The Secret Hack to Surviving Kato's Crowds

Don't go on a Saturday and Sunday, because you've got all the Japanese tourists to contend with as well. Get up really early and go in the morning between like 7am to 11am, and the crowds are much less. In summertime, it's the one part of Japan that's actually bearable and thoroughly pleasant in those hot, humid weather. Just remember, Kore shtotsu on a guy's shimasu. Not just Kore shimasu; I don't like that.