Tokyo is one of the most advanced and modern cities around the world but also perhaps has a culture very different from ours and through this brief overview of your lifestyle, tourist attractions, culture and gastronomy we will try to know better.
For a good start we will learn some Japanese.
Hello - こんにちは kon'nichiwa
Bye-さようなら sayonara
How are you? - お 元気 です か or genki desu ka?
What's your name? - お 名前 は 何 です か? or namae wa nani desu ka?
Thank you-ありがとうございます arigato gozai masu
To better understand the culture of Tokyo we will make a brief tour of the Japanese culture
Let's start with the music, there are very famous as BOA singers which sings in English, Utada Hikari, Smap-gender male-group pop and ballad or Kobukuro, a man who sings ballads with messages.
Within the film world are key issues terror with films like The Ring or The Grudge, anime, Princess Mononoke or the 
wonderful Spirited Away, which won an Oscar and whose director Hayao Miyazaki is one of the largest current directors, Takeshi Kitano also find that film brother, dramatic thriler became very famous abroad.
wonderful Spirited Away, which won an Oscar and whose director Hayao Miyazaki is one of the largest current directors, Takeshi Kitano also find that film brother, dramatic thriler became very famous abroad.Among the authors are very colorful literature among which are to Kōbō Abe, author of The Wall, ranked as the most groundbreaking work of Japanese literature oaa Kenzaburo Oe, the second Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994.
All this is necessary to recognize the lifestyle and culture of this city as distant and perhaps unknown to us.
Climate
Tokyo's climate is relatively mild throughout the year. During the rainy season (from late June to mid July) the humidity levels increase markedly, giving way to summer characterized by high temperatures and high humidity. The winters, however, are dry and are distinguished by theirclear sky.
Spring begins in March and ends in May. At the beginning of spring still need to take shelter, but in May and you can enjoy a few days so warm that you can go in short sleeves. The days are characterized by a comfortable temperature, low humidity and clear skies.
Spring begins in March and ends in May. At the beginning of spring still need to take shelter, but in May and you can enjoy a few days so warm that you can go in short sleeves. The days are characterized by a comfortable temperature, low humidity and clear skies.
Summer: from June to August recorded the highest temperatures, accompanied by high humidity that contribute to the thermal sensation is higher. August is the month of "tropical nights", with night temperatures rarely dip below 25 º C.
Fall: September to November. Temperature and moisture are slowly decreasing, giving rise to frequent days of good weather dubbed "clear skies of autumn."
Winter: December to January the temperature drops considerably. Although it can snow, the city does not usually fully covered with snow. The days are shorter and the sun sets over the 4.30-5.30 pm.
Getting around
Ways to get around Tokyo by countless means of transport: train, bus, monorail and ferry. A smart planning can transform every service in a wonderful experience. Train, bus, ferry, taxi or the subway are the methods most used in the movement by the metropolis.
Food and drink
Let's taste the most famous drinks and food in this city and many of them here do not know.
We started with drinks: Like Ramune soda soda Sake (rice wine) the syou-chu (liquor wheat or potatoes) the ama-zake (sweet rice wine).
We continue with meals: Sushi. (Raw fish), very fashionable in everything in the world today. Shabu shabu, is to immerse meat or vegetables in a pan with boiling water or broth to cook. Then dip is usually meat or vegetables in sauces to cool and eat immediately. Tempura, Japanese fried kind, is based on frying fish or vegetables. Tonkatsu, breaded pork can be eaten alone or in a bowl with rice, Okonomiyaki is made of flour and egg mixtures with different ingredients depending on the Okonomiyaki.Puedes put cheese, Bacon, meat of all kinds, octopus ... Nato, natto is one of the favorite foods of the Japanese and the nightmare of foreigners. Natto comes from soybeans. Sightseeing
Tokyo has seen unusual and many places that are appealing to anyone. Then we will know the main sightseeing of the city. Tokyo Tower, much like the legendary Eiffel Tower, but larger.
Kobayashi Museum is a place dedicated to the dolls, which are a sample of the dolls can be seen on the day of the girls. The Imperial Palace, residence of the emperor, only opens its doors on 2 January and 23 December. However, international tourists may apply for guided tours by reservation. However, t
he East Gardens itself can be visited freely, except Mondays and Fridays.Mount Fuji, that yet is some distance from the city, south of Honshu, is a place to visit. Tokyo Bay is a good place to breathe and put aside the stress of the concrete jungle. The Shinjuku Gyoen (a park of 150 acres where you can take long walks types of gardens, hills, ponds, bridges and a varied flora) and one of the best kept secrets in the city, the Dembo-in-dori (located at Asuka, was drawn in the seventeenth century by one of the greatest geniuses of art zen: Kobori Enshu) are some of the places where you can enjoy some tranquility in the city that never stops.
Entertainment
Tokyo is a ci
ty full of life and has a lot of activities to do, we know some of them The National Theatre is the ideal place for lovers of puppetry. It shows you can attend bunraku, articulated wooden puppets feet high that are handled by several people while a narrator reciting the work. Kabuki is one of the oldest performing arts events in Japan, dramas that are played in historical events, moral conflicts convulsed and loving relationships
ty full of life and has a lot of activities to do, we know some of them The National Theatre is the ideal place for lovers of puppetry. It shows you can attend bunraku, articulated wooden puppets feet high that are handled by several people while a narrator reciting the work. Kabuki is one of the oldest performing arts events in Japan, dramas that are played in historical events, moral conflicts convulsed and loving relationships
. The most famous theater of this type is the Kabukiza, located in Ginza. Representations are long, divided into 3 or 4 events of 2 hours duration each. In addition to the complete works can attend only one event. In line Hibaya is Roppongi, the most cosmopolitan area of the city and downtown nightlife Tokyoites. Although during the day bureaucracy reigns in the place where the sun sets the clubs (salsa, techno, J-pop, rock & roll, heavy ...) are the queens of the district. It is characterized by its variety and for being a meeting point for foreigners looking for "progress." Of all the festivals held throughout the year, requires special mention, the festival of Hari kuyo (針供養 祭り), ceremony of Broken Needle. 
Here concludes this tour through the city of Tokyo. Hope you liked it.
Sayonara
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