Yay! I think I might be going to Tokyo again this December for vacation. =D Actually my mother wanted to go to Milan cos we've never been there before, and seems like always going back to the same place. However, we found that the hotels in Milan cost much more than those in Tokyo. If you go to
HotelsCombined.com, there's a whole list of hotels from different countries, including the star rating, rates and stuff. The page for Tokyo hotels is here:
http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/Tokyo.htm. There are some pretty cheap yet at least 3 star rating hotels. There are even pictures of the room and sometimes reviews of the hotel there, quite a useful site.
It think sometime this June, my bro went to Tokyo with some friends on a shopping trip (of course he paid for the trip himself, my parents were reluctant to let him go) and found some rather interesting places we didn't know of before. According to him, they have a 7 story shopping complex that is something like Daiso the $2 store in Singapore. But then again, maybe it was Daiso just that he didn't know? cos if you look at this site:
http://www.daiso-sangyo.co.jp/english/storeinfo/, the Daiso in other countries is just a small store compared to the one in Japan which is like i think the whole building! Oh and I think Daiso in Japan is a 100 yen store, which is slightly cheaper than $2.
Hopefully they'll have some nice and cheap stuff like those found at
Strapya.com. The stuff there is so cute! But quite ex la, plus got shipping fee...Oh, and I hope got cute and affordable Hello Kitty stuff too! the last time I went there, there was this super cute furry pink Hello Kitty bag but it was much too expensive to buy...=(