TOKYO 東京

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Take a tour of the largest metropolis on the planet and quickly and easily discover everything that Tokyo the Japanese capital has to offer its visitors and residents by FullQuick.

The Greater Tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan region in the world with approximately 37.8 million inhabitants and is by far the most populous metropolitan region in the world. It is the seat of the emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island of Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and the Ogasawara Islands.

The city has 51 Fortune Global 500 companies, the largest number of any city in the world. Tokyo ranked third in the International Financial Centers Development IndexEdit. The city also houses several television networks such as Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, Tokyo TV, Asahi TV, Nippon Television, NHK and Tokyo Broadcasting System.

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Tokyo ranked first in the Global Economic Energy Index and fourth in the Global Cities Index. The city is considered to be a world alpha city – as listed by the 2008 GaWC inventory – and in 2014, Tokyo ranked first in the “Best Overall Experience” category of the Trip City World Survey (the city also ranked first in the the following categories: “Usefulness of local people”, “nightlife”, “shopping”, “local public transport” and “street cleaning”).

By 2015, Tokyo was ranked as the 11th most expensive city for expatriates, according to consulting firm Mercer, and also the 11th most expensive city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s cost-of-living survey. In 2015, Tokyo was named the most livable city in the world by Monocle magazine. The Michelin Guide has granted Tokyo by far the majority of Michelin stars of any city in the world for 7 consecutive years. Tokyo ranked first in the world in the Safe Cities Index.

The 2016 edition of the QS Best Student Cities ranked Tokyo as the 3rd best city in the world to be a college student. Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, the G-7 summit in 1979, the G-7 summit in 1986 and the G-7 summit in 1993, and will host the Summer Olympics of 2020 and the Summer Paralympics of 2020.

Tokyo still amazes its visitors with its incredible numbers such as:

• Cities with the largest number of theaters: New York (420), Paris (353), Tokyo (230), London (214), Istanbul (184).
• Cities with most musical venues: Paris (423), Tokyo (385), London (349), Sao Paulo (294), New York (277)
• Cities with the largest number of restaurants: Tokyo (150,210), Shanghai (55,614), London (37,450), New York (24,149), Paris (22,327).

That’s even more than 150,000 restaurants, not to mention the large number of bars, snack bars and coffee shops. At FullQuick, incredible restaurants are added every day so you have the opportunity to get to know them by getting around without disturbing them and viewing their offerings all over Tokyo.

Tokyo still has a large number of attractions, theme parks and aquariums. Now when it comes to shopping in Tokyo there is a lot to lose in so many options, there are hundreds of shopping centers, department stores and millions of stores that offer everything. What makes it easy in Tokyo is the great train system to get around town.

The main shopping districts are in the central region of the metropolis, Shibuya, Harajuku and Shinjuku, neighborhoods are geared more towards young audiences by offering the new trends and eccentricity of Japanese fashion. Akihabara, known worldwide for being the Japanese electronics and mangas neighborhood, and Ginza, famous for displaying the great facades of the world’s most famous brands and refined malls.

Tokyo offers a seemingly unlimited choice of shopping, entertainment, culture and dining to its visitors. The city’s history can be appreciated in districts such as Asakusa and in many excellent museums, historic temples and gardens. Contrary to common perception, Tokyo also offers a number of attractive green spaces in the city center and within relatively short train rides at its outskirts.

We certainly can not fail to refer to Odaiba, Roppongi, Akasaka, Ikebukuro, Marunouchi and Ueno. The Japanese capital with its scary population is very well organized and clean. Tokyo has attractions 24 hours a day in its central neighborhoods.

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