Like pretty much all the other mammals cohabiting planet Earth, the cheapo is hardwired at an animal level to find a mate and get jiggy. In this article, we hope to assist fellow cheapos living in or visiting Tokyo with some tips and pointers for economically achieving success in this arena. With a population of 38 million people, from a purely statistical point of view, the metropolitan area of Tokyo is perhaps the best location in the world for finding a mate.
Never in the history of humankind has there been such an abundance and density of humans living among one another. While Tokyo is vast and densely populated, the central areas provide the most opportunity and likelihood for meeting future loved ones. And for some more specific niches: Akihabara is the spiritual home of male geeks. A true cheapo, however, knows far more cost-effective ways of finding a potential mate.
Perhaps the best opportunities come in the form of traditional festivals or matsuri , of which there are an abundance in Tokyo, especially in the summer also the season of fireworks. Festival merriment sometimes also alcohol serves as a reliable ice breaker.
Check out our events pages , or better yet sign up for our cheapo weekend newsletter and get the hottest Tokyo event listings delivered to your inbox each week. On weekends during hanami season, Yoyogi Park is a veritable zoo resembling some sort of deranged music festival in which all the performers, bands, organizers and security failed to turn up.
But most parks and locations of sakura cherry blossom trees are usually teeming with celebrating crowds and festivity. Perhaps the most on-topic festival is the Kanamara Matsuri βa celebration of fertility that features a giant pink iron phallus.
