Tokyo makes a bold first impression. It's the frenetic, neon-clad megalopolis with a cacophonous street scene and station staff paid to stuff commuters into trains. It's a city of sensory overload in which trends appear and disappear faster than anyone can track. But it's also a remarkably harmonious and safe destination where everything runs on time. Tokyo is a great gourmet destination and has plenty to offer fans of design, anime, technology or art. In other words, it's one of the new must-see cities of the world.
Picture postcard gardens on the edge of Ginza
Few places capture the duality of Japan's identity better than the Hama-Rikyu Detached Garden....
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Dedicated to Emperor Meiji
Opened in 1920, the shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji – whose reign (1868-1912) coincided with Japan's modernization – and his consort, Empress Shoken....
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A world-class art museum in the sky
Why aren't all art museums like this?...
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Explore Tokyo's past and learn how it became a modern metropolis
For a building devoted to the capital's rich history, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is housed in an outlandishly modern building....
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The city best funded private gallery
With money from Odakyu Railways, NTT and other giant corporations, Opera City is one of the city's largest and best-funded private contemporary art spaces....
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A place to find rare and not so rare novelty
Nanzuka Underground presents new generation art with a hip, urban edge....
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Tokyo's legendary market for all things fishy
Tsukiji fish market is one of Tokyo's must-see attractions....
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Everything any bathroom could want
It may be a dubious honour, but Japan leads the world in toilet technology....
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Fun in hot water
This hot-spring theme park does a pretty good job of recreating an Edo-period bathhouse, with numerous bathing areas, indoor and out, plus hot-sand baths and saunas....
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Where Mickey and pals meet Cirque du Soleil
You probably already know if you'll enjoy a trip to Tokyo Disney Resort, but there's more than just a mouse to entertain you in here....
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