Insider Guide: What to do in Tokyo

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 23:43 — Anonymous by C. James DaleTokyo is a city that
can roar one moment and whisper at the next, a place where almost anything
seems possible. And sometimes is. After all, 13 million people share this
2,188-square-kilometer piece of the planet, which is home to some of the
world's top restaurants, stores and cafés. It's also a one-stop mecca for
the best of Japan -- culture, quality products and impeccable service. For
the visitor wondering what to do in Tokyo, the choices are limitless. The
city has endured the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, bombings of World War
II, the implosion of its housing bubble in the 1990s and heavy effects of the
March 2011 tsunami/earthquake that hit Japan. Each time, its people have
dusted themselves off and rebuilt. Many tourists already feel an affinity
with Tokyo thanks to Hollywood -- 1978's "Bad News Bears Go To Japan,"
for example (what film were you thinking of?).read more