If Japan isn’t already on your bucket list, perhaps these Tokyo quotes will entice you to visit!

And pst! If you’ve just returned home from your trip, but aren’t sure what to caption your next latergram or throwback post, these quotes about Tokyo will definitely come in handy.

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Tokyo Quotes for Instagram

It took me about three or four visits to Japan to finally check out Tokyo and it was well worth the wait. In fact, it was everything I imagined it to be, if not more.

This vibrant region has all the charms of a big, bustling city like New York, Shanghai, or London. Yet at the same time, it offers once in a lifetime experiences that are so unique and entrancing, you simply cannot find them elsewhere in the world.

While there are plenty of other fantastic destinations worth stopping by in Japan, do not to miss its capital!

Best Tokyo Quotes

1. I can’t seem to get the beauty of Tokyo off my mind.
2. Keep calm and love Tokyo.
3. Doing this sweet thing called exploring Japan.
4. Money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy a ticket to Japan.
5. Happiness is holding a ticket that says Tokyo.

6. We came. We saw. We loved Tokyo.
7. Follow your heart, even if it takes you all the way to Tokyo.
8. A bad day in Tokyo is still better than a good day anywhere else.
9. Every corner of Tokyo whispers something new.
10. Today’s good mood is sponsored by Tokyo.

11. Somewhere between living and dreaming, there’s Tokyo.
12. I think I was made to live in Tokyo.
13. Life is better in Tokyo.
14. Tokyo, you have my heart.
15. Tokyo is calling and I must go.
16. Be the girl who decided to go to Japan and check something off her bucket list.
17. Dear Tokyo, I’ll never get over you.

Short Tokyo Quotes

18. Lost in Tokyo.
19. Meet me in Tokyo.
20. Konnichiwa from Tokyo!

21. Good morning Tokyo.
22. Once upon a time in Tokyo…
23. Tokyo is always a good idea.
24. Tokyo is always on my mind.
25. You had me at Tokyo.
26. Let’s go to Tokyo.
27. But first, let’s go to Tokyo.
28. Greetings from Tokyo.
29. Greetings from Japan.
30. Oh, Tokyo.

31. Tokyo, here we come!
32. Tokyo’s beauty lies in its chaos.
33. Neon lights & sushi nights ✨🍣
34. City lights, endless nights.
35. Tokyo never sleeps, always dreams.
36. Let’s get weird in Tokyo.
37. Sleepless nights and city lights.
38. Late nights, bright lights.
39. Wanderlust and city dust.
40. Tokyo state of mind.
41. Shinjuku state of mind.
42. There’s no place like Tokyo.
43. Tokyo, I’m yours!

Cute Tokyo Captions for Instagram

44. Making memories in the land of the rising sun.
45. Living my best life in Tokyo.
46. Under the Tokyo Tower gaze.
47. Floating through a Tokyo dream.
48. Rolling with the Harajuku vibes.
49. Twinkling Tokyo tales under a canopy of stars.
50. Kawaii!!~
51. This place is so kawaii.
52. Catwalks and Tokyo talks.
53. Tokyo is not a place, it’s a feeling.
54. Ramen hair, don’t care.
55. Powered by matcha and mochi.

56. Tokyo is like a giant, sparkling hug.
57. My wardrobe’s in a relationship with Tokyo’s streetwear.
58. From Paris to Tokyo, show me a tower and I’ll show you my happy face!
59. Meanwhile, in magical Tokyo…
60. What happens in Tokyo stays in Tokyo… Except this pic.
61. Turning my Tokyo trip into a Studio Ghibli movie.
62. From Tokyo with love… And yakitori.
63. In Tokyo, every sunset feels like a warm cup of tea.

Cherry Blossom Japanese Quotes

64. Cherry blossom dreamin’.
65. It’s cherry blossom season!
66. Chasing cherry blossoms. Brb!
67. Sakura skies and the best of vibes.
68. Dancing under a canopy of cherry blossoms.
69. Springtime in Tokyo feels like a dream you never want to wake up from.
70. Floating through a floral fantasy in Tokyo.
71. Sakura is calling my name!
72. Spring fever.
73. Catching feelings and cherry blossoms.
74. These Tokyo blossoms have stolen my heart… And my feed!
75. When in Tokyo… petal push it to the limit.

Rent a boat in Tokyo.

76. Pinking of you among the sakura.
77. Tickled pink by Tokyo’s finest.
78. In the shadows of cherry blossoms, Tokyo whispers serenity.
79. Cherry blossom dreams and Tokyo themes.
80. Tokyo is a love letter written in neon and sakura petals.
81. My Instagram’s in full bloom thanks to Tokyo.
82. “What a strange thing! To be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” –  Kobayashi Issa.
83. Blooms over glooms in Tokyo!
84. Cherry blossoms are finally here… you Tokyo time.
85. Just a girl under a cherry blossom tree, wishing its petals would never fall.
86. A moment in bloom, a memory forever.

Tokyo Quotes About Japanese Food

87. Unlocking the flavor of Japan, one bite at a time.
88. Happiness is going on a sushi date in Japan.
89. Sushi and sight-seeing, please!
90. Tokyo Tower or my sushi tower? Both have sky-high expectations.
91. Got my sushi fix and then some.
92. Sushi is calling and I must go.
93. I came, I saw, I ate all the sushi.
94. Fast-paced life, slow-brewed tea.
95. I wish you could taste this picture from Japan.
96. Lost in translation, but I found myself… in a Tokyo snack aisle.
97. Exploring Tokyo, one ramen bowl at a time.
98. On the hunt for the best ramen, wish me luck.
99. Sipping matcha and wandering Tokyo’s streets.
100. Sipping my way through Tokyo, one vending machine at a time.

