Today I'm in Tokyo. I'm just outside of Asakusa Station.

And I'm here with Kim Dao.

- Hi.

- [Micaela] Hi, Kim. Welcome back to Japan.

- Thank you.

- So good to have you back.

- I'm back.

- Yeah. - I'm back.

- She's back. - I'm back.

- She's a little sleepy.

- I'm very sleepy.

- Today we are going to try on kimonos.

Somewhere around here.

And you've been here before, right?

- Yeah. I've been here before.

It's my second time to go to this kimono place.

- Aww, it's so nice. I'm excited.

- Yeah.

- We're gonna dress up and we're gonna walk around Asakusa.

And see what it's like to.

You know, be tourists in Tokyo for a day.

This is actually really fun.

And I do feel like a tourist every time I come to Tokyo.

Because I never spend a lot of time here.

And when I do, I'm usually just going

from like point A to point B.

Or like meeting people that I'm supposed to meet.

And I don't really get to explore or hang out.

So it's really exciting that, like,

we get to tourist spots like this today.

- Okay, this is the Senso-ji.

- [Micaela] Senso-ji?

- Well, this is like the start of it, isn't it?

The temple is actually down there.

- [Micaela] Oh, cool.

- You actually walk, like, another 5 minutes.

- [Micaela] Ah.

- Temple's down there.

(bright shamisen music)

It's interesting because the temple itself

looks very Japanese, but if you look at all the tourists

around, like everyone's speaking different languages.

Everybody's from all over the world.

And it actually feels very international.

Very global.

It doesn't feel that much like Japan.

To me, here. To be honest.

(bright cheerful music)

I don't know if you know this, but next year

is actually Year of the Dog.

Japan's signature dog,

is a Shiba.

Well, a Shiba, Akai,

an Akita Ken.

The Japanese breed, which looks like this, which,

also, incidentally looks like the dog that I have at home.

So, I feel like this year we're going to be buying

a lot of Year of the Dog memorial ornaments.

To put in our house.

'Cuz they all look like Kit.

Is what I'm trying to say.

You know?

You know?

- I know.

- Kim's like, yes. Yes, I know.

Are you cold? What'd you get?

Oh.

- It's so warm.

I just got some coffee.

- Pro tip, if you're ever cold.

- It's so warm.

- These make excellent hand warmers.

- Yeah. It's only 100 yen.

- And it's only 100 yen.

- A dollar.

- And you can drink it, if you want.

- Yep.

Yeah, I will drink it later.

- Yeah.

- I'm just going to hold it first.

- You're so cute.

So we're turning onto a street called Orange Street.

Which is very orange, and I'm not sure why.

(bright music)

Oh, this is the place, right?

- Yeah, it's the place.

- YAE. - YAE.

Oh that was really easy to find.

Oh, hi, nice to meet you.

Hi, I'm Micaela.

- I'm Mei.

- [Micaela] Sorry, my hands are very cold.

- You're cold. - Yeah.

Oh, wow.

I haven't been in a place like this in such a long time.

And you can see they have so many different

types of fabric and patterns.

And I can't wait to pick one out to wear.

I really like bolder colors and bolder patterns.

Like, as opposed to, like pastels.

I think pastels are super pretty though,

if they look good on you.

I just don't feel like they look good on me.

This is cute though.

(in foreign language)

It's cute, but it's a little like summery.

This is cute, this kind of like a warm purple.

So my hair is really, really flat today.

And then, because it's cold, like,

it was super static-y and gross when I walked in.

But, thankfully, here they do hair.

They do all the like up-dos and stuff for you.

So, I kind of walked in here feeling frumpy and weird.

But I think once I get my kimono on,

and I get my hair fixed up, it's going to look really nice.

You've got these tabi socks on and then leg warmers.

Because it's winter and it would be

pretty cold without them.

Inside my clothes we have tons of towels.

And like, padding, extra padding to, like,

fill out the parts of my body that

are not straight, if that makes any sense.

(soothing electronic music)

Alright, guys, now it's time to choose the obi.

Which is the big fabric that will go around the waist.

And usually this is an impact piece.

Like, we want it to look bright and bold.

And have a big impact on the final look.

I think I'm very partial to this gold.

Maybe.

(in foreign language)

So I've been speaking Japanese mostly,

but actually, the two ladies helping me

with my kimono today have been studying in Canada.

So I think they can speak English pretty well.

How was Canada?

- Yeah, I like, I love it.

- You love it?

- Yeah.

- I like the summer. It's really good.

- [Micaela] Yeah?

- It's really comfortable.

- [Micaela] Yeah, it's not to hot, right?

- Yeah.

- [Micaela] Yeah, anything else?

(laughs)

- Chicken wings.

(laughs)

- The chicken wings in Canada are great.

- Tim Hortons.

- Tim Horton. Tim Horton.

- Yeah, we love Tim Hortons.

- The donuts are good too.

(laughs)

Very, very sweet though, right?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- Wow, yeah, Tim Hortons.

Tim Hortons and chicken.

- Yeah.

- That's hilarious.

The bow is so cute at the back.

- Yeah, it's so pretty.

- [Micaela] You look like, like royalty.

(bright music)

This one please.

- [Woman] Okay, sure. Thank you.

- I think it's good, if someone else is doing my hair,

then it's good to have them do something

that I could never do myself.

So we are all dressed up and ready to go.

I'm feeling so fancy right now.

So normally once you're dressed up

you can go walk around Asakusa.

You can go check out the shrine.

The one that we just passed.

I was just talking to Kim and she said

she's never been on a rickshaw.