What to Do on a Rainy Day in Tokyo
Tokyo sees its fair share of rain and gloomy days. The good news is that there’s still a ton of things to do in the city when the weather turns sour. Here are a few of our favorite things to do on a rainy day in Tokyo.
Grab a coffee at Fuglen
Cafe, Cocktail Bar, Coffee Shop, Japanese
Get cozy at Fuglen. Their lightly roasted craft coffee will tempt even the most devoted tea drinkers. Fuglen started out in Oslo, Norway, but their Tokyo location, with its old-fashioned Nordic décor, fits perfectly well into the hip Tomigaya neighborhood of Shibuya. In addition to coffee, they serve light snacks such as toast and Norwegian brown cheese or baked treats that change on the daily, according to availability. Too late for coffee? Fuglen flips into a cocktail bar in the evenings.
Take in contemporary art at Mori Art Museum
Museum
Drink sake at Kurand Sake Market
Bar, Japanese
Grab your friends and head to Kurand Sake Market to discover your new favorite nihonshu, the Japanese liquor also known as sake. This neat little serve-it-yourself bar provides standing-room-only tables and over 100 types of sake for you to browse, mainly picked up through partnerships with small craft breweries throughout Japan. The entrance fee is about ¥3,240 (US$29) per head and allows you to sample as many different bottles as you want, with tasting cups provided. Note that the drinking age in Japan is 20 years old.
Relax at Times Spa Resta
Spa
Browse for books at Maruzen Marunouchi
Bookstore, Store
Discover traditional Japanese culture at Urasando Garden
Dessert Shop, Japanese, Dessert
Unleash your inner kid at Nakano Broadway
Shopping Mall, Store