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Tokyo (Japan)
Cherry blossoms signal the beginning of spring.
The sheer level of energy is the most striking aspect of Japan"s capital
city. While it"s true the city has a somewhat depressing shortcoming- shoebox
housing estates and office blocks traversed by overhead expressways crowded with
traffic - Tokyo remains a glittering example of the "miracle" of post-WWII
Japan. Despite mega-construction, the average Tokyo suburb hasn"t fallen prey to
supermarket culture yet: streets are lined with tiny specialist shops and
bustling restaurants, most of which stay open late into the night. Close to the
soaring office blocks exist pockets of another Tokyo - an old wooden house, a
Japanese inn, an old lady in a kimono (和服)sweeping the pavement outside her home
with a straw broom. More than anything else, Tokyo is a place where the urgent
rhythms of consumer culture collide with the quieter moments that linger from
older traditions.
Major attractions in Tokyo:
Imperial Palace :The Japanese emperor and the imperial family still call
the Imperial Palace home, so unless you get a royal invite to tea tourists are
restricted to the outskirts and the gardens. New Year"s Day (2 January) and 23
December (the Emperor"s birthday) are the only exceptions to this rule.
Ginza is home to some of Tokyo"s ritziest nightlife.
Ginza(银座):Despite its disaster-ridden history and propensity for
shape-changing, Ginza has become synonymous with conspicuous consumption and
excessive shopping. At the end of the 19th century, after fire razed it to the
ground, it was ressurected with brick buildings and wide boulevards that
mimicked(模仿) the Champs Elysses.
Shinjuku (新宿):The Shinjuku district is, without doubt, the most vigorous
part of Tokyo; two million people per day pass through Shinjuku station alone.
The two sides - east and west - sit side-by-side in mutual harmony; west
Shinjuku is the staid commercial hub of the city, while the east is its
colourful and exotic (异国情调的;奇特的)counterpart. The west is planned, administrative
and skyscrapped, while the east side is rambling (杂乱的), chaotic and full of
fast-food shops and pawn shops. |
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发表于 2016-7-9 23:18:38