Originally Posted by Traveling Consultant

The biggest commuting expense I had when I came back to the US was parking. It was costing me around 2,000 yen a day just to park the car; add gas, maintenance, etc and the costs became quite noticeable. I was almost wishing to be back commuting in Tokyo ... until I remembered how much I hated being packed into trains: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlNyCHlLt1Y