A friend of mine here in Niigata Japan, Bryan, created a YouTube series about some great places in Japan to go and not spend a huge amount of money. It is called Traveling on a Dime. He is working with Plage in Japan to make a series in Japanese and I am running his series in English on my Channel. I've made a playlist with all of his episodes. So if you want to get an idea of what you can do in Japan and what things should cost if you are mindful of your spending, here is a great series to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h0G73Ft2BU&list=PL2asu6bhj2yvbw6VTt0krGhlK6CX57m4P
