Tokyo is the capital of Japan. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. With more than 35 million people living in greater Tokyo, the city is the largest metropolitan area in the world with dizzying contradictions, both familiar and foreign. It has neon, skyscrapers, packed trains, cutting-edge architecture and futuristic technology. But it also has ancient shrines, plant-covered wooden houses, cycling grannies, old-school sweet shops and village-like lanes.

Tokyo first settled around 3000 BC. Back when Tokyo was just a small fishing village is named Edo. In the year 1868, the name was changed to Tokyo and became the imperial capital of Japan. The name Tokyo translates to “Eastern Capital”. The photos taken in Harajuku are a fun and colorful district in the whole Tokyo. Harajuku is well known as the fashion capital of the world, famous for its unique street fashion. The city hosts 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city in the world. Tokyo ranked first in the world in the Safe Cities Index.

Tokyo Disneyland was Disney’s first park outside the US. Tokyo’s Imperial Palace is a major tourist attraction but the vast majority of it is actually closed to the public. Only the members of the Imperial Household Agency are allowed to go inside the other areas. Some special areas are opened for citizens on the Emperor’s birthday and the New Year.

          Tokyo is indeed one of the most fascinating cities and it's incomparable to any other place in the world. Besides all those amazing and bizarre things, the city throws out unexpected glimpses of its cultural core.