Unpacking Japan | Co-Founder of Tokyo Cheapo breaks down the best ways to save money in Japan @tokyocheapo @unpackingjapan | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
Meet Greg, co-founder and writer for Tokyo Cheapo, a site sharing the best-value deals in Japan, sits down to teach us about how to live and travel frugally.

Greg shares the history of Tokyo Cheapo, as well as his new passion, cheap, abandoned houses that people buy and renovate, called Akiya.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:32 Meet Greg
3:52 Origins of Tokyo Cheapo
6:52 Developing a business model
15:10 Adapting and expanding
20:10 Greg's Tokyo perspective
25:20 Prioritize experience, not price
29:51 Expanding to new cities
30:46 Buying an Akiya
49:35 Advice for starting a digital media company
51:34 Expanding to TikTok and Instagram
55:22 Japan's beer scene
58:55 Final thoughts

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Check out Greg's links:

tokyocheapo.com
japancheapo.com

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