I found outside of travel, it was comparable prices to Calgary as well. When I went, we got some sort of train pass before going to Japan and that saved a lot of money. (EDIT : not sure about hotels though, we stayed with friends)
Japan is the king of little souvenirs because in Japanese culture, I guess its manners to bring back something after you travel to relieve the guilt of leaving work to travel. Yeah, sounded weird to me too.
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