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#CatTravels: It rains in Tokyo

By Catherine Toth Fox • April 22, 2012 • #CatTravels

Two full days in Kyoto wasn’t enough time to explore what the city has to offer.

But I had more sights to see, places to visit and food to eat — and that meant heading to Tokyo for three nights.

On the agenda: touring Tsukiji Fish Market, walking around Akihabara, eating at a specialty unagi shop, and eating whatever I wanted in the food courts at the upscale department stores in Ginza.

The rain wasn’t going to stop me — though, I’ll admit, I wasn’t looking forward to schlepping my luggage in a downpour.

Turns out, it really wasn’t that bad. And for the first time, I might actually be full.

Here’s what my first night in Tokyo looked like:

Goodbye, Kyoto

Goodbye, Kyoto
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On my last day in Kyoto, I decided to wander the streets alone. There are all these side alleys I was eager to explore. Little shops, dark bars, quaint cafes, even dog salons — all hidden from the heavy traffic on the main avenues.

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10 Comments

  • Reply M April 22, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Tokyo is crowded everyday of the week. Keep the pixs coming!

  • Reply David Jackson April 22, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Hope you are headed to the Imperial Palace, lots of great walk in places to eat near there. Also, you must go to the Roppongi Hills. Love that area. It is alive with wild creatures resembling humans.

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 28, 2012 at 2:53 am

      Did the Imperial Palace 11 years ago. Met the princess and everything. Oh, yeah, that’s how I roll.

  • Reply M April 22, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    When in Tokyo, I use the Yamaote train line to get around. It runs in a large loop and takes about an hour to go completely around. You can go clock wise or counter clock wise. It goes to Ebisu, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Ueno, Akihabara, Shimbashi, Shinagawa, Yoyogi and Tokyo.

  • Reply M April 23, 2012 at 7:35 am

    The 5 times I been to Tokyo, it never rained once. If you like to see lots of Sakura blossoms, if it’s still in bloom, go to Ueno Park, walking distance from the Ueno station. The whole park has Sakura trees. Very popular park for the locals to see sakura.

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 28, 2012 at 2:52 am

      I can’t believe it rained every day BUT once here!

  • Reply matt April 23, 2012 at 11:27 am

    cool hotel location. I may have to look into staying there next time.

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 28, 2012 at 2:52 am

      It was super convenient. And everything was new. Plus, one of the guys who is traveling with us inspected the building and said we’d be safe if there was an earthquake. Good to know!

  • Reply KAN April 25, 2012 at 10:36 am

    I can’t make out the first character on the hamburger bun, but I think the rest of it reads “____cha Dainaa (Diner)”

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 28, 2012 at 2:44 am

      Whoo! Thanks! That’s pretty damn good!

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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