101. Sipping my way through Tokyo, one vending machine at a time.
102. Sipping my way through Shibuya, one vending machine coffee at a time.
103. Sorry for what I said when I wasn’t eating sushi in Tokyo.
104. Savoring the symphony of sushi flavors.
105. A symphony of lights and nightly delights.
106. Gyozas are little pockets of happiness.
107. Found love at a vending machine.
108. Teriyaki tales and Tokyo trails.
109. Sushi and skyscrapers – my kind of combo.

Tokyo Puns & Japanese Food Puns

110. The more matcha, the merrier.
111. Dipping into the Tokyo food scene.
112. Rice to meet you, Tokyo treats.
113. I had a rice day exploring the city.
114. I love you so matcha, Tokyo.
115. Once udon a time in Tokyo.
116. Udon know how good this is!
117. Tokyo is soy awesome!
118. Edamame and chill.
119. Japan, I’m soy into you.
120. Toky-OMG!

121. This bento box = happiness squared.
122. Miso hungry. Miso happy.
123. I love you roe much.
124. Ramen-iscing about Tokyo streets.
125. Ramen-tic dinner for one, please.
126. Sushi roll out of bed for this view.
127. Just a tempura-ry visit, but I loved every second!
128. Udon know how much I love Japanese food.
129. She believe she could, sushi did.
130. I love Japan very mochi.
131. Konnichi-wait, why does my map have more folds than origami?
132. I’ll never let you gyoza.
133. Just a tower-ific day in Japan’s capital!
134. Tokyo’s culture is a tea-riffic blend of tradition and modernity.

Funny Tokyo Quotes

135. Riding the Tokyo Metro like a pro, even if I mistakenly end up 20 stations away from where I need to be.
136. Tried sumo wrestling. My new heavyweight is shopping bags.
137. I tried to be kawaii, but I think I’m just awkward-kun.
138. Karaoke in Tokyo, where my singing career started and ended in the same night.
139. In Tokyo, even the vending machines are cooler than me.
140. Tokyo’s vending machines, where I spend more time deciding what drink to get than planning my entire trip.
141. Tokyo: where you get more Instagram likes than sleep.
142. In Tokyo, you’ll never run out of things to do… Mostly because you’ll never figure out how to do them all!

More Tokyo Quotes for Instagram

143. Finding beauty in Tokyo’s chaos.
144. Can’t talk right now, I’m busy getting lost in Tokyo.
145. Lost in translation and found in tradition.
146. Lost in translation, found in Tokyo.
147. Tokyo’s palette: urban grey and garden green.
148. Finding my zen in Tokyo’s urban oasis.
149. City lights and memorable Tokyo nights.
150. Caught between the pages of a manga in Akihabara, where fantasy becomes reality.

151. Akihabara adventures: geek mode on.
152. Just another day in the city that never sleeps – Tokyo edition.
153. Tokyo nights: where the food is hot, the streets are bustling, and sleep is just a rumor.
154. Riding the Yamanote line like a local, with no destination other than discovery.
155. Finding zen in the heart of the city, where skyscrapers and temples coexist harmoniously.
156. This city is a mixtape of tradition and futurism.
157. Silhouettes and shadows, Tokyo at night doesn’t need filters.
158. Tokyo: Where you can replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.
159. As the sun dips below the skyline, Tokyo whispers secrets of centuries old, begging to be explored.

Famous Quotes About Tokyo

160. “Tokyo was an origami city folded over and over until something was made of virtually nothing.” – Christopher Barzak, The Love We Share Without Knowing.
161. “Living right in the heart of Tokyo itself is quite like living in the mountains – in the midst of so many people, one hardly sees anyone.” – Yuko Tsushima.
162. “Tokyo was a place you could quite happily exist alone and be self-contained. It seemed to promise that it was better to be by yourself.” –  Olivia Sudjic.
163. “I wanted to meet the people, to get involved in the city, to make Tokyo mine.” – Jacob Aue Sobol.
164. “If Japan is enigmatic, then Tokyo is the heart of that riddle. Its rhythm and essence so utterly alluring that it demands to be explored. It has a depth that keeps travelers in a constant state of rapture and delight. Whatever your vice, Tokyo has you covered.” – Michael Ryan.
165. “Tokyo is like the New York of Asia. Although the people there are all basically from Japan, they celebrate what they like about various cultures.” – Pharrell Williams.

Other Well-Known Sayings & Japanese Proverbs

166. “I love Tokyo. If I had to eat only in one city for the rest of my life, Tokyo would be it. Most chefs I know would agree with me.” – Anthony Bourdain.
167. “If it has not been invented in Japan, then it has not been invented anywhere else.” – Amelia Danver.
168. “What a strange thing! To be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” –  Kobayashi Issa.
169. “Money grows on the tree of persistence.” – Japanese proverb.
170. “I always had a sense that I would fall in love with Tokyo.” – Junot Diaz.

171. “There are so many more people in Tokyo than in New York, but it’s pristine. It’s so organized, and yet the address system is in complete chaos.” – Nick Wooster.
172. “I love Japan. I love the collision of the modern and ancient worlds coming together in that place. It’s so high-tech and cool.” – John Lasseter.
173. “I grew up in the countryside and wanted to go to Tokyo. I had Tokyo complex.” – Makoto Shinkai.
174.  “One life, one encounter.” – Japanese proverb.
175. “Shibuya is a trendy part of Tokyo where young people come to meet and have a good time.” – Rebecca MacKinnon.

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Trending Tokyo Hashtags

Now that you’ve got your captions sorted out, add a hashtag (or two) for more discoverability.

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Popular Hashtags for Japan

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