{"id":288,"date":"2012-08-09T03:55:07","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T03:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folkanimals.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:31:35","slug":"42-things-i-love-about-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/folkanimals.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/42-things-i-love-about-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"42 Things I Love About Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Vibrant cherry blossoms in bloom<\/p>\n

2. Delicious Chicken Tonkatsu for lunch<\/p>\n

3. Riding the impossibly large and busy subway for the first time<\/p>\n

4.Watching the sunset from the top floor of Ritz Carlton, the tallest hotel in town<\/p>\n

5. Spying a sumo wrestler in training hurry towards his next practice<\/p>\n

6. Ascending Mt. Fuji for the first time<\/strong><\/p>\n

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7. Navigating the busy stalls at Nakamise Dori<\/p>\n

8. Trying to decide which impossibly strange vending machine to try first<\/p>\n

9. Being on the receiving end of truly one-of-a-kind Japanese hospitality<\/p>\n

10. Exploring the near future at the Panasonic show room (the massage chairs are definitely in my future)<\/p>\n

11. Using plastic food models to order dinner<\/p>\n

12. Taking a swan boat across Lake Ashi<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Swan<\/a><\/p>\n

13. No one does mystical panoramic views like Japan<\/p>\n

14. Watching the faithful descend on the popular Sensoji Temple<\/p>\n

15. Learning about the past at the Edo Tokyo Museum<\/p>\n

16. Staring in shock and awe at a group of anime dressed teens<\/p>\n

17. Popping your head in a cat-stroking shop<\/p>\n

18. Enjoying world class comfort as a guest of the Ritz Carlton Tokyo<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ritz<\/a><\/p>\n

19. Sushi isn\u2019t for me, but if you like it this is the place for you<\/p>\n

20. More tonkatsu for dinner<\/p>\n

21. Discovering the many other cuisines represented around town<\/p>\n

22. Strolling through an endless array of shops that are best described as strange<\/p>\n

23. The travel umami I experience there<\/p>\n

24. Seeing a red, double decker London bus drive by and decide there\u2019s nothing odd about that<\/strong><\/p>\n

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25. Bubble tea. Try it immediately if you haven\u2019t heard of it before.<\/p>\n

26. Getting in touch with your inner Zen at a local Buddhist retreat<\/p>\n

27. Admiring the endless displays of botanical perfection in small gardens around town<\/p>\n

28. Standing back and watching the madness at Shibuya Crossing during rush hour<\/p>\n

29. Talking to a local over some tea to learn more about them, their life and their city<\/p>\n

30. Going on a hike outside of town for some fresh air in pristine national parks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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31. Getting clean at a traditional onsen<\/em> bath. No modesty allowed.<\/p>\n

32. Trying not to stare as geishas effortlessly glide by<\/p>\n

33. Going high end at one of the many world class restaurants in town<\/p>\n

34. Going low end with some truly excellent street food, as long as you can identify it.<\/p>\n

35. Visiting a fish market, namely Tsukiji Fish Market to see the Japanese obsession with seafood in full force.<\/p>\n

36. Walking through a mall, it\u2019s truly a cultural experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Shinkansen\"<\/a><\/p>\n

37. NOT taking a cab, they\u2019re expensive, slow and communicating can be an issue<\/p>\n

38. Learning enough Japanese phrases to so you don\u2019t expect everyone to understand you<\/p>\n

39. Random acts of kindness, like the young lady who helped me find my way on the subway<\/p>\n

40. Riding the Shinkansen bullet train<\/p>\n

41. Understand that while Tokyo is impossibly large and modern, much of its attitude is rooted in a more rural, pastoral way of life<\/p>\n

42. Saying so long, but not goodbye because it would take a lifetime to properly explore this amazing city.<\/p>\n

What are some of your favorite things about Tokyo?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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