TOKYO
Located on southwestern part of the Kanto Region, the Izu Islands, and the Ogasawara islands (Japan). The population is one of the largest in the world where over 12 million people live.
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 most Zenic of calms.
There are large scale downtown areas including the Ginza where all famous shops around the world stand side by side, Shijuku high-rise complex and its surroundings that never sleep, Asakusa with reminiscences of the traditional Edo (former name of Tokyo), and Shibuya that starts the trend for the young people as well as unique areas including the computer town Akihabara where electric shops are densely competing and attracting many shoppers from Japan and overseas and the Tsukiji open-air wholesale food market that serves all consumers in Japan.
Below are some popular attractions you shouldn't miss in Tokyo:
Tsukiji Fish Market
boat rides up the Sumida River
Edo Shitamachi Traditional Crafts Museum (Taito-ku) - This hall is a wonderful place to view the handicrafts that continue to flourish in Shitamachi.
Bonsai Park (Omiya) - best collection of miniature trees and landscaping in the world.
The Ginza and the Sony Building - An area of town, as well as the name of the most popular shopping complex in Tokyo.
