koko
Will happily travel 50 minutes because one obscure shop has exactly what they're looking for.
Goes extremely deep when something interests them. You like Tokyo as the world capital of your specific thing, and no shop is too far if it has the one you need.
Your four letters
OffbeatDiscovery
Prefers local, niche, unexpected or lesser-known experiences.
The other side is C, Classic.
PlannedPlanning
Likes structure, research, reservations and knowing what comes next.
The other side is S, Spontaneous.
RoamRange
Happy travelling across the city or beyond for something worthwhile.
The other side is N, Near.
Tokyo, for an OPBR
Where to stay
Akihabara or Ikebukuro. Home turf, with fast lines out to everywhere else.
Nakano Broadway
Four floors of shops that each do exactly one thing. Give it the whole afternoon.
Akihabara, above the ground floor
The good stuff is on the fifth floor of a building with no sign.
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Tickets sell out weeks ahead. You had yours before you booked the flight.
What to skip
Generic sightseeing. You can see a tower anywhere.
Your people, and your problem
OTAKUオタク
“When you're into something, you go deep.”
Otaku just means someone who goes all the way in on the thing they love, whether that's anime, coffee, vinyl, denim or one specific izakaya. Otaku travelers research like planners, but what they're researching is a rabbit hole, not a top ten.
How to travel: Pick your obsession and let it draw the map. Tokyo has a whole building, street or neighbourhood for nearly any interest, and it rewards people who show up knowing what they're looking for.
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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