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Tokyo - Tokyo, Japan's capital for the last 150 years is a
thrilling, dynamic urban experience. Levelled by an earthquake in
1923, very few historical buildings remain. Instead the city is a
shrine to development and Japan's drive for economic prosperity.
The geographical centre of the city is the Imperial Palace, a green
oasis of tranquility around which modernity reigns. The financial
districts of Hibiya, Marunouchi and Otemachi lie around Tokyo
Station to the east and south of the palace, while out to the west
are the vibrant neon-lit play areas of Roppongi, Omotesando and
Shibuya. Further out to the north-east is an older area with narrow
streets, the National Sumo Stadium and the impressive Asakusa Kannon
Shrine.
The Tokyo of your imagination, where steel and concrete skyscrapers
tower above frenetic streets lined with small food vendors and
over-shadowed alleys lit with flickering neon exists in Shinjuku,
the new heart of the city. Japanese inspired industrial chic films
like Bladerunner and the cyberpunk novels of William Gibson long ago
cashed in on the capital's unique blend of modernity and antiquity.
But in truth it's rather less punky and rather more clean and
sparkingly new than these popular images make out. Dingily lit ramen
bars might be all right for the movies, but for the traveller a
wealth of international class restaurants, department stores and
entertainment shouldn't be overlooked.
The most striking thing you'll find in the city is the truly
breathtaking innovative architecture found throughout. Head for
Odaiba Island for the most quirky examples such as the Tokyo Big
Sight's inverted pyramids or the concrete ocean liner that houses
the maritime museum. And make sure you experience the Tokyo subway -
the busiest urban mass transit network in the world, but don't go at
rush hour.
Whatever you choose to see and do in Tokyo, and wherever you hail
from, one thing that is guaranteed is that you'll never have been
anywhere quite like it before. Come for the shopping and leave with
a priceless unique dose of culture and innovation in one of the
world's greatest cities.
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