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| Just the enumeration of Japan’s capital remarkable sights would take more than one page. Perhaps, it is impossible to see, to understand and to take in this town at one haul – it is too multifaceted, complex, delicate, and unpredictable. The madden pace of living, combination of the most advanced trends and respect to traditions, which probably can not be met anywhere else in our quickly changing world. That is why this is only a brief introduction to the long narration about the megapolis city. Megapolis which breaks constantly its own records, the permanently changing one, sometimes because of environment’s frivolous behavior, sometimes because of its own aspiration somewhere into the distance, to the future. Earthquakes and wildfires have caused the absence of anything that could be called the historically old city in the Japanese megapolis. Not a stick or stone remained from the houses of the first eminent settlers of XII-th century. There are also no XVIII century’s small shops, referring to the Edo period, when the city already had one million of citizens. For a long time ago everything had been burnt away, ruined, demolished and built up again. Every time after another catastrophe the town rebuilds, constantly growing bigger and becoming more modern. From two observation decks of Tokyo (tower with the height of 333 meters) one can see fully populated landscape, which is kind of divided into dozens of separate cities interlaced with each other, with their own city centers, skyscrapers surrounded by rural quarters with millions of low wooden lodges. Though, one can also discern a green oasis surrounded by moats and walls amidst this multitude of roofs. This is the house of emperor and his family. The buildings in old-Japanese style, standing on the remains of Samurai fortress, which once was the only stone building in the whole neighborhood, are well-balanced and beautiful. As it was before, the most popular shopping zone is the famous Ginza with its elegant boutiques, palace-shops, theaters and restaurants. There is an amazing choice of electronics and computers on the markets and in the shops of one of the neighborhoods, and unbelievably wide choice of books which can satisfy the most sophisticated needs and wishes, in another one. Incredibly numerous noisy merchant places, row, illuminated advertisements at first impress and grasp into the vortex and then stress out. One can run away from this neon light, escape from the stone jungle to the small patios with little shops, snack bars, and bonsai gardens. One can also relax in ryokans – traditional hotels with straw boards on the floor and screens for dividing the rooms. At the entrance the guest changes his or her clothes to a light kimono and house shoes. The best time for visiting Japan, Tokyo – is the end of March – May or October – November. Besides customary moderate weather (it is rather dry and fair, temperature is within 15-20 C above, but warm sweater and umbrella could also be of use), one can catch the sakura blossom, which in spring passes as a pink-white cloud from South to North of the Japan in few weeks and covers Tokyo in early April. The weather is the same in the end of September, though Japan will offer infinite multitude of autumn colors with dominating maple purple instead of sakura. Tokyo – is the scientific and cultural center with oldest private and state universities, more than 400 art galleries and few dozens of state, public and other museums and also inimitable features which are worthy of more detailed introduction in the further narration about the biggest “village” in the world. |
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