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Tokyo

27th November 2004

Tokyo is huge

- a combination of cities within a city with no real centre - but it is navigable. At the centre of Tokyo is the Imperial Palace, with exclusive Ginza and the commercial Marunouchi to the east. Heading west you'll find food-capital Akasaka next door to clubbers' delight Roppongi, and then 'modern West versus chaotic East' Shinjuku. Ikebukuro is in the northwest, and the cultural centre of Ueno and traditional Asakusa is to the northeast.

The sheer level of energy is the most striking aspect of Japan's capital city. Tokyo is a place where the urgent rhythms of consumer culture collide with the quieter moments that linger from older traditions. It's hectic madness leavened by the Zennest of calms.

While it's true the exciting vibe has a somewhat depressing flip side - shoebox housing estates and office blocks traversed by overhead expressways crowded with traffic - Tokyo remains a glittering example of the 'miracle' of post-WWII Japan.

Despite all the hyper-construction, the traditional Tokyo suburb hasn't been completely trounced: in the shadows of skyscrapers, streets are still lined with tiny specialist shops and bustling restaurants open late into the night; and you can still sense a bygone era in an ancient wooden house, a Japanese inn, an old lady in a kimono sweeping the pavement outside her home with a straw broom.

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Mt Fuji - Mt Fuji as viewed from Owakudani 640x480 jph29DSCN8056.jpg Buy Print	SHIBUYA 480x640 jpi01DSCN8102.jpg Buy Print	Shibuya - The Shibuya bus terminus 640x480 jpi02DSCN8097.jpg Buy Print	Shibuya - Intersection of Meiji-dori and Dogen-zaka 640x480 jpi03DSCN8085.jpg Buy Print
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