Hey you guys it's Phoebe here from Little Grey Box with Matt behind the camera
and on this channel we share with you all our experiences and tips to help you
travel well and in today's episode we are gonna be sharing some of our
all-time favorite things to see do and eat in Tokyo Japan and as you can tell I
am so happy to be filming this one because Japan is one of my all-time
favorite destinations now if you don't already be sure to subscribe right now
so you never miss an episode let's dive right in
Of all the things I have ever done in Tokyo, Robot Restaurant is by far one of
my favorites and an absolute must do if you love weird fun things that just make
no sense now tickets are a little bit pricey you
guys it is around 7,000 yen per person to go but it's really worth it because
it's something you just won't get to do anywhere else
If you love ramen
you should definitely visit Afuri Ramen my favorite place to grab ramen in Tokyo
Now we visited the Harajuku location that is also one in Shibuya and
Ebisu too but you guys what's great about this place is in addition to the
traditional pork ramen and I believe there is a chicken option too
you will find a seasonal vegan option so if you don't eat meat or you don't take
pork this is the option for you and I can confirm it is absolutely delicious
seriously Matt and I ate every last bite
Riding bicycles around Tokyo is a really
fun and unique way to see the city now Matt and I hired bicycles from a place
called Taito-Ku for around 300 yen per person for the day which was really
cheap compared to other things that we saw it was a little bit hard to find but
we did share how to do that in our Tokyo vlog episode so that will be linked
below so you can have a visual of exactly where it's located
You cannot go to Tokyo
without doing karaoke now wait wait wait wait wait I know I know
karaoke is the worst, the idea of getting up in front of
a roomful of strangers it terrifies me too but karaoke-o in Tok... karaoke-o in Tokyo?
it's totally different you don't have to get up on a stage full of people you
have your own private booth with a door so it's just the two of you or your
group in there and Matt and I love it you kind of have a big sing-along you're
dancing you're singing your favourite songs Matt sometimes rips his shirt
off from waves it above his head, it is just an absolute riot and I will warn
you it can get a little bit dangerous because they have free flow drink
packages where they just keep bringing up the drinks and you keep drinking and
singing and dancing and it is so much fun
If you do one thing in Tokyo make it karaoke-o!
Now you've heard sushi train this one is different instead of
everybody sitting around a train you all sit in rows where you face a kind of
three level high conveyer belt and you order your sushi on a touch screen like
an iPad and it comes out to you like a little bullet on this train and it stops
right in front of you and you take yours off and then you munch now I will say
this Matt and I don't go to you Uobei for the quality of the sushi obviously
you're gonna get much better quality kind of stuff at those Tsukiji fish
market kind of areas and those Michelin star restaurants that Tokyo is famous for
we go here because it is perfect after a few beers it is cheap it is fun and it
is a uniquely Tokyo thing to do
Located in Shibuya the beautiful Meiji
Shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shogun now this place
is ethereal and the walk into the temple is just stunning even with all the other
tourists it's still worth going it's like a tranquil oasis in the heart of
Tokyo now what's great about it is you can wander around and you can just kind
of soak in the peace and tranquility here all you can join in with what some
of the locals are doing which is writing your hopes your dreams your thanks on a
piece of wood and adding it to the beautiful tree in the middle and if
you're lucky you might just get to see a Japanese wedding
If you're the kind of traveller that loves to immerse yourself in local life
like Matt and I do you have to go to you Yoyogi Park on a Sunday now this place
comes alive, but only on Sundays... you will see locals in little groups of friends
and family or kind of separated off into interests and they will be there just
rocking what it is that interests them some people will be in cosplay people
will be dressed up as greases dancing some will be practising their k-pop moves
or doing some cat walk people will be blowing bubbles singing songs dancing
together and best of all you guys there are so many cute dogs so if you love
that kind of thing and you want a dose of local culture I highly recommend Yoyogi Park on a Sunday
On our first visit to Tokyo Matt and I
visited the Tsukiji fish market but between our first and second visits
things changed a little they moved location and it wasn't quite as easily
accessible to tourists it was a little harder to figure out so we decided that
we were going to join a guided tour of the Tsukiji and Toyoso fish markets
with Ninja Food Tours and it was a great decision
Our guide was so good he took us to all the spots that we really wanted to see
and probably wouldn't have been able to find otherwise but more importantly he
took us to the very best food spots so we were able to try the very best
sashimi some great wasabi there was egg rolls there was some mochi and some
really fresh delicious fruit as well if you want to do a tour I highly
recommend going with them we had a great experience and like I said we saw and
experienced more than we would have on our own
On our first visit to Tokyo
Matt and I really wanted to visit Golden Gai but by ourselves we felt a little bit
intimidated if that makes sense so on our second trip we decided to join a
guided bar crawl tour with the guys at MagicalTrip which I'll have linked below
for you and it was a great decision our tour guide took us to a
whole bunch of other bars beforehand so we were nice and loose and we got to try
a few other drinks like whiskey highballs and Saki at some of the best spots in
town by the time the tour ended we have become really good friends without our
tour mates and we all decided to head out to Golden Gai together and it was just
one of the best nights of my life you guys I highly recommend doing a bar crawl
like that especially if you're just travelling as one or two people
One of the things that kind of surprised me about Tokyo was how many great
bakeries there are I mean you expect it in a place like Paris, but Tokyo I didn't
see it coming and let me tell you it was quite the delicious discovery
Now Matt and I got into a great routine of visiting a local bakery every day
picking up some fresh pastries and coffee for breakfast and then heading
somewhere beautiful like a nearby park just to sit and soak it all in
take some time to really be present and really enjoy Tokyo. Now two of our
favourite spots to visit for some baked goodies are Dominique Saibron and Boul'ange
but there are loads of others to choose from too so don't be afraid to duck in and give one a go
Have you ever thought about visiting Tokyo? Or is Japan on your travel wish list?
If you visited before and you have some great recommendations
please let me know in the comments below and I would also love to know which of
those activities and food experiences you would and wouldn't try now if you
are thinking of visiting Japan we have loads of free travel guides for you on
the website and here on YouTube too so we will definitely link our full Japan
series to give you a little bit of travel information and inspiration
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