The thing about Tokyo is, although it is full of fun and great places to visit, has loads of cute and delicious cafes, and so much to see.
But the streets just aren’t built for the ridiculously hot summers.
The severe lack of roofs, trees and just places to avoid direct sunlight is just…deadly!
Things are quite close together so you should be able to walk around the cities of Tokyo and visit cafe to cafe, but these days, even a 5-minute walk in the sun can make you sweat like you ran a whole marathon.
Stores have even started setting up water servers outside, like not even inside the shop but at the storefronts, for people to get access to water due to the rising cases of heatstroke.
Also, there aren’t a lot of trees that provide shade and some cooling either!
Yesterday I met up with a friend who I met in Singapore, and we were talking about how summers in Japan feel more unbearable than in Singapore when summers are around the same temperature of 30 plus degrees Celcius.
I guess it’s to do with how they build the city?
In my opinion, Singapore is built in mind that 24 hours, 365 days are humid and hot days.
There are a lot of trees, shade, and roofs on the streets so you can walk around the city and enjoy the shopping district without melting into a blob.
… Sadly Singapore doesn’t have many places to visit though. :/
Highly recommend walking around with a UV umbrella.
