Is it better to travel to Japan with a group or independently? Which is cheaper?

Whether to choose to travel alone or with a group is everyone's concern, but traveling alone will definitely be more comfortable, but there is also a cost issue that everyone cares about. Let's go and have a look.

Eating with the team:

The tour group dined in a restaurant specially prepared for China tourists, and the location was far from the center. In Ginza, we ate in an underground restaurant, surrounded by almost all China tour groups. The food tastes the same as that in the school cafeteria. Strictly speaking, you can't accuse him of giving you something bad, because there are often fish-flavored shredded pork and braised pork. However, shouldn't you enjoy the local food when traveling? Sushi, sashimi, Lamian Noodles, yes, you can't eat such simple things. The buffet in the hotel is more interesting in the morning, at least there are Yuzi Shao and natto.

Free travel:

In contrast, being free is much happier, even if you eat with your eyes closed, you won't eat Chinese food.

The one that impressed me the most was the full moon cuisine, which should be regarded as a kind of Osaka cuisine, because fried eggs are named full moon cuisine because of their full moon shape.

This is the first time for me to talk with Japanese. I was so nervous that I joked and made all the girls in the shop laugh. Mr. Kimura, the manager, probably thought he was a foreigner and came to serve us in person. When we left, Mr. Kimura accompanied us all the way to the door of the store and walked out of 100 meters. Looking back, he was still standing at the door of the store watching me. When he saw me, he bowed to me again. I was really touched at that time.

I don't want to miss these experiences, so I don't want to join the group wherever I go.

Just stroll around the street, there are snacks everywhere, octopus balls, Guandong cooking, slave tofu, human flesh roast, whatever you like!

Stay with the team:

On the way, the tour guide always said that Japan has an inch of land and gold, so hotel rooms are very small. I don't care whether the room is small or not, but the room is too far away! I went to Osaka a long time ago, lived in Izumi Sano, and finally arrived in Tokyo, stayed in Shinagawa for one night and stayed at the airport for one night. Everbright bus takes a long time to get to the place of residence. It is also wishful thinking to want to stroll around and feel the local customs at night.

Free travel:

You can choose a lovely homestay and a convenient location. Just arrived in a strange city, I'd rather live in a city with convenient and prosperous transportation, and I won't worry about traffic and public security when I go around at night.

Love shopping, love playing, and do whatever you like.

Of course, you can also go to Shinjuku Bubble Bar and look for the midnight food store. Colleagues go on a pilgrimage to Tsukiji Fish Market in the morning because they love watching Japanese dramas. Unfortunately, I didn't choose a lovely homestay. You must experience it next time you go to Hokkaido.

Shopping with a group:

It is said that shopping is not compulsory, and you can buy it or not. However, it only takes you to the storefront-"XX Duty Free Shop" (these three words are addressed to China people). The tour guide tirelessly instilled natto essence, enzyme, black hair essence, perfume pen, beauty stick, horse oil, rice cooker, thermos cup and mask on the bus. The tour guides bring all the shops with the words "duty-free shops" and sell exactly what the tour guide just said. The shopping guides are all from China. Everything is perfect, isn't it?

When I arrived in Akihabara, I lied that I didn't open the door too early, so I took everyone to the "duty-free shop". Every store sells the same thing. Although I work in a hospital, I didn't stop my mother from shopping for a few days and buying a lot of natto essence, enzyme and black hair essence. One piece of natto essence (yes, all 5 boxes, one piece is not for sale) 2000, one piece of enzyme 2500, one piece of black hair essence 950 and one piece of horse oil 700. Yes, these are all RMB, not Japanese yen. I may not know anything else, but there are no cosmetics I want to buy in the shop. Finally, when we wait for Xinsaiqiao, we only give 1 hour to go shopping. Honey, I didn't make it to the end. At least I twisted a few eggs, and I quickly bought baked octopus balls with crab legs waiting in line. But I dare not waste time eating them. Drugstores have no time to go shopping, so they are only suitable for rushing in and buying according to the list. Finally, cpb and Shu Uemura who want to buy have no choice but to buy them at the airport. After buying it, our family didn't board the plane, and they were as desperate as dead.

Free travel:

Anyway, you should know that most shops in Japan, especially in Akihabara, are "tax-free", and consumer goods are refunded at 5,000 yen, and the rest is 10000 yen (thanks to Zhiyou @0CT29.

Supplement ~)

For example, next to the Akihabara subway station, there is a low-key building with no "tax exemption" on it, but the whole building is tax-free.

Dad is a brain-dead powder in Citizen. Be sure to buy him a watch. Just find a shop in Citizen. The domestic style is different from that of Japan. Mr. Shu, the shop assistant, enthusiastically found Japanese style by comparing Chinese style. He is afraid that I can't understand the tax deduction and the price payable with a calculator. At the same time, he told me that you can get a 5% discount by paying with UnionPay card. He filled out all the forms for you and signed them. In the end, the domestic watch of 13000 yuan cost only 5200 yuan.

In other tours, it snowed in Hakone-CHO, and the expected hot springs were also disappointed. Hot springs can only be called bathing. There are too many people (there were three tours that day). I changed my clothes and went in. I couldn't bear to go into the water.

Disney, you can't play at all, that is to say, you have to pay tickets to take pictures. During this period, an aunt in the same group had a friction with the tour leader (from China) and just wanted to have more fun. The team leader was unhappy, and she wouldn't get on the bus easily after giving her a hard time all afternoon.

These things are hard to avoid in groups.

It cost me 6000 yuan per person to go to Bandong for a group tour. Disney tickets cost 450 pounds per person. I added a sashimi boat in Hakone-CHO, 800. I didn't buy it myself at all. My mother bought more than 10,000 in the duty-free shop.

It took me six days and four nights to travel freely, and the average shopper was more than 10 thousand (not counting helping people buy), and so was Hokkaido.

In short, if you choose to travel with a group, you have to put up with all this. If you want to play well, you must be free.