The Park Hotel Toyko has artist themed rooms, closely linked to Japanese culture. 34 artists were chosen to paint murals in 34 rooms. The rooms immortalize Japan’s beautiful natural scenery, the legends, the myths, the “wa” that make Japan so captivating.

The Ajishima line runs to Ajishima (unsurprisingly), but its most popular stop off is Tashirojima, aka cat island - https://japancheapo.com/place/ajishima-line-chuou-port/

The JAPAN RAIL PASS is a special fare ticket that is available to travelers visiting Japan from foreign countries for sightseeing. The high speed trains make it easy to explore different areas of Japan.

Japan has great food and street markets! We are looking forward to visiting a few of them to taste the different foods. This market is Ameya Yokocho, a very popular shopping street which stretches for 600 meters between JR Ueno station and Okachimachi station and consists of 400 stores.

We would love to stay in the Pokemon themed hotel room for a couple of nights (includes the giant stuffed Pokemon).

Tashirojima: Cat Island - a small island inhabited by over 150 outdoor cats, and Manga campground with cat shaped cabins - https://www.kanpai-japan.com/sanriku-kaigan-coast/tashirojima-cat-island

3.3km from The Anime Neighborhood - There are many other attractions in Inokashira Park: - A lovely little temple dedicated to Benzaiten, the goddess of love (among other things); - A (small) zoo, not unforgettable, but with monkeys, squirrels and tropical birds, as well as the first elephant imported in Japan after WWII; - The museum dedicated to Japanese sculptor Seibo Kitamura (1884-1987) and a monument to poet Ujo Noguchi’s (1882-1945); - And an aquarium, a botanical garden as well as a children’s playground

Island populated by foxes, near cat and rabbit islands - a fox sanctuary and shrine, high up in the mountains of Miyagi

A Ninja Experience Cafe that offers a ninja training experience wearing ninja clothes, and has specialty ninja rice and desserts using ninjutsu. You can join in, or enjoy the entertainment while eating and drinking in the restaurant - https://ninja-cafe.com/

Ghibli Museum is dedicated to the Japanese animation studio of the same name, and located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, in Tokyo’s western suburbs. The Museum opened in 2001 to offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse on the studio’s famous works such as Spirited Away or My Neighbor Totoro.

A new park based on Studio Ghibli - Phase 1 opened in November 2022