Tokyo is clean and safe, easy to get around, and to get things done. The low crime rate is famous, and the efficiency of the city's public transport legendary. Computerized systems keep the city functioning smoothly; shopping is easy, and information is on tap from any source in the world via printed media or on screen.

In spite of its harsh urban veneer and high-tech efficiency, Tokyo is a city with a free spirit where anything goes. Well, not quite: Japanese people expect perfection in workmanship, are strict in their ... (more)