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Originally Posted by Gokiburi
Ten bucks for junkfood...
I haven't been to Japan yet, so what would these ten bucks get me in terms of decent food at an average Japanesee diner, like say a goodsized bowl of rice with some veggies and maybe a few morsels of animal protein (poultry/fish/meat) ?
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Of course it depends a BIT on if you are out in the boonies or in the center of Tokyo.
For one example, you could get a lunch of zara soba and some green tea for less than that. It will consist of a decent sized plate of cold soba with some shredded nori on top, soy based dipping sauce, likely a small serving of some pickles, and some bancha/sencha or mugicha. That might be in the 600 to 700 円 range. Add a side of a few pieces of tempura and that might get the combo up to 1000 to 1200 円...slightly over your budget at the crappy aproximate 75 円 to the $1.00 exchange rate you probably will get these days.
For about that same "ten bucks" you could likely get a serving of oyakodonburi....... an omlet of scallions, chicken pieces, and egg, over a bed of rice in a deep bowl, with a sweet soy-based sauce. And likely a cup of tea and maybe some pickles.
At some of the really cheap kaiten sushi (conveyor belt) places (97 to 100 円 a plate) , that $10.00 would get you all the green tea you can drink, all the pickled ginger you can eat, and about 14 pieces of nigiri sushi. If you are used to American sushi at a lot of places, this cheap stuff will likely be as good as at home. (In Japan... it is "floor sweepings.)
I am sure others will have some examples for you too.
best,
..............john