$30 For Grapes?! Japan Supermarket Tour - Tokyo On A Budget

$30 For Grapes?! Japan Supermarket Tour - Tokyo On A Budget.
Eating Japanese food is a must but can be expensive. However the grocery stores in Japan are the perfect place for budget travellers looking to do Japan and Tokyo on the cheap. We are trying to show that Japan is a great place for digital nomads if you can get cheap accommodation.
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[@akirasdad]

Here's a tip from a resident, go to the supermarket an hour before they close, or after 9pm if theyre 24-hour supermarket ... you will get super discounted items from meat/seafood/veggies/fruits section... just look for those red tabs...

[@polgonzales]

Really hope you get to travel soon... so much fun, guys! I love supermarket food adventures. We survive travel that way too.

[@hayleykhan896]

Love the supermarket sweep intro! I love supermarket shopping abroad!!

[@kamealcelestee]

Love this info and vid guys - so true and how crazy expensive fruit and veg is!! Love the beans out idea with other people saying it lol 😂 also agree aboutbthe tax thing you said lol

[@germanreedsharmonium7655]

Hello guys, lovely to see you having fun travelling and seeing the world. Enjoy !!

[@TravelBeans]

Thank you!! :)

[@steventomson9749]

Greeting from Australia beautiful bean. Another great video to watch and keep up the good work guys.I look forward to your next video, take care and be safe love you both :)

[@TravelBeans]

Thanks so much Steven!!

[@growingwildheather]

Ha ha, love the vip supermarket tour! Loads of good food and very affordable... Ha, and were up for the beans out challenge! Also, let's get some play dates going!

[@TravelBeans]

YES! We will message you in Insta :)

[@astorlefflinker8417]

Very informative video. Thanks a lot! My gf is Korean and when I recently traveled to Korea, she took me to their supermarkets as well and saw a lot of ready made foods and interesting thing. Dunno if Korea rivals Japan in ready made foods, but you're right, when visiting another country I also love going to their supermarkets to see what the locals usually buy.

[@TOPTRAVELVLOG]

Very beautiful video. Nice place.

[@christinafortuno2814]

Yes very informative.....i like the sushi sashimi...

[@TimezoneJunkies]

Loved the supermarket sweep intro 😀😀 The fruit looks crazy, so expensive and sooo big!! What surprises us is the rediculous amount of ready meals available, some of Alex's (timezone junkies Alex) Japanese students on Cambly to him that they ate a lot of ready meals, but still this is crazy haha! We've actually had the lotus root in some vegetarian dishes in Thailand, in one restaurant in particular. It tastes alright actually. We have been told not to take pictures in Georgian supermarkets when actually we were using google translate's photo translation.... Good job getting that much footage!

[@TravelBeans]

haha that's interesting. Luckily that's not happened to use yet as we use google translate ALL THE TIME in supermarkets and convenience stores. It's so handy for scanning the ingredients! Whenever I don't use it I end up getting accidentally poisoned (aka tasting fish or meat) 😂

[@digitalnomadgirl]

Super market discount code is genius! Great tip! Also I LOVE foreign supermarkets... always sooooo entertaining!

[@catnip3141]

10%引き、20%引き、半額。The last one (半額) means HALF PRICE. Don't miss the best one.

[@TravelBeans]

We don't usually give out much practical info but I must say the online discount code is SO useful!

[@TravelBeans]

Thanks so much!! This is so helpful!

[@catnip3141]

半 means half. Memorize that " ¥ is cut in half 半".

[@petercallahan7962]

I liked the UK supermarkets, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Morrison's, Tesco, the Co-op etc

[@ogiecruz8063]

Radioactive fruits and veggies. LOL you beat me to it 😁

[@BumblingTourist]

All that sashimi has me drooling! The coolest grocery store I have ever explored was in Beijing, China "WU MART"! Floors and floors of products, most of which I had no idea what they were. It's fun to try and figure out what things are by the bizarre packaging.

[@TravelBeans]

Agreed.. I do find the packaging here can be a little confusing! It's always fun to buy some mystery products! haha

[@JamesyboyExperiment]

Hey guys, we too love checking out supermarkets in new countries.... $30 grapes is pretty bloody steep!! We have to say France has been one of our favourites for a cracking supermarket 🙂

[@TravelBeans]

Can't beat those cheese isles!!

[@chrisdickinson3168]

Before the vlog began I was thinking please let the supermarket sweep theme tune feature and you didn't disappoint. I really want to visit Japan but I worry I would spend a crazy amount

[@maitemaite955]

I love going to supermarkets in another country!

[@TravelBeans]

It's always pretty interesting eh.. we sometimes pop into McDonalds too, just to see the differences in the menu. I remember being so surprised when we saw rice on the menu on our first visit to Thailand :)

[@jackmasters914]

Great content guys! Do you or anyone have tips on how to find the first-time customer coupons for the supermarket? Moving next month!

