SUGAMO 大戶屋

日本女子學院 cheap curry lunch

 500 yen dessert @ 大戶屋

SEIYU Supermarket cheap bentos

Never thought i could find bentos this cheap in tokyo >''<
Seiyu is now my fav super market <3 They offer a great selection of things, from tempura to sushi to salads, with such low prices you simply don't see elsewhere. They have bentos ranging from 298-400, and Yakitoris more than half the price than the ones you could've gotten from izakayas.

SUGAMO WEEKLY MANSION FLEXSTAY INN

izakaya 7 min walk from the inn

     During the JWU program, UCEAP had us stayed at the SUGAMO WEEKLY MANSION FLEXSTAY INN. The place was pretty easy to find, all i had to do was follow the map UCEAP mailed me. The flexstay inn was only about 10 min walk from the SUGAMO JR line or SUGAMO METRO LINE. 

   Sugamo seems like a very peaceful place, there's a pizza hutt right at the corner of the inn, and a lawson (it's like 7 eleven in US) just 1 min away from the inn. OH! and the best part of it is that there's a really cheap supermarket, SEIYU, only 10 min walk away from the inn! I got bentos for 200-400yen before~ And the bakery there usually goes on sale around 9pm? The sandwitchs, however, neverrrr goes on sale :(....

 

 The room, however, was a lot smaller than i imagined. The pathway was so tiny that if someone lays down there i probably won't be able to walk by without stepping on him/her :(. They do provide you with cups, some super tiny spoon, water boiler, and a tiny tray.

I never noticed how spoiled i was until i got there:(. I'm so used to  american houses, and the big rooms/ tables back in my UCI dorm and house T_T. The table at Weekly Mansion was so small that i don't even have room to study and put all my books on the table! Most of us just walk to the close by all you can drink restaurants like Jonathans to study there.

However, there is one thing i'd like to add. UCEAP Center people are super duper nice. If you every run into any problems, just e-mail them or call them and they usually respond within a business day. :)