Tokyo on a shoestring: 10 days solo

Tokyo gets a "too expensive" reputation that just isn't true if you eat like a local. Conveyor-belt sushi, standing soba bars, and konbini breakfasts kept my food budget tiny and the food was incredible.

Eating alone here is a non-event — counter seating is everywhere and nobody bats an eye. That alone made it the most comfortable solo city I've visited.

Get a Suica card on arrival and stay near a Yamanote line stop. I based in Shinjuku, which sounds chaotic but made every day trip painless.