Recently rated by Monocle as the best city in the world, many who live here or who have visited may disagree with the assessment. Sweltering summers, freezing winters and a two month long typhoon season make navigating the weather a challenge for all. The extensive but overfilled train system winds its way between and below packed office building and residences, transforming the morning commute into a hellscape for the claustrophobic. Mix it up with an entrenched monoculture and throw in a dash of absurdity and racism and Tokyo can be difficult for foreigners to accepted.
Tokyo is not a perfect city, no city is, but it also has beauty, it has some of the best dining in the world, it’s safe, clean, and it is easy to live well on a budget. The metro while it can be crowded, is extensive, the largest in the world, and generally on time. But what makes the city truly stand out is the juxtaposition of its truly heart stopping size surprisingly intimate neighborhoods.
So here is my attempt to capture my experiences while living in Tokyo.
Sometimes a long day (or week) necessitates a quite, dark place to drink a coffee and let my mind wander, free from interactions.
Coffee is always a good way to open the day. And when it comes to coffee I challenge anyone to find a city that does it better than Tokyo; this particular cup can be found at the Moon Factory in Sankenjiya:
ムーンファクトリー
2 Chome-15–3 Sangenjaya, Setagaya, Tokyo 154–0024
https://goo.gl/maps/C1qFFxuZKTM2
With such small spaces people take every available opportunity to express some individuality.
Found a sandwich in Daikanyama for lunch
It is always worthwhile to ignore Gandalf and to take a step off the main path.
And to find someplace to watch the sunset.
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