TOKYO

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Ranked top amongst the best spots to visit around the world, Tokyo is truly a colorful myriad of city lights and life, as well as one of the world’s largest business centers. The supercity is complete with numerous pop culture sites, famous shopping districts, and world renowned Michelin restaurants. But it is not just the beautiful decor and vivid rush of life that makes Tokyo the special place it is. While Tokyo has become the example of modernity itself, its rich historical past as the grand merchant city of Edo can still be seen in districts throughout the city.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
• There is a high possibility of running into famous people
• One ofthe safest cities to live in
• Very clean (the whole city and also all of Japan emphasizes recycling and properly sorting trash)

• Take a day trip to Disneyland or Disney sea at any time
• Visit the Tokyo Tower and Sky Tree
• Go to a concert or show. The city is full of entertainment with shows and concerts every week, with frequent performances by international groups
• The streets are lined with restaurants, cafes, bakeries, coffee shops, clubs, and bars.
• Sing at popular karaoke boxes, or spend a day in the sport centers and arcades where you can play games and billiards, go bowling, and throw darts
• Attend Tokyo exclusive events and exhibitions. There are many events that are only held in Tokyo from chocolate festivals to marathons
• Shop till you drop. Keep up with the latest fashion trends and explore the many shopping districts of Tokyo

There is excellent transportation in Tokyo with trains and buses that will take you anywhere within and beyond the city. The extensive transportation system gives you the option of living in a slightly more quiet area (suburbs) of Tokyo and still have easy access to the busy city center.

• You don't need a car to live in Tokyo
• Train stations in Tokyo are very nice (many of them new or remodeled)
• There are taxis everywhere

• The Imperial Palace
• Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Sky Tree
• Temples: Meiji-jingu, Zojyou-ji, Senso-ji
• Shopping: Ginza, Shibuya, Harajuku, Omotesando
• Pop culture: Akihabara, Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku
• Museums: Ueno Park, Tokyo National Museum, Mori Art Museum, Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, National Art Center