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Kris, you are not far off mate. and I think Nick meant everything minus:

food

parts

beer

parts

camera

parts

basically 3 grand will get you:

plane ticket, cheap accomodation, 4 day rail pass and travel insurance.

that's it. how much extra cash you will need will depend on what you want to do. but even if you are not going to buy anything I would suggest you will need $100 AUD per day just to get around, eat, and do stuff.

Kris, you are not far off mate. and I think Nick meant everything minus:

food

parts

beer

parts

camera

parts

basically 3 grand will get you:

plane ticket, cheap accomodation, 4 day rail pass and travel insurance.  

that's it.  how much extra cash you will need will depend on what you want to do. but even if you are not going to buy anything I would suggest you will need $100 AUD per day just to get around, eat, and do stuff.

Dont forget to allow 10,000 yen or so for fraudulent vending machines that rip you off - theiving asahi vending bastards.

Just so you know im flying out this Saturday... I'll post my Japan cell phone number if you need to make last minute requests!

I'll keep my eye out for those dodgy Kirin machines - Asahi is better anyway.

I'm also doing the Sapporo all you can drink factory tour this time :)

Kris, do us proud mate. sink a few kettles for me.

Would be awesome to see Japan at this time of year, but I can't say no to TAS.. can't they hold it in spring or summer just once???

Daikoku is in central Tokyo? Easy enough to get there?

I have booked my holiday to Japan around the weekend of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2006.

Can't wait! From what you guys have said, looks like I have budgeted about right too so thats good to know.

Daikoku parking is in Yokohama. not easy to get to unless you have a car, and a local to drive it there. taxi may get you there but it won't be cheap. no train access, no walking access. car only.

There will be plenty of us there for TAS 2006 once again.

Daikoku is easy if you have a car or better yet, are being driven by a friendly parts shop owner in his modified Aristo :)

Looks like Im gonna have to find a shop owner with a modified Aristo then :-p

gday, if any of you boys are heading there soon, i'd love to hook up and see it too. don't live far from tokyo and have a car, aint no skyline but if you dont mind riding in an evo then i can give you a lift.

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