Reply #23: We lived in Fukuoka - I've only been to Tokyo once, excluding airport stopovers. [View All]

[El Pinko]

The city expressway in Fukuoka was 600 yen to anywhere, and we really only used it about once every month or two. When we traveled to the other side of Kyushu, we'd use the expressway, but it was still way cheaper than train tickets for 4, and we didn't need to use taxis at our destination. Of course the kei sipped gas - we barely spent 5000 yen per month on gas.

I can't imagine driving in Tokyo - must be overwhelming. We had 2 subway lines and maybe 5 train lines in Fukuoka. The spiderweb of train and subway lines all over Tokyo is incredible.