Tokyo is the capital city of Japan. It is considered to be the largest metropolitan region of the world. Tokyo was originally given the name of Edo, which is one of the prefectures of Japan. The city consists of a couple of islands, namely, Izu and Ogasawara. The city experiences a moderate weather throughout the year. The city is easily accessible through its two main airports, Narita airport for international flights and Haneda airport for domestic flights. Tokyo Air Tickets are available with almost all major airways of the world.
You can have a musical start to your journey of Tokyo by first visiting the Suntory hall. The acoustics of this orchestra hall is of wonderous melody and the ambiance is of awesome comfort. This is a premier concert hall of Tokyo. Have some fun at the Robot restaurant. With bright colors, lights and mirrors all over the restaurant, the restaurant is known for the funny scenes and dances arranged to entertain the guests. Get a bird's view of the city from the Tokyo city view tower. It is best to get to the top,of the tower, the whole city glitters with light at that time.
Pay a visit to the Sensoji temple to lay homage to the Nakamise Dori. The temple is also known as the Asakusa Kannon temple. It is the most popular architectural structure of the city. It is beautifully decorated and has lots of souveneir shops lined up along the street to the temple. The porcelain cat dolls, the charm shops, there is lot to see, buy and take back home. The Kenda Myojin shrine is another spiritual structure of the city. The Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine is in the name of the Emperor and Empress Meiji. The shrine is features by two massive, beautifully decorated gates at the entrance of the shrine. The wedding ceremonies of the city takes place at this shrine.
There are some well known museums in the city. The Tokyo National Museum is a massive building with huge collection of Japanese art, western and Japanese architectural samples, collected from 1939. The Nezu museum will seen to you like an oasis at the heart of a busy city. It consists of several statues, art exhibitions of Japanese style. There are several lush green gardens in the museum. The Gotoh museum treasures the pre modern Japanese, Chinese and Korean art. The Edo-Tokyo museum has a huge collection of artefacts and samples of Japanese history and culture.
The Japanese cuisine is unique in itself. Try out the tasty Edo-style sushi, zoni soup, udon noodles along with dark soy sauce; the Genghis Khan barbeque with lamb and vegetables, the Ishikari nabe is a Japanese cuisine, consisting of salmon pieces with vegetables in a miso- based broth. Thus visit one of the beautiful Asian cities and spend a wonderful vacation. Book your Tokyo Air Tickets today to ensure you get the best deal.
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