koko
The Gyaru/Gyaruo
ギャル / ギャル男 (gyaru, gyaruo), Japan's expressive youth fashion subculture.
NOMIKAI family飲み会Wants the popular café, shopping, photos, nightlife and whatever everyone is talking about right now.
Expressive, trend-aware and wants the trip to feel exciting. You like Tokyo trending: whatever everyone's talking about this week, wherever in the city it is.
Your four letters
SpontaneousPlanning
Likes flexibility, improvisation and changing plans.
The other side is P, Planned.
RoamRange
Happy travelling across the city or beyond for something worthwhile.
The other side is N, Near.
Tokyo, for a CSBR
Where to stay
Shibuya. Centre of the universe, and you know it.
Shibuya and Harajuku
109, Takeshita Street, Cat Street. The source of whatever's next.
Shin-Okubo
Tokyo's Koreatown: street food, cosmetics and lines for whatever's viral.
Yokohama or Tokyo Disney
A big, bright day out that fills the camera roll.
What to skip
The quiet garden. It's pretty. You're bored.
Your people, and your problem
NOMIKAI飲み会
“The people and energy are half the experience.”
A nomikai is the after-work drinking party where the real conversation happens. Nomikai travelers want the Tokyo everyone talks about, and they want it with people. No spreadsheet required: the plan is whoever's around and wherever's good.
How to travel: Stay somewhere central and well connected, keep the evenings open, and let the famous neighbourhoods do the work. Your trip is measured in stories, not stops.
Not sure this is you?
Two minutes, no wrong answers. Koko works out your four letters and picks places in Tokyo to match.
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