storm, and for Jono to sleep during the day ;)

For both Otemae and Shibaura, these were two of the first places Rachel ever found, but the 40 hours of combing websites and asking Japanese friends for help yielded nothing better - we're confident that if the exchange rate stays roughly where it is, that we've got a pretty good deal for both. Of course judgement should be reserved til we get there... but what can i say, we're excited!

Thanks Rachel for sweating on this!