[@staceymoorebarker]

Oooh bloody love a supermarket abroad!

[@florbarkley7714]

Very informative.

[@2210courtney]

The best grocery store I have ever been to is Wegmans, based in Rochester NY, with stores mostly in the NE portion of the US. It gets voted best grocery store in the US every year. If you are ever in the area you should definitely check it out

[@MaraNMinn]

I love some here on maui because we have such a melting pot. We have things like dried squid and many other things. And watermelons are expensive here too. But lots of other cheap fruit here. :) lots of love and aloha!

[@TravelBeans]

I think we really need to go to Hawaii to check it out for ourselves :D

[@kayh3199]

I am surprised it took them so long lol. Almost every store does not allow filming. Don't miss those days when I worked at a grocer.

[@viniciuscintradefaveri2486]

$30 for Grapes? Oh my god, it's very expensive, it's more expensive than the Grapes in Brazil and that's hard to find, something cheaper in Brazil !!!! hahaha I love your videos !!!!

[@TravelBeans]

haha crazy isn't it?! Thanks for commenting! Glad you're enjoying them :) :) :)

[@fr0gthefrench502]

Bom Dia from Belgium 😉 what is really cheap on Brasil is Neymar's feet Doctor 👍😉🏆😋. No offense just joking. 🐸🗼🇫🇷🏆

[@viniciuscintradefaveri2486]

FR0G the FRENCH hahahaha I think that's very expensive too haha😂😂😂😂😂

[@batissta44]

how much are grapes in Brazil?

[@felipemaaartins]

@@batissta44 About 5 to 10 R$ reais the pack with about 600 grams. 1 dolar = 3.7 R$

[@qm4044]

suggestion........ i find purchasing items from small stores or groceries shop is always cheaper but first i use to get ideas from super stores about local products ..... may be it help ..... only issue that u should have local currency

[@vivid57]

6th like.. Happy to get budget tips for japan

[@michaelangeles6870]

tuna, sushi etc... heaven!

[@TravelBeans]

SO GOOD!

[@bguvenel]

Which one will you prefer Istanbul markets or Tokyo matkets?

[@qm4044]

I can imagine the condition of shop manager towards two customers who didnt spent a single penny but within short time not only googled down whole shop but also put great realistic review ......... well done ..... asking for stop filming who cares heheheheh

[@experiencevisittokyo5198]

I sometimes buy already meals when I was tired:)

[@staceymoorebarker]

Ahhh this is not a drill! We've just spotted our favourite sandwich!

[@shazztengku4158]

Grape : im are so expesive even my price reach 12dolar Hand sanitizer on ebay :are you chalenging me

[@michaelangeles6870]

Looove sushi!

[@cybergen2K]

Best supermarket? Has to be Tesco Wirral :p I cant wait when you two are super rich and do this all this all over again without the budget constraints!

[@TravelBeans]

I love Tesco!! haha That would be amazing! One day.. ;)

[@FreedomStrider]

Ah we were in NZ, it was $30NZD/kg and I thought that was expensive! Although in NZ, grapes were a few $/kg :P Funny how that works...

[@fr0gthefrench502]

Humm yummy 👍😋

[@ioanpena]

This looks like 80$ for a kilo of grapes !? I live in Romania and now wich is out of season you can buy local grapes for 1 $ a kilo or Italian grapes for 2 $ a kilo . In season usually is 50 cents per kilo or even 25 cents per kilo at peasants market straight from the producer !!!

[@icezey5426]

Osen supermarket is cheaper specially for veggies,chicken and seafood in japan..

[@pogingmasunurin]

did you experience any quakes there?

[@TeleeFONE]

You guys looks happy in Japan

[@TravelBeans]

Thank you! We feel happy in Japan :)

[@ericpham7871]

Build the job on the road like rent entire hotel and restaurant so make money while travel is much better or bundle 3 couple for one room hotel each couple 8 hours reduce rate to 1/3

[@rodocdmer3235]

Prices in Japan is local currency w/c is yen. So, ex., 580 yen .

[@rogerpt]

I've been to S. Korea & Japan last month. Fruits in S. Korea is more expensive than Japan. A good supermarket in Tokyo is Lincos in Roppongi Hills.

[@TravelBeans]

Thanks for the tip! We'll check it out next time we're in roppongi! :)

[@FoxKoit]

When I look, then I understand... when I go there I will eat only eggs and mushrooms :))) it is the cheapest. I hope there warm day here in Estonia is very warm +29 .

[@TravelBeans]

haha they are very cheap indeed! 29 sounds lovely! It is a little too hot here for our pasty English skin!

[@FoxKoit]

Ah :)))) Good.

[@devinboyles5545]

Ha..ha.. thank you guys for taking my suggestion! How can I send a video?

