Supermarket Discount Hours: Discount stickers (20% to 50% off cooked bentos and perishables) start appearing around 18:30–19:30 daily at OK Store Ginza and department store basements (depachika) like Matsuya Ginza before closing.
Best Cheap Eats: Matsuya, Sukiya, and Yoshinoya beef bowl chains offer filling meals for 400-600 JPY; cheap bentos at OK Store Ginza start under 300 JPY.
Free Wi-Fi and seating spaces across multiple floors; open 11:00 - 21:00.
Note: Public Wi-Fi here is unencrypted. If accessing bank or work portals, keep NordVPN on. Grab the student rate (via Student Beans verification), or lock in the 2-year plan to save the most.
Best Way to Move Around: Walking or Tokyo Metro subway network
Standard Fare: 180JPY
Transit Scams to Avoid: Unregulated pedicabs or touts offering fixed-rate late night car rides outside Yurakucho station; stick strictly to meter taxis or subways.
How to Keep Data Costs Low: povo 2.0 has a 0 JPY base monthly fee; top up data via app only when needed (e.g., 1GB for 7 days at 390 JPY or 3GB for 30 days at 990 JPY).
Never follow touts approaching you around Corridor Street (Koridor-gai) promising cheap drinks or host/hostess venues; they charge excessive hidden seat fees and inflated bills.
