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by Steve Gillick In his television series The Life-Sized City, Mikael Coleville-Andersen spoke about the best way to understand a huge city such as Tokyo. While 13.8 million people live in Tokyo (38 million reside in the Greater Tokyo Area), the city becomes more digestible when seen as “a cluster of tiny villages,” with each village or neighbourhood having its own personality comprised of local culture, unique attractions, festivals, history, entertainment, restaurants and shopping. Using the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway Lines, visitors can pretty well disembark at any station and explore the area.
Here are a few of my favourite “villages” to explore in the city.
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