[@TravelBeans]

Upload to google drive and send us the link via private message on Insta or FB! :D

[@dustgreylynx]

Kaufland in Germany is the best supermarket. Or the French Auchan

[@sturmfreiv3300]

I love watching your vlogs :) your wife is very beautiful :)

[@AngryKittens]

Cheese is already spoiled dairy. :P Hard cheeses should NOT be kept in friges. Soft cheeses should be in fridges, but only in the salad drawer. Never in a freezer.

[@rvsc2277]

NEXT TIME BRING YOUR OWN WALLET EMMA. ENJOY SHOPPING .

[@Nami-ko8ho]

How much in pounds would I need to have fun and be comfortable there for a week?

[@TravelBeans]

It completely depends on what kind of things you want to do.. if you will be eating at restaurants or cooking.. what activities you want to do.. what time of the year you visit etc. The most expensive part of Japan, from our experience, is the accomodation. Check out airbnb for prices.. aside from that, you could probably get by with around $50 per day towards food, public transport, activities etc.

[@Nami-ko8ho]

Travel Beans ah okay going there next summer, cheers for replying 🤙🏾

[@chrisdickinson3168]

Ps octopus don't have balls but they do have a tastis sac! I googled

[@ericpham7871]

All hotel had microwave so bring dried food and buy water then cook microwave

[@staceymoorebarker]

I don't think anywhere has a better supermarket than Japan. We are gonna send you an ourtro fo shawwwwww lol! We'll try not to be pissed **Disclaimer, I'm not pissed right now, I'm just commenting as I watch the video**

[@TravelBeans]

haha YESSS!! Send us the google drive link when you make the video! :)

[@ronan531]

😃

[@rderyk]

.......good evening Al & Emma.......Emma yer still super gorgeous as ever........Al is still a dork....but a good dork.....hehe...... stay safe guys......... :)

[@TravelBeans]

haha he is a wonderful dork 😂thank you!

[@christianpien]

Do vending machines...everyone likes to see them.

[@ericpham7871]

Have KZbin send you after upload should get some deposit to start out

[@exploringjapan1041]

Wal-Mart Super centre

[@user-jy7hn8vr2c]

Are you traveling the world? Japanese fruits are expensive. It is a beautiful wife.

[@TravelBeans]

Yes. We work online so we can travel as much as possible! :)

[@luke125]

Emma could not look prettier.

[@choobarley4670]

Why does no one ever talk about Japan's plastic waste

[@toky1562]

The grapes are probably expensive becuase there "different then regular grapes sound weird but prob true. Please do research before going to a place people.😔🙄

[@plejade4125]

Lol you touch evetything, never seen that in other vlogs it's kinda strange, why you have to grab everything XD ?

[@TravelBeans]

Never really thought about it before.. guess we're just very handsy people! 😂 I think it's fairly common in England and we saw the local people doing it here so we didn't think much of it I suppose!

[@naokoshimokawa9832]

They are a disgusting crude loudmouth couple. I hope they piss off back to their minimum wage jobs in the UK soon. They give foreigners a bad name in Japan. We Japanese hate this type of tourist. They are the definition of trash.

[@landhausidyll3185]

I like how you are in the Philippines but in Japan you really stand out like a sore thumb. Please be considerate about the people around you. Japanese might not show their displeasure but I assure you, you are now ingrained in their mind as a "dame gaijin". Stop touching things that you won't buy and don't talk too much!

[@TravelBeans]

I understand your perspective. However, from our perspective, we did try to be mindful about not filming other people and only ourselves in the video. It also didn't cross our minds that touching the food would be considered rude as it's pretty common to see in England.. and we did see local people in there picking things up and putting them back on the shelves, so I guess we didn't think too much of it to be honest. We are pretty friendly, polite people so hopefully nobody who was there was too offended :)

[@naokoshimokawa9832]

They are a disgusting crude loudmouth couple. I hope they piss off back to their minimum wage jobs in the UK soon. They give foreigners a bad name in Japan. We Japanese hate this type of tourist. They are the definition of trash.

[@DarkstarDarth]

We don’t automatically transform into your culture when people visit your country, same as you don’t transform into other cultures when you visit other countries. Respect us, we respect you. Keep an open mind.

[@antoinefigafetta6405]

Japan is expensive , where the minimum salary is $ 5000 a month or 60 grand U$ a year :-)) this is only the minimum ...Lol

[@saladass188]

I was enjoying the video until 9:42 That is not funny at all.

[@k.tasaki9020]

touching foods too much~!!

[@knanmie]

Great tip about the supermarket discounts, didn't know about that! You missed the Katsu Sando in the sandwich aisle (bottom left!), it is the sandwich of the Japanese Gods. We bought it from probably my favourite supermarket, and it's in Japan, Fresco.... Though it's not Marks & Sparks is it... I think you guys need to film a sushi masterclass for us.... While partaking the local sake.

[@TravelBeans]

I can't believe we forgot to mention that one! Alex loves it! haha M&S is always my first stop when I get off the plane in London! mmmmmmm Sushi masterclass sounds like a glorious idea - as does the sake!