Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. We have decided that is no longer its problem.
Tokyo, Japan
Vending Machine Metropolis
"37 Million People, Zero Personal Space"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield quartered by rail lines, bearing a rampant vending machine dispensing hot coffee and cold coffee from adjacent slots, above a Shibuya crossing rendered as a sea of tiny heraldic figures all crossing at once, with the motto banner reading 'Excuse Me, Sumimasen' in a perpetual loop.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★★☆ 4/5
"Came for the neon and stayed because I couldn't find the exit from Shinjuku Station for three days. The trains run with terrifying precision but I have never been more aggressively pushed by a man wearing white gloves. Ate the best ramen of my life at 2am from a place with six seats, would give ten stars for food alone but docking points for the fact that my hotel room was smaller than my carry-on suitcase."— Barry Fenwick, Droitwich Spa
Property Listing
Bijou 12-square-metre pod apartment offering unrivalled proximity to literally everything, featuring a fold-out bed that doubles as your kitchen, living room, and existential crisis space! Steps from a 24-hour convenience store that will genuinely save your life, and just an eleven-minute, four-transfer commute from anywhere you'd actually want to be.
Twinned With
Manhattan — Both cities have convinced their residents that a shoebox with a hot plate constitutes 'luxury living'.
Supporting Evidence
Tokyo's Shinjuku Station is used by over 3.5 million passengers a day and has more than 200 exits, meaning it is entirely possible to enter as a tourist and emerge, spiritually and geographically, a different person.