After reading Jinki's great entry on what to bring with you, I got to thinking. One thing that the Fuji Rock festival could do with is ATMs. There is a sore lack of them on site, and even if there were, 100,000 of you pulling cash out would see them emptied in five minutes flat. So, make sure you bring enough with you.

So how much is enough? Well, how long is a piece of string? How much of a completist are you? Do you need a T-shirt for every band you see, or just your favorite? Budget ¥3-4000 apiece. Budget five hours of your time here each time you try to get one too, the queues are ridiculous! Food, there is so much variety, and it's all good. You'll want to go back for more. Remember that you're going to be more active than your usual day sitting on your a__, and you'll probably need to eat more to make up a shortfall. You will probably want to try more of the food too, there's a great variety. Budget ¥5-700 per feast, more if you're a fat bastard like me.

Beer. This is where the lion's share of my budget goes. Mental note: Gotta pester Smash for a beer budget next year. Anyway, as long as I can recall, it's been ¥500 a cup, not a bad deal at all considering the size, especially if you can sweet talk the server into leaving off the head and filling that cup properly, Aussie style. But as we all know, the price of everything has risen in the last year. Let's hope that doesn't include the beer at Fuji Rock, but well, hey, a ¥100 rise to ¥600 would blow a ¥7-10,000 hole in my budget. A ¥200 rise? *shudder* Look out for a disappointed (but decidedly healthier looking) me on Sunday, begging for dregs...

Report by Dom.