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Tokyo东京

Tokyo东京

　ThesheerlevelofenergyisthemoststrikingaspectofJapan'scapitalcity.Tokyoremainsaglitteringexampleofthe'miracle'ofpostWorldWarIIJapan.Streetsarelinedwithtinyspecialistshopsandbustlingrestaurants，mostofwhichstayopenlateintothenight.ClosetothesoaringofficeblocksexistpocketsofanotherTokyo-anoldwoodenhouse，aJapaneseinn，anoldladyinakimonosweepingthepavementoutsideherhomewithastrawbroom.Morethananythingelse，Tokyoisaplacewheretheurgentrhythmsofconsumerculturecollidewiththequietermomentsthatlingerfromoldertraditions.

　　SpringisthebesttimetovisitTokyo，particularlyascherryblossomsbegintoappearinearlyAprilandthisiswhenthecityisatitsmostbeautiful.Autumnisnotabadtimetovisiteither，withitscooltemperaturesandmanycleardays，whilewinterismarkedbytheoccasionalsnowfallbutrarelyfreezingconditions.Thecitycanbeanunpleasantplaceduringsummer，whentorrentialdownpoursandmugginesscombinewiththecrowdedpublictransporttoweardownyourcalmvisitor'sfa？

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　　ImperialPalace

　　TheJapaneseemperorandtheimperialfamilystillcalltheImperialPalacehome，sounlessyougetaroyalinvitetoteatouristsarerestrictedtotheoutskirtsandthegardens.NewYear'sDay（2January）and23December（theEmperor'sbirthday）aretheonlyexceptionstothisrule.

　　ThebiggestdrawcardoftheImperialPalace，bothliterallyandmetaphorically，isEdo-jocastle.Fromthe17thcenturyuntiltheMeijiRestoration，itwasusedastheimpregnablefortressoftherulingshogunate.Overtheyearsthecastlewasupgraded，addedto，renovatedandbuiltontowithalltheforceofarabidrenovator.ForawhileitwasthelargestcastleintheworldbutalltheDIY'ingcametoanabruptendwhenlargeportionsofitweredestroyedinthetransferofpowerfromshogunbacktoemperorduringtheMeijiRestoration.

　　TheImperialEastGardenisenteredthroughoneofthreegatesalthoughthemostpopularistheOte-mon，whichwasoncetheprinciplegateofEdo-jo.ThegardenisanoasisofquietafterthebustleofTokyo，andcharacteristicallyJapanese；ahorizonofclearlines，anattentiontodetailandthereligiousplacementofobjectswithinthelandscape.

　　TokyoDisneyland

　　Youcouldbeforgivenforassumingthatthecountrythatinventedfakewaveswouldjumpatthechancetoout-DisneyDisneyland，soitcomesassomethingofashocktoseesuchuncharacteristicrestraint.SurprisinglyMickeyMouse，DonaldDuckandmostofWalt'sotherempire-buildingprototypeshavebeenrespectfullyleftaloneandmuchofTokyoDisneylandisanexactreplicaoftheCalifornianamusementpark.

　　Shinjuku

　　TheShinjukudistrictis，withoutdoubt，themostvigorouspartofTokyo；twomillionpeopleperdaypassthroughShinjukustationalone.Withatotallackofironyortongue-in-cheekness，thetwosides-eastandwest-sitside-by-sideinmutualharmony；westShinjukuisthestaid，buttoned-downcommercialhubofthecity，whiletheeastisitscolourful，seedyandexoticcounterpart.Thewestisplanned，administrativeandskyscrapped，whiletheeastsideisrambling，chaoticandfulloffast-foodshopsandpawnshops.

　　Wanderingtheeastsideyou'llbeabletoseetheentireworldgobywhilesimultaneouslyhavingyoursensesassaultedbyarchetypalBladeRunnervideobillboardsontheStudioAltabuilding，apopularmeetingplaceforTokyoites.Othereast-sideattractionsincludeHanazona-jinjashrine，themanydepartmemtstoresandthecolourfulifrisqueKabukichoandGoldenGaiareas.

　　SonyBuilding

　　TheSonybuilding，attheSukiyabashiintersection，isamust-seeforallthecyberjunkies，digital-devotees，andPlaystationgroupies.AnyelectronicgizmothathaseverbeeninventedishereintheSonybuilding，aswellassomeyet-to-be-retailedprototypes.Withmostofthedisplaysbeingahands-onproposition，it'sanoversizedkid'sarcade.

　　Thebuildingitselfisaratherphlegmaticversionofthesixties-alotoffunctionoverform-butwitheightstoriesofunadulteratedelectronicheavenwhocaresaboutthepackaging.

　　Ginza

　　Despiteitsdisaster-riddenhistoryandpropensityforshape-changing，Ginzahasbecomesynonymouswithconspicuousconsumptionandexcessiveshopping.Attheendofthe19thcentury，afterfirerazedittotheground，itwasressurectedinaLondon-cum-faux-ParisianstylewithbrickbuildingsandwideboulevardsthatmimickedtheChampsElysses.Sincethen，earthquakesandWWIIcarpet-bombinghasseenitgraduallytransformfromcontinentalchictotrans-atlanticfunctional，butitstillpullsthecrowds.

　　TherearesomejejeuneshoppingdistrictsthathavetriedtowrestlethecrownfromGinza-they'remorecrowded，moreopulentandhipper-butthegrandeolddameofostentatiousspendingstillsretainsherimperioussnobvalue.Seriousshoppersdon'tleavetownwithoutswingingthroughthedoorsofMatsuya，MitsukoshandWakodepartmentstores.TheGinzastripiswhereyoucanpurchasenoveltyitemswhosefetishisticvaluefaroutweighitsfunctionalvalue，andindulgeinaspotofretailtherapy.Windowshoppingisfree，though，andthewindowdisplaysinthedepartmentstoresareworksofinstallationartinthemselves.

　　Ueno-koenpark

　　IfGinzaisforshopping，Ueno-koenParkisforstrolling，museum-hoppingandtemple-gazing.TheareaofUenowashistoricallytheAlamoofthelastshogunate-siteofhisfutilelast-ditchefforttopreventatakeoverbytheimperialarmy.Todayit'sacarefullylandscapedparkdottedwithmuseums，templesandanot-half-badzoo.

　　AttractionsinsidetheparkincludetheTokyoMetropolitanMuseumofArt（ifcontemporaryartisyourbagthisisagoodplacetostart），theTokyoNationalMuseum，theNationalScienceMuseum，theNationalMuseumofWesternArt（notonlydoesthebuildinghousesomeimpressiveexamplesofwesternart，thebuildingitselfwasbuiltbyLeCorbusierandthegardencontainsoriginalRodinsincludinghisiconicsculpture，TheThinker），theTokyoMetropolitanFestivalHallandtheUeno-no-MoriArtMuseum，whichoftenhascalligraphyexhibitionsscheduled.

　　OneofthemostfrequentlyandferventlypatronisedtemplesinUeno-koenparkistheKiyomizuKannon-doTemple.Womenwishingtoconceiveleaveadollhereforthe1000-armedgoddesssenjuKannon；afterthedollsareburntinanannualbonfireon25September，thewomenwaittoseeifKannonhasgrantedthemthegiftoffertility.

　　HamaRikyuDetachedPalaceGarden

　　TheHamaRikyuDetachedPalaceGarden，southofTokyocentral，is25hectares（62acres）ofTokyo'sgreenest，andmostfinelylandscaped，piecesofrealestate.Inthe17thcenturyitwasthehappyhuntinggroundfortheTokugawashogunatebutpassedintothehandsofthegoodcitizensofTokyo，postWorldWarII.Theparkisactuallyonanisland，cutofffromthesurroundingmetropolisbyanancientwalledmoatandaccessiblebyonlyoneentranceovertheNanmonBridge.

　　TheParkisapopularvenueforastrollbecauseitfeelsdeceptivelylargeandhasanunusualemphasisonwater.ThehugeShioriPondisafocalpointforvisitorsbutitstidalpools，teahouses，bridges，pinetrees，andpavilionsformoon-watchingallcontributetothegarden'scharmandphotogenicappeal.

　　AnentryfeeensuresthattheHamaRikyuisoneofthequieterandless-congestedareasofTokyo，althoughtheUS'3entryfeeiswaivedfordisabledtravellersandonecompanion.

　　TokyoNationalMuseum

　　TheTokyoNationalMuseumisoneplaceworthgoingoutofyourwaytovisit.ItholdsJapan'slargestcollectionofJapaneseart，aswellasanumberoffinesculpturesandanotinconsiderablenumberofantiquities.Onlyafractionofthecollectionisdisplayedatanyonetime.

　　Thefourmaingalleries-theMainGallery，theGalleryofEasternAntiquities，HyokeikanHallandtheGalleryofHoryu-jiTreasures-holdJapaneseart（includingsculpture，swords，lacquerwareandcalligraphy），archaelogicalfindsfromthroughoutAsia，Japanesearchaelogicalitems，andmasksandscrollsrespectively.

　　TheGalleryofHoryujiTreasuresisonlyopenonThursdaysandeventhen，ifitisrainingorhumid，canbesummarilyclosed.Someofthegalleriesexhibitsareover1000yearsoldandgreatcareistakentoprotectthemfromtheeffectsofhumidityanddampness.

　　KiteMuseum

　　TheKiteMuseum，justbehindTokyudepartmentstoreinShibuya-ku，islivingreprooftoallthoserinky-dinkkiteswithplainplasticsails，plywoodframesandaSundaydriverattheendofthestring.Mostofthe4000kiteshousedinthemuseumaretraditionalJapanesekites（EdoNishiki-EDako）buttherearesomefineexamplesfromChinaandotherAsiancountries.

　　Theframesaremainlybamboowhilethesailsaremadeof'washi'，atypeofhandmadepapermadefromthekohzotree（aspeciesofmulberry）。

Thepaperisbothlightweightandstrong.Illustrationsarefirstoutlinedindarksumiinktorestrictthepigmentstothedesiredareasandthentheartistgoestotownonthedesignitself.KitescenesincludescowlingKabukiactors，samuraiwarriorshackingeachothertodeathagainstabusybackdropofpsychedelicswirlsandcutefluffy'HelloKitty'typeanimalsdoingunnaturalthings.

　　Themuseumissituatedonthe5thfloorofTaimeiken，awell-knownrestaurant，locatedindowntownTokyo.It'scrampedandpokeyandlacksexplanatorymaterial，butitsstillauniquemuseumwithauniquecollection.

　　Tokyoisservicedbytwomajorairports，NaritaandHaneda.Thereare12subwaylinesoperatedbytwocompanies.Thesubwayservicesareessentiallythesameandhavegoodconnectionsfromonetotheother，althoughtheydooperateunderseparatetick