{"id":669,"date":"2025-05-30T10:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=669"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:30:20","slug":"is-this-hello-kitty-hotel-room-in-tokyo-good-enough-to-impress-an-8-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=669","title":{"rendered":"Is this Hello Kitty hotel room in Tokyo good enough to impress an 8-year-old girl?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703085\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Find out what happens when a father books a night here to impress his daughter.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our reporter P.K. Sanjun loves his daughter <strong>Rei<\/strong>, encouraging all her interests which, over her eight years, have ranged from <strong>Anpanman<\/strong> to <strong>Precure<\/strong>, <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong>, <strong>Conan<\/strong>, <strong>Doraemon<\/strong>, and <strong>Crayon Shin-chan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In between, Rei has had a soft spot for Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, so P.K. has travelled to Sanrio Puroland with her, and even bought up stacks of Happy Meals when they came with <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2023\/12\/18\/we-get-our-paws-on-all-50-hello-kitty-happy-meal-toys-at-mcdonalds-japan\/\">little Hello Kitty plushies<\/a>, all to put a smile on her face.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703088\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-4.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703086\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-2.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So when he heard about a new Hello Kitty-themed room at Asakusa\u2019s Tobu Hotel in Tokyo, his daughter immediately sprang to mind. However, he hadn\u2019t heard her mention Hello Kitty in a while so he wasn\u2019t sure if that was a phase that had passed, but when he asked her if she wanted to stay there, her eyes widened as she told him, \u201cI want to go! I definitely want to go! I absolutely want to stay there!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc So off they went.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703087\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-3.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though there are a few hotels around Japan with <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2022\/02\/15\/resi-stay-the-hotel-kyoto-adds-a-new-hello-kitty-themed-room-with-freebies\/\">Hello Kitty-themed hotel rooms<\/a>, this is<strong> the only one in Tokyo\u2019s 23 wards,<\/strong> and there are actually two rooms to choose from: the \u201c<strong>Sakura Celestial Maiden Room<\/strong>\u201d and the \u201c<strong>Wa-Modern Room<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc At his daughter\u2019s request, they stayed in the <strong>Sakura Celestial Maiden Room<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703089\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-5.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just as the name suggests, Hello Kitty, or \u201cKitty-chan\u201d as she\u2019s known in Japanese, was dressed as a celestial maiden, welcoming P.K. and Rei to their night\u2019s stay with an array of traditional motifs, and swirls of cherry blossoms in full bloom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703094\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-10.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were two large murals of Kitty-chan on the walls, and although the sweet cat was in costume for this event, Kitty-chan\u2019s signature bow was still evident, appearing on the beds, in the form of pillows\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703091\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-7.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703090\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-6.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc\u2026and as handles on the bedside drawers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703092\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-8.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With four beds inside, there wasn\u2019t a lot of room to move around, but there was a beautiful Japanese-style space in the corner, with a low table and chairs, pink tatami mats with Hello Kitty bows on the edges, and a large plushie of Kitty-chan, as celestial maiden, sitting on the floor like a hostess at a traditional Japanese inn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703093\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-9.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rei-chan squealed in delight upon seeing Kitty-chan, giving her a huge hug that showed P.K. just how strong the Sanrio bonds still were in his daughter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703095\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-11.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hello Kitty was like a magnet for Rei, giving her a burst of excited energy that saw her jumping around the room. P.K. was so delighted to see her so hyped that he let her run wild for a little while, figuring she would eventually wear herself out from all the excitement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703096\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-12.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, P.K. didn\u2019t quite realise the extent of his daughter\u2019s love for the cat, and the themed room, because at 10 p.m., after they\u2019d had dinner and their nightly baths, Rei, who would normally be dozing off at this time, was as excited as ever.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703097\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-13.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u25bc In fact, her voltage just kept rising.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703098\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-14.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0\">With her eyes wide open, Rei didn\u2019t look sleepy at all, and although P.K. couldn\u2019t match her excitement at being inside a pink Hello Kitty-themed room, he was happy to indulge her, allowing her to leap and squeal until she eventually wore herself out, by which time it was past 11:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u25bc Rei fell fast asleep as if her battery had run out, hugging Kitty-chan instead of her dad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703099\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-16.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0\">They both slept like logs in Hello Kitty\u2019s celestial paradise, and the next day, before checking out, Rei gave Kitty-chan one last hug while whispering, \u201cI\u2019ll definitely come and stay again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703100\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Hello-Kitty-themed-hotel-Japan-Sanrio-Puroland-Asakusa-Tokyo-Tobu-kawaii-travel-news-17.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although P.K. couldn\u2019t see Kitty-chan respond to Rei\u2019s whispers, he had a feeling his daughter and Hello Kitty were on a different wavelength to him, communicating in secret ways he wasn\u2019t able to understand.<\/p>\n<p>After their night in the themed room, P.K. learned that a girl\u2019s love for Hello Kitty has the power to outlast all other character obsessions, and he also learned that if you stay in this room with a Kitty-obsessed child you may not get a lot of sleep, but you will get a ton of brownie points as a parent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hotel information<br \/>\n<\/strong>Asakusa Tobu Hotel \/\u6d45\u8349\u6771\u6b66\u30db\u30c6\u30eb<br \/>\nAddress: Tokyo-to, Taito-ku, Asakusa 1-1-15<br \/>\n\u6771\u4eac\u90fd\u53f0\u6771\u533a\u6d45\u83491-1-15<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobuhotel.co.jp\/asakusa\/stay\/hellokittyroom.html\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos\u00a9SoraNews24<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u25cf Want to hear about SoraNews24\u2019s latest articles as soon as they\u2019re published? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RocketNews24En\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketNews24En\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what happens when a father books a night here to impress his daughter